Applications are now open for the 2nd edition of the Small Business Mentoring Program promoted by Conservation International Brazil (CI-Brasil). Twenty initiatives with the potential to boost more sustainable and…
How to reinvent organizations? In March, we finished another reading in our book club. This is the second edition and the book chosen was Reinventing Organizations – A guide to…
How about thinking about the world with new economies? That’s why Mariana Madureira, founder and Executive Director of Raízes DS, was selected to be part of the Post Growth Institute’s…
Did you know that there are now 20 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in action in Brazil? The new SDGs concern racial equality, art, culture, and communication, and native and traditional…
We’re starting the year with great news here! If you’ve been following Raízes, you’ve probably noticed that we strive for quality of life for everyone involved – including ourselves, the…
To pause, breathe, reflect, and co-create. Moments of immersion here at Raízes are crucial to promoting connection and cohesion within our team. This practice offers a number of benefits that…
2023 was the first time Dona do Meu Fluxo (Owner of my Flow) crossed borders and was present on Venezuelan soil. Over the year, 1,300 women were empowered. In October,…
I begin the title of this text on regenerative economics with a phrase from a Nigerian poet and philosopher, Bayo Akolomafe. A self-styled post-activist, his ideas are provocations to rethink…
Masks, accessories, costumes, rehearsed dances, and decorated streets. These are the elements of the Caretagem festival. Also called Caretada, it is a sacred tradition passed down from generation to generation…
Do you know cultural entrepreneurship? It’s the practice of starting and managing ventures whose main focus is the promotion and dissemination of artistic expressions, cultural events, and related activities. Cultural…
2023 was a year full of movement at Raízes, with many new projects, partnerships, the arrival of wonderful new collaborators, and the closure of projects, with good results and a…
The whole world had its eyes on COP 28. This is the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)….
