The Best NGOs Award has announced the 100 winning Brazilian third sector organizations for 2023, and Associação pela Propriedade Comunitária, which runs FICA and FUA, is among them. The list, which is now available on the premiomelhores.org website, shows the names of the organizations recognized for their good...
FICA was one of the five winners of the UN-Habitat 2023 Scroll of Honor Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions towards a more sustainable and inclusive urban future - outstanding initiatives that have contributed to sustainable urbanization and the improvement of the quality of urban life along the...
In September, we went to the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) to discuss public policies for rental housing and policies for the homeless.
In September we were in Rio de Janeiro for the event "CONVERSAÇÕES: Brechas Tecnológicas" (Conversations: Technological Gaps), held in partnership between FICA and Lanchonete Lanchonete. Lanchonete Lanchonete is an organization that develops actions on housing, health, food, income generation and education in the Gamboa area.
In August, the Brazilian Institute of Urban Law (IBDU) and Habitat for Humanity held a round table discussion in Recife to share the experience of FICA in promoting housing.
In partnership with Casa do Povo, FICA held a workshop to restore the glass door leaves at the entrance to the house, led by cabinetmaker Toninho Urias and his daughter, Juliana Santos. The workshop took place on August 12, during ERUV - an event that involves a...
We are delighted to announce the inauguration of the second property in the Morar Primeiro program, an initiative of FICA in partnership with Father Júlio Lancelotti, of the São Miguel Arcanjo Parish. The program, which is now four months old, has proved to be a powerful tool for transformation and social inclusion for...
In May we attended the National Meeting of the National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Urban and Regional Planning (Enanpur) in Belém. The section we took part in had the theme "Social renting: Brazilian experiences and international comparisons" and sought to provide an overview of recent initiatives in the field of social renting in...
FICA works to increase access to real estate for low-income families in downtown São Paulo and understands that in order to generate more positive impact on the Brazilian housing scenario - which is so complex and varied - it is necessary to think of solutions in a collective way.
Every year, a date jointly celebrates the World Habitat Day and the World Architecture Day, on the first Monday of October. The convergence makes perfect sense, since the idea is to reflect on the space of cities and design solutions to make them fairer and more inclusive, which includes...
