THE FAVELA FOUNDATION
The Favela Foundation is continuing as normal during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHAT WE DO
The Favela Foundation aims to support grassroots educational projects in Brazil's favelas, aiming to provide opportunities to the residents of these amazing and vibrant communities. We will work hand in hand with these local projects to provide them with the tools and resources to achieve their goals and give them the support they need to reach as many residents of the favelas as possible. Our work began start in Rocinha, but we have expanded to five favelas in Rio de Janeiro, and are looking to support projects across Brazil in the future.
ROCINHA
Brazil's largest favela
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Rocinha is Rio de Janeiro’s city within a city, with an estimated 250,000-300,000 people inhabiting the valley that spans less than 1.5km².
It's famous for its bright colours, friendly communities, art, and party atmosphere but also its troubled reputation of drugs, crime, poverty, over population and lack of basic utilities and governmental support. In the face of this adversity, you will still find many defiantly starting to achieve success that generations before could've only dreamt of.
A lot of this is thanks to the remarkable hard work of local NGOs and other projects that provide educational stimulus, training facilities and most importantly a safe place to offer freedom to believe in a brighter future that they can bring back to these vibrant and energetic communities.
FUNDRAISING
You can make a difference
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Most organisations in the favelas receive no government funding and survival can be a day to day struggle. We offer financial support to these NGOs so that they can expand their reach, provide more opportunities for the communities and remain in the favelas for the foreseeable future.
Your donations will provide basic resources for classrooms such as desks, books and stationery, fund school trips for children who may have never left the favela before, and provide a stable and sustained education for local residents.
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There are many different ways to support The Favela Foundation and our partners. You could take part in a sponsored sporting event, come to one of our events or even join the Glastonbury Recycling Crew!
