Branquinha (Brasile)

1. ASSENTAMENTO ZUMBI DOS
PALMARES – Branquinha-AL
Breaking out of poverty traps
through solidarity in local
development strategies

2. Zumbi dos Palmares Settlement:Breaking poverty traps
through solidarity in local development estragies.

4. Motivation: Economy of Communion
principles as an alternative to poverty
problems in the state of Alagoas

5. Suport institutions:
I. Instituto Mundo Unido (World United Institute
II. Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Federal
University of Alagoas)

6. Roots from experience
• A) Research about “The solidarity as a
development of sustainable place
foundation”.
• B) Branquinha’s country poverty
deepened.
• C) Signs of solidarity was detected;

10. State of Alagoas and Branquinha’s
reality:
• Latifundiums transformed in rurals settlement

11. Clues to another development model

12. Will leave us after research?

13. EdC seeds were released in the university and in
Branquinha

15. The Instituto Mundo Unido (Word United Insitute)
was created, and receives support from AMU –
Azione Mondo Unito (Action United World)

16. Work and income generation project in
Zumbi dos Palmares settlement
ZONA DA MATA ALAGOANA

17. Settlement main problems: socio-
environmental, agricultural economic and
political institucional

18. Zumbi dos Palmares settlement reality
after 15 years

19. In social dimension: creation of the
Countrywomen association: APROAGRO

20. Agricultural economic environmental dimension:
sweets and fruit pulp production;
• Banana fiber craft production and
organic fruits and greenery cultivation
with certifacion

21. Market opening: free fairs and the institutional
market through federals programs of family
agriculture fortification

22. Political institutional dimension: Aproagro, IMU
and UFAL dialogue with the institutions

23. Academic scope: new extension projects and new
doctorate and undergraduation conclusion
researches

25. Innovative circuits: to make reverberate Zumbi
dos Palmares dream of better days for his people