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Since the beginning of the pandemic, many collectives and groups have organized themselves in peripheral urban territories to generate information adapted to the reality of these communities; fight fake news; organize the distribution of donations; respond to possible emergencies and even organize medical services. Here we present some of these initiatives. Undoubtedly it is an incomplete selection, because there are hundreds of other actions scattered throughout the country. See also the Repository initiative maps tab In the case of the Federal District, they are included in map that Resocie itself organized, based on the information sent by the DF organizations.
Discover some initiatives that took place across the country and that unified groups and movements in Brazil in combating the effects of the pandemic.
Discover the Map of Initiatives of the Federal District and how the outskirts worked to guarantee support to the communities.
Also learn about some actions that took place in Manaus during the emergency to overcome the lack of oxygen.
Discover some initiatives that took place in Rio de Janeiro.
Discover some initiatives that took place in Rio Grande do Sul.
Discover some initiatives in the Federal District.
MTST Brasil organized Cozinhas Solidárias to build 26 solidarity kitchens in various urban peripheries in Brazil.
At least one Solidarity Kitchen was created on the outskirts of each of the states: Roraima, Ceará, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, two in the Federal District, four on the outskirts of São Paulo and, finally, one in the ABC region of São Paulo. The Solidarity Kitchens operated every day, distributing free lunches to families in the country's urban outskirts.
The organizers stated that the main purpose of the mobilization was to ensure that all families in the peripheries have access to healthy and nutritional food. In a time of pandemic and crisis, the distribution of ready-to-eat meals directly benefits women, children and the elderly. The goal set for action was to produce and distribute 32,000 meals per month, considering the 26 Solidarity Kitchens that worked in joint action in the first half of the action.
CUFA resumed, in 2021, the collection with the aim of benefiting the mothers of the favelas with basic food baskets and food basket vouchers. The campaign was restarted after realizing the effects of the second wave of Covid-19 and the drop of 90% of CUFA's collections. In addition to the donations of basic food baskets, CUFA also offered free internet access to several families, by donating chips with the Mães da Favela ON project.
The survey "Pandemic in the Favela - the reality of 14 million favelados in the fight against the new coronavirus" carried out by CUFA and the Locomotiva Institute, shows the perception of residents of the periphery of the evolution of the pandemic. The survey shows that more than 50% of people who live in urban peripheries believe that the pandemic is only halfway there; and that more than 80% are living on a lower income than they had before the pandemic.
Several associations and movements linked to the fight for housing and urban reform launched monitoring to give visibility to the omissions of public authorities in the fight against Covid-19 in the outskirts. Monitoring is carried out throughout the country, through questionnaires that are being applied to each specific community or group.
On March 23, 2020, a group of national popular movements fighting for the right to the city released the document "In Defense of the People, Democracy, the Rule of Law and in the fight against COVID-19". In it, they present a set of claims to face the pandemic, from the perspective of guaranteeing rights and preserving life.
The Marielle Franco Favela Dictionary , which aims to stimulate and enable the collection and collective construction of existing knowledge about favelas, is a key reference on information related to the fight against the pandemic in favelas (mainly in Rio de Janeiro, but also from other parts of the country). On the platform you can find contact lists of collectives and campaigns , research, reports, photos, videos, comments, interviews and academic reflections. The platform also compiles data from organizations that report on the expenses they receive via donations (see here ).
The UNEAfro organization and 12 other partners, including quilombola support networks and the Franciscan Solidarity Service, distributed basic food baskets and hygiene kits in outskirts and quilombos. They also fought for the guarantee of a minimum income for teachers, students and coordinators of the popular courses. On the campaign page, you can find detailed information on the steps, accountability for the resources already collected and also access the online crowdfunding.
The Favelas G10 defines itself as "a group of Social Impact Leaders and Entrepreneurs in the Favelas", operating at the national level (see map on the side). On their page and on their social media, they present the actions taken against the pandemic.
Central Única das Favelas collected and distributed donations throughout the country, through the Mães das Favelas , carried out in partnership with several companies. The objective was to collect, in addition to hygiene and cleaning items and basic baskets, donations of financial resources to provide a basic income for mothers, allowing them to decide what they needed to buy or bills to pay. To learn more about CUFA and its performance during the pandemic, see the interview with the organization's President, Preto Zezé, here .
The Para Quem Doar website brings together several initiatives throughout Brazil to make it easier for donors to find initiatives, learn about what they do and donate. The page is divided by regions of the country and it is also possible to select alphabetically.
In a manifesto signed by dozens of groups from all over the country in March 2020, activist media collectives working in the periphery declared: “We, peripheral and peripheral communicators from various parts of the country, are joining efforts to collaborate with accurate information and that really achieve reach ours. We need to know how to inform... From us to ours!” More information on the website of the collective of communicators.
The MTST has developed several actions to face the coronavirus in the periphery, from legal and health guidelines to the distribution of donations. One of them was the collection of donations through an electronic crowdfunding. To learn more about the actions promoted, access the Movement's page.
