Open Call - Webinar Gerando Falcões

We work to

transform the world

To put the poverty of the favelas in the museum, we are looking for companies and organizations that will partner with technology and innovation, running systemic transformation programs. Our pilot will be implemented in two favelas in São Paulo: Barra de São Miguel and Cidade de Deus

Join in our misson

The challenges facing Brazil's Favelas are complex and require multi-faceted solutions.

When Favelas are described, attribute adjectives and descriptions that compare them to what is the standard for those who have access to essential urban rights and live in dignity. Here, we know the favela.

Low investment

With the historical lack of investment from the state and the formal market

Severe stigmatization

Strong socio-spatial stigmatization establishes avoidance, socio-spatial distancing and control.

Labor relations

High levels of underemployment and informality in labor relations

Social appropriation

The land is predominantly used for housing purposes

Self-built housing

Buildings are not guided by the parameters defined by the state, and most of the time low-quality materials are used.

High density

In a favela in Brazil, there are 48,300 inhabitants per km². A 20m² house can accommodate more than 5 people.

Evident inequality

Educational, economic and environmental indicators below the average for the city as a whole

Climatic Emergency

Occupation of urban sites marked by a high degree of environmental vulnerability

How are we going to transform the world?

In the favelas, the multi-dimensionality of poverty reveals socio-economic inequalities. We believe that the opposite of poverty is dignity. Join us in bringing dignity to favela families and, in this way, transform the world for good.

SOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION

SOLUTIONS IN HOUSING

SOLUTIONS IN WASH

MEET THE FAVELAS

QUESTIONS

What is?

The Nitsan Lab Tel Aviv, a Social Development ecosystem, in partnership with Gerando Falcões, opened a call for other organizations to propose pilots of innovation for favelas in Brazil. We enthusiastically invite organizations interested in social impact solutions in vulnerable territories to an innovation roadshow to explore business opportunities in housing, education and WASH.

The partnership with Nitsan Lab Tel Aviv and Gerando Falcões is an NGO that operates systemic change, accelerating the power of the impact of favela leaders through its Social Technologies to eradicate poverty. It invites organizations from Brazil and the world to join efforts in constructing innovative solutions to expand and enhance the impact of actions, projects, and programs in favelas.

What is the open invitation?

We invite organizations interested in transforming Brazil's favelas with technologies and innovations to a Webinar.

Open Call - Innovation technologies for Favelas

Type: Webinar

Date: May 22th

Time: 09h15 (Brasília, BR, GMT-3) / 15h15 (Tel Aviv, IS, GMT+3)

Location: On-line

Streaming platform: Zoom

Price: Free

Organizers: Gerando Falcões

Promoters: Nitsan Lab for Sustainable Development and University Of Tel Aviv

Who is being called?

Where can I find more information?

Barra de São Miguel?

Barra de Miguel Favela, a community, exists in Cumbica, in the town of Guarulhos. The favela consists of people who are in dire need of infrastructure improvements. As a result of many in the area not having adequate housing, basic sanitation, and enough lighting, such a place is chronically ill

When it comes to the favela community, the unemployment rate turns out to be quite an interesting topic. If the survey statistics are to be believed, then this issue affects around 42% of the families in the area.

The research provide highlights several notable aspects concerning the Barra de São Miguel Favela. It emphasizes the prevailing lack of basic services and infrastructure, such as well-maintained roads, which significantly impact the lives of the unemployed and underprivileged individuals residing there. Education is a crucial factor contributing to these issues, as the limited access to quality education further exacerbates the challenges faced by the community.

Cidade de Deus?

The City of God Community is located in Ferraz de Vasconcelos – Jd—Soeiro, in the state of São Paulo. Existing for 15 years (2007-2008), according to the first residents, its construction was due to the numerous floods caused in the lower parts of this territory. As it is a peripheral region of extreme social vulnerability, the first 7 families who started the occupation sought help from the Public Defender's Office of the Union of Ferraz de Vasconcelos to regularize the land, but the territory is not yet regularized. In addition, residents are mobilizing to carry out sewage and drainage plumbing efforts, as emergency solutions to the current situation.

Currently, the community has 367 dwellings, built of masonry or wood, with some houses built under the stream. The region grew due to the migration of people from other regions of Brazil, especially the northeast and north regions, in search of jobs.

Thus, in the community, there is a great cultural diversity, and we need to understand its historicity and its social struggles to confront poverty.

The information here is referenced by the Observatório de Favelas, the partner Non-Governmental Organizations and the Social Technology team of Gerando Falcões..