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From GSA 2014 to Eco-munidade: Priscilla Pereira turns waste into a source of support for over 100 families.
Sítio Conceiçãozinha, Guarujá · a former participant in the Warriors Without Weapons programme who now leads the programme in her own community.
+1 metric tonne
plastic removed from the environment per month
100+
beneficiary families
2014
the GSA that started it all
2014
In 2014, Priscilla joined Warriors Without Weapons, alongside people from all over the world.
Listening and the collective dream, the method she would take back to her own community.
Learning by doing: the Oasