What moves us
Communities located mainly in the forest and in rural areas are among the poorest and often struggle to access basic services. Communities located mainly in the forest and in rural areas are among the poorest and often struggle to access basic services. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the Legal Amazon accounts for only 9% of Brazil's GDP, and 45% of its inhabitants live below the poverty line. Improving the livelihoods of these people is essential if they are to remain in the region and be partners in forest conservation for a period of at least 40 years. This involves teaching them good practices, so that they can produce more with less environmental impact; generating new sources of income; improving education and health services, among other measures.
Impact
800+
beneficiary families*
*Ongoing REDD+ and ARR projects.
Development phases
Development phases
Actions in the communities are defined together with the residents through public meetings, and should benefit the community. brCarbon promotes dynamics to help them identify their needs and desires and define what is a priority.
- Building a school
- Renovation of Schools
- Hiring school cooks
- Medical and dental services
- Installation of solar energy kits and water pumps
- Drilling of a community artesian well
- Internet infrastructure
- Training in good practices
- Repair of side roads and bridges
- Fire brigades
- Employment generation
- Support for the formation of Women's Groups
- Renovation of the House of Prayer
- Support for associations
- Environmental education workshops
- Support for sociocultural celebrations
- Diagnosis and promotion of socio-biodiversity value chains
- Support and strengthening of a group of young people
- Land regularization
- Support for official activities to remove bad-faith occupants from the territory
