ASSENTAMENTO ZUMBI DOS PALMARES – Branquinha-AL

Breaking out of poverty traps through solidarity in local

development strategies

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

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

Suport institutions:I. Instituto Mundo Unido (World United

InstituteII. Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Federal

University of Alagoas)

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;

State of Alagoas and Branquinha’s reality:

•Latifundiums transformed in rurals settlement

Clues to another development model

Will leave us after research?

EdC seeds were released in the university and in Branquinha

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

Work and income generation project in Zumbi dos Palmares settlement

ZONA DA MATA ALAGOANA

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

Zumbi dos Palmares settlement reality after 15 years

In social dimension: creation of the Countrywomen association: APROAGRO

Agricultural economic environmental dimension: sweets and fruit pulp production;

•Banana fiber craft production and organic fruits and greenery cultivation with certifacion

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

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

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

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