Popular Memory in the Pandemic
The Popular Memory of the Pandemic website is a project for recording and disseminating reports on popular experiences in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The website was developed by Plataforma Dhesca Brasil and there it is possible to navigate through the memories of individuals and groups, who narrate their experiences and strategies for coping with the pandemic. In addition to browsing through memories […]
Monitoring the performance of public authorities with vulnerable communities and groups in the context of the pandemic
Several associations and movements linked to the fight for housing and urban reform launched a monitoring to give visibility to the omissions of the public power in the fight against Covid-19 in the peripheries. Monitoring is carried out throughout the country, through questionnaires that are being applied in each community or specific group.
Greater Recife Popular Communication Map
The Marco Zero organization, which aims to “qualify public debate by promoting investigative and independent journalism”, is launching the map of popular communication in Greater Recife. 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.
Vulnerability Atlas: Collectives also produce data
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 and professional organizations to map the areas of greatest socio-spatial vulnerability in the municipality of Paulista. From the crossing of 11 indicators (which take into account variables such as […]
UFMG School of Architecture and Urban Policy Secretariat map out initiatives in BH
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.
Panel “#CoronaNasFavelas” Maré Mobilization Front
The Frente de Mobilidade da Maré, even knowing the difficulties with the underreporting of data reported by the government, took the initiative to prepare a panel that is updated daily with the number of confirmed cases and deaths in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Information Panel Opina Rocinha
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 perception of favela residents about the pandemic. The panel provides information on the situation in which favela residents find themselves in the midst of the outbreak of […]
We women from the periphery
“We, women from the periphery”, an independent journalistic collective, formed by journalists living in different peripheral regions of the city of São Paulo, is 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, […]
G10 of Favelas
The Favelas G10 defines itself as “a group of Social Impact Leaders and Entrepreneurs in the Favelas”, operating at the national level (see map above). On their page and on their social media, they present the actions taken against the pandemic.
Marielle Franco Dictionary of Favelas
The Marielle Franco Dictionary of Favelas, which aims to stimulate and enable the collective collection and 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 elsewhere in the country). On the platform you can find contact lists […]