Children of domestic workers launched the letter “For the life of our mothers”, addressed not only to the authorities, but to all civil society: “when we see that our family members who are domestic workers and day laborers continue to work normally, we emphasize the emergency to meet the quarantine stipulated by the authorities and we demand paid leave”. To access the contents of the Letter Manifesto, click on the image or the title.
The National Forum for Urban Reform, in partnership with the European Union, launched the Public Notice for Local Support Initiatives in the Periphery. The objective was to make it possible to carry out actions through local forums and articulations in the development of activities in the emergency fight and prevention of Covid-19, related to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ten organizations were selected and each initiative received between R$6 thousand and R$9 thousand. For more information, access the full announcement on the website.
The Emancipa network, formed by popular courses present in urban outskirts of several states in Brazil, held open online courses on the COVID-19 pandemic situation for the outskirts. Classes took place between May 5th and July 7th, 2020.
“We, women from the periphery”, an independent journalistic collective, formed by journalists living in different peripheral regions of the city of São Paulo, engaged in the fight against COVID-19. The collective's website houses a variety of analyzes that highlight how the pandemic unevenly affects the periphery, such as the risks of exclusion from distance learning, the limits of access to cultural goods, the use of public transport and a special series on Environmental Racism: indigenous and quilombola women in protecting their people against COVID-19.
Brasilândia was one of the districts of São Paulo most affected by the pandemic. Since April 2020, local residents have created a network of civil society actors that has expanded to include government actors: "Initially headed by local leaders, today it works in conjunction with representatives of Health, Social Assistance, Public Security, Culture, Education and other areas of public policy. Any person or organization can participate in this collective. The moment needs to be one of union and solidarity". See more about the Network on the Facebook page.
On March 21st, community leaders from Paraisópolis made a call to recruit volunteers, who became “street presidents” or “brigadistas” (gathered in the photo above). The call is published on the community's Facebook page Since then, the community has created shelters, purchased ambulances and held protests denouncing the lack of support from the State government. See the Open Letter sent to state authorities here.
Four young people from Rocinha, South Zone of Rio, who are technology and computing enthusiasts created the Opina Rocinha project, with the aim of capturing the favela residents' perception of the pandemic. The panel provides information about the situation in which favela residents find themselves amid the coronavirus outbreak. The objective is to provide data on the conditions of favelas, including with the aim of enabling public policies that truly serve and help these people.
#pratodascomunidades is an initiative by the NGO Voz das Comunidades, created to bring ready-made meals to those who need them, in addition to generating jobs in the community. As the campaign informs, "Basic food baskets, sometimes, may not be enough to help. There are families without gas, water or electricity to cook, needing a plate of food."
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation joined Redes da Maré and organizations in the Manguinhos community to launch the “ Se Liga no Corona!” “, which aims to disseminate reliable information adapted to the context of the peripheries. The content produced by the campaign is available for download on the Fiocruz Portal and Maré Online . Additionally, the Campaign launched a validation seal for communication materials produced by partner community organizations. Its content will be submitted to Fiocruz experts and, if appropriate, it will receive the Fiocruz Tá Junto , offering the material a scientific seal.
Favela Sem Corona is an initiative for the free purchase and distribution of rapid tests for COVID-19 and protective equipment in Favela da Rocinha that has become something more: a preventive communication project as well as a community instrument to monitor the evolution of the disease through of the survey that created to select beneficiaries.
Redes da Maré, an organization that operates in the complex of 16 favelas in Maré (Rio de Janeiro), where approximately 140 thousand people live, launched the “Maré says NO to Coronavirus” Campaign. On the organization's website you can find information about donating food baskets and how volunteers can help. The resources raised by the Campaign will be used for purchases “primarily, with small local entrepreneurs , with the aim of circulating resources within Maré in this period of crisis”. See also interview with Eliana Silva, founder of Redes da Maré, published in Jornal El País, on 3/28/2020.
The Frente de Mobilidade da Maré, aware of the difficulties with the under-reporting of data reported by the government, took the initiative to prepare a panel of Covid-19 cases, which was updated daily with the number of confirmed cases and deaths in the favelas. from Rio de Janeiro.
Colectivo Papo Reto , Voz das Comunidades and Colectivo Mulheres em Ação no Alemão came together to form the Alemão Crisis Cabinet . These are organizations that have been operating in the territories for years and have adapted their agendas to help fight the pandemic. In addition to distributing donations, they also run awareness campaigns, fight against fake news, promote favela sanitation campaigns and denounce police violence.
With the help of several partners, Movimenta Caxias distributed basic food baskets, hygiene kits and organic food to the most vulnerable in Duque de Caxias and Baixada Fluminense. The Movement's Facebook page offers information about the initiatives, promoted discussions with experts on various topics and was also used to report on how the money raised is being used. In addition, it is possible to find bank details to make donations.
The Movimento de Luta nos Bairros, Vilas e Favelas (MLB) launched a virtual fundraising campaign to fund solidarity actions for communities in Minas Gerais. The organization aimed to reach 1,500 families. More information on this page .
Nationally, the MLB is also part of the “Periferia Sem Corona” joint. On the initiative's website, community residents and traders were able to register to participate in “financial support” and “market search” actions. Access here .
