The Kaxinawa Association of Rubber Tappers, Producers and Artisans of Nova Olinda (ASPAKNO) received emergency aid from the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (CESE) to mitigate the effects of the floods in Acre on indigenous populations in six communities affected by...
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Results of the Call for Proposals to Strengthen Indigenous Women’s Organizations in the Amazon and Cerrado
The results have been published of the Call for Proposals to Strengthen Indigenous Women's Organizations in the Amazon and Cerrado, as part of the Patak Maymu initiative: Autonomy and Participation of Indigenous Women in the Amazon and Cerrado in Defence of their...
Initiative encourages the empowerment and political engagement of black women
In the month we celebrate the 12th edition of Black Women’s July, a collective agenda developed by Odara, the Black Women's Institute in Bahia, which involves other black women's organizations, highlights essential black women’s initiatives in the fight against racism...
Black Women’s Association of Acre receives emergency aid for women affected by floods
The Association of Black Women of Acre and its supporters have received emergency aid from the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (CESE) to mitigate the effects of the Acre floods on the lives of black women. The Small Projects Programme initiative came about in...
About 1500 quilombolas gather in Piauí to celebrate ancestry at Houses of Terreiros meeting
"For a long time, my ancestors were prevented from manifesting their cultural expression. This, here, is our space. A gathering to celebrate our ancestry," said Jeisy Holanda. The young quilombola lives in the Custaneira Quilombo, in Paquetá (PI). The 'Ancestry...
Change the Game Academy, run by CESE in Brazil, wins 2024 Training Excellence Award
On Thursday, June 20, the Wilde Ganzen Foundation took home the 2024 Training Improvement Award, an initiative promoted by A-NewSpring, a digital training platform. Through the experience of Virando o Jogo (Change the Game Academy), the Dutch international cooperation...
CESE joins Comuá Network
The Comuá Network is an arena that links thematic funds, community foundations, and independent grant-making organizations that mobilize resources from diverse sources to support groups, collectives, movements, and civil society organizations working in the fields of...
Interview with Presbyter Anita Wright (IPU), CESE’s new President
Anita Sue Wright Torres, a Presbyter from the United Presbyterian Church of Brazil and CESE's new President During CESE’s most recent General Assembly, Anita Sue Wright Torres, a Presbyter from the United Presbyterian Church of Brazil (Igreja Presbiteriana Unida do...
At 51st Assembly, CESE elects new board and runs advocacy activity in the Quingoma Quilombo
CESE held its annual Assembly between 10 and 12 June, which is traditionally held in this month with the board and executive team convening and typically visiting a community experiencing serious human rights violations. On the morning of Tuesday (June 11), the group...
Violence against black territories is theme of seminar with social movements and communities in Salvador
In response to the escalating violence affecting black and impoverished communities in the capital and interior of Bahia, social movements, organizations, and representatives of grassroots territories gathered on 8 June at the 'Seminar on Training Against Violence in...