Fiotec, in a collaboration with Petrobras, has acquired resources to distribute about 20,000 stable baskets to 140 caiçara, indigenous and quilombola communities that were hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall, the program helped 7,000 families living in the municipalities of Ilhabela, São Sebastião, Caraguatatuba, Ubatuba, Paraty, Angra dos Reis, and Mangaratiba.

The baskets are enriched with fish and seafood and with agro ecological products produced by the communities of the territory. The distribution relied on the support of the Observatory of Sustainable and Healthy Territories of Bocaina (OTSS); Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp); APA Cairuçu/ICMBio; State Institute for the Environment (Inea); Secretary’s Office of Social Welfare of Ubatuba; Secretary’s Office of Agriculture of Mangaratiba, Paraty and Angra dos Reis; Coletivo Neos; Assopesca; Associação de Moradores da Monsuaba; Conde Pereira Carneiro State School; World March of Women of Ubatuba; Feminist Collective of Ubatuba; COMISFLUR Coop; Brotar Collective, and volunteers.

FCT coordinator and general OTSS coordinator, Vagner do Nascimento, thanked all those who participated in this challenge: “In this very difficult moment, we must support communitiees in different fronts, and this would never be possible without the generosity of our partners”.

“To preserve is to resist” campaign

The campaign “To preserve is to resist - In the defense of traditional territories” has the main goal of raising awareness among the population regarding the conflicts faced by traditional communities, strengthening the fight of these populations in Angra, Paraty and Ubatuba.

It intends to give visibility to the culture of these populations. As well as to ensure use and access to the territory and legale the land, implemented differentiated public policies and ensuring the right for social participation and respect to cultural diversity.