Catalytic Communities

Catalytic communities is dedicated to developing models for effective integration between informal and formal settlements in cities across the globe, based on the experience of rio de janeiro and implementing asset-based community development. We do this through a combination of research, education, training, strategic communications, technology, networks, advocacy and participatory urban planning. Programs include training favela leaders in communication and strategy, conducting educational community visits in partnership with u.s. Universities, public lectures, conducting research, educational publications, development of land rights policy proposals and convening and mapping community assets and organizations. The organization scales its activities by disseminating models and approaches developed to other community development organizations worldwide after pioneering and incubating programs in rio de janeiro.

CATALYTIC COMMUNITIES IS DEDICATED TO DESTIGMATIZING RIO de JANEIRO'S FAVELA COMMUNITIES AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE WIDER SOCIETY, GENERATING GLOBAL RECOGNITION OF THEIR HERITAGE STATUS THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, TRAINING, COMMUNICATIONS,TECHNOLOGY, NETWORKS AND ADVOCACY.PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRAINING FAVELA LEADERS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND STRATEGY, CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY VISITS, LECTURING AT UNIVERSITIES, CONDUCTING OPINION AND IMPACT RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS.THE ORGANIZATION SCALES ITS ACTIVITIES BY DISSEMINATING ITS APPROACHES TO OTHER LOCATIONS WORLDWIDE, SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER LOCATIONS AFTER IT INCUBATES AND PIONEERS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN RIO de JANEIRO. THESE PROGRAMS ARE THEN REPLICATED OR TAKEN FORWARD BY LARGER ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS WORLDWIDE.