Background

The Associação Brincar e Crescer – Asbrinc - was created in 2004 to attend to the social and educational needs of the children and youth of Alto da Boa Vista (Rio do Janeiro). Maria Cecilia Rondon Amarante rscj is the president of Asbrinc.

Objective

To promote a culture of arts among teenagers in Alto da Boa Vista (Rio do Janeiro)

Activities 

Background

Local deforestation in the Amazon rainforest of State of Mato Grosso  is affecting bees, the most important pollinators, that are becoming an endangered specie.

Objective

To protect the environment and biodiversity of the village of Japuíra (State of Mato Grosso) where the Myky indigenous population lives and to promote food sovereignty. 

Activities

1. Honey production

• Construction of beehives (wood) and maintenance

• Bee hunting (swarms, inflammable)