In March 2023, about 5 thousand women marched through the city of Montadas in the region of Borborema (in Paraíba), to raise awareness of the damage that the construction of a wind farm could have on their territories, the environment, their health and the future of...
Funded by CESE’s Small Projects Programme and the Patak Maymu Project, supported by the European Union, eight indigenous women from Oiapoque in Amapá travelled to the III Indigenous Women’s March, which took place in Brasilia between 11 and 13 September. The project...
At the end of last year, the Collective of Women, Public Policies and Society (Coletivo Mulheres, Políticas Públicas e Sociedade: MUPPS) began its project “My body, My rules: Mobilization for Reproductive Rights.” The initiative, supported by CESE through its Small...
Photo: Joédson Alves/Agência Brasil Between 20 and 25 November, hundreds of artisanal fishermen and women from 18 states came together in Brasilia (DF) for the 12th Cry of Artisanal Fishing. The activity, organised by the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and...
The project “Exchanging Knowledge and Producing Flavours in the Community Kitchen of the Centre for Alternative Technologies in Zona da Mata (Centro de Tecnologias Alternativas da Zona da Mata: CTA-ZM)” supported by CESE’s match funding methodology, aims to train...
“Incalculable devastation.” This is the summary of Pastor Wellington Santos, from the Pinheiro Baptist Church, describing the environmental crime caused by the Braskem mining company in Maceió, the capital of Alagoas state. Last week, the city’s Civil Defence...
Through its Small Projects Programme and in partnership with the European Union, CESE supported 20 organizations to attend the Third Indigenous Women’s March, which took place in Brasilia between 11 and 13 September 2023. This included the collective of Female...
“Advent is a time of hope. When we attain one horizon, we go in search of the next, just as with the Messiah’s arrival, it is with us. We have got this far and we’ll carry on moving forward. He was the one who taught us how to change the world: involving people,...
On Friday 15 December, CESE’s team, board, friends and family members came together for the launch of the book “Zanetti: the keeper of the oil lamp” by journalist Emiliano José. The title refers to one of Leonardo Boff’s ideas: that the lamp is the keeper of...
