Farmers Embrace the Semi-Arid in Act of Solidarity
“I’m very happy to be able to contribute to the campaign, because I was once helped through donations”, says Maria Daguia Gomes.
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Mandassaia Fighting Rural Flight by Creating Jobs and Empowering Women
The participating women and the youth who are producing the cakes and sweets have increased their incomes by more than 425%.
Family Farming in Bahia
The communities of Lagoa da Baixa and Mandassaia II came together on October 4th to hold their first joint agricultural fair
Social Enterprise Promoting Inclusion for Women in the Semi-arid
Deep in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco, a network of women farmers and artisans called Rede de Mulheres Produtoras do Pajeú are working to strengthen and empower women.
ADETT – Digital Inclusion and Tech Jobs in the Sertão
Located at Tauá, in the state of Ceará, ADETT offers courses in IT as a means of digial inclusion, training youths and adults to enter the workforce in its growing tech sector.
New Center Boosts Food Production and Income for Rural Community in Bahia
After 18 years of working in a makeshift space donated by the community association of Mandassaia II, women in the region now have a place to produce sweets and pastries for income generation. The new center was built from a collective effort.