The Associação Imagem Comunitária, from Belo Horizonte, launched the platform “Periferia Viva: Covid-19 Task Force”, an initiative with the aim of bringing together “campaigns, demands and initiatives from those in the outskirts, villages, settlements and favelas of Belo Horizonte , Greater BH and the interior of Minas”. On the website, you can access a map of the actions that registered in the initiative.
The research group Social Practices in Urban Space (Praxis) of the School of Architecture of the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the Municipal Department of Urban Policy of Belo Horizonte launched a mapping of initiatives to combat Covid-19 in slums and occupations in the Metropolitan Region. from the mining capital.
The National Campaign Periferia Viva and other partners launched a booklet that aims to train popular health agents so that each one can help fight the virus locally, in their community. The booklet provides information about the coronavirus, what the actions of a popular health agent are, about how to take care of their community, among others.
The Network of Popular Collectives of Paulista COPPA, formed by several groups from the periphery of the Metropolitan Region of Recife, joined other civil society organizations and professionals to map the areas of greatest socio-spatial vulnerability in the municipality of Paulista-PE. Based on the crossing of 11 indicators (which take into account variables such as age, gender and race, among others), the Atlas mapped the areas of lowest and greatest vulnerability in the territory. The survey also collected data on official cases of contamination by the virus and showed that these were concentrated in the most densely inhabited areas until mid-April. The Atlas can be accessed here.
The Articulation Recife de Luta is formed by social movements, non-governmental organizations, collectives and individuals whose objective is to fight for a fairer and more democratic Recife. During the pandemic, they organized themselves to face Covid-19 and raise awareness among the populations of various communities in Recife.
The Marco Zero organization, which aims to “qualify public debate by promoting investigative and independent journalism”, launched the Greater Recife Popular Communication Map. The idea is to increase the visibility of peripheral narratives, in the context of the fight against the pandemic. To participate in the mapping, you can access the form on the website.
The Popular Committee in Defense of the People and Against the Coronavirus is a broad, non-partisan space, formed by various Social Movements, Unions, Associations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Union Centrals and all people willing to fight for life and build concrete actions. and unified, through solidarity in the fight against the Coronavirus in the city of Porto Alegre and RS.
The Grupo Ateneu Libertário A Batalha da Várzea launched the campaign "Solidarity is more than the written word". On its Facebook page, the group systematized a list of entities and forms of donation for poor communities in Rio Grande do Sul.
The Limoeiro Community Group Association launched the Solidarity is Our Weapon campaign as a way of supporting families economically affected by the pandemic. The Association page contains all information about collections and forms of assistance.
#Covid19PeriferiasBelém is a group of activists/popular communication collectives from the outskirts of Belém-PA, which seeks to disseminate information about the coronavirus. The initiative's Instagram is at this link.
The Tela Firme collective carried out a campaign to collect basic food baskets and hygiene and cleaning materials for families most economically affected by the social isolation resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The Campaign, called Terra Solidária, also donated fabric masks to stallholders in the Terra Firme neighborhood, in Belém, where the collective carries out its actions. Visit the website for more information.
Periferia em Foco, a popular communication collective, focused on the Periphery of Greater Belém do Pará, promoted several lives on its Facebook to discuss the impacts of the pandemic in the most diverse areas. The information is on the initiative's social networks.
The Telas em Movimento project was born with the aim of democratizing access to cinema, mainly on the outskirts of the Amazon. Faced with the pandemic, the project decided to reformulate itself to help combat Covid-19 and help families in vulnerable situations on the outskirts of Belém. More information can be accessed on the project's Facebook page.
In Belém do Pará, the "Solidarity Committee for Students and Mothers in Social Vulnerability - I want to be able to stay at home!" is built by the hands of many, many activists from the student, union and feminist movement. afrontepa and @resistenciafeministapa, but with the intention of being much bigger! The objective of the campaign is to add to the various campaigns that are taking place in the metropolitan region and to work in partnership with the various entities and social movements in the State.” Click here to access the Project Instagram.
The Dividir Project has carried out actions in the Federal District since the beginning of the pandemic, in 2020. With the second wave of Covid and the new closure of non-essential services, in 2021, the homeless population - the project's target - was greatly impacted, since that there were no more people making donations or leaving a little food or some contribution. Therefore, Projeto Dividir reinforced its collective funding, with the aim of supporting these people, so that they can have at least one healthy meal a day. Source: Projeto Dividir, via whatsapp.
The Peripheral Support Fund, carried out by RUAS, contributed thousands of people in 2020, and, knowing the urgent need to continue contributing during the most serious moment of the pandemic, it also resumed collections in the second wave of Covid-19.
ASSEVOPA is an association dedicated to teaching volleyball in Palmas-TO. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the association organized with local partnerships to collect and donate food, clothing and hygiene and cleaning items. ASSEVOPA was a partner of CUFA Nacional for a few months, collaborating with the distribution and implementation of the Mães de Favela and Favela Sem Corona projects on the outskirts of Palmas.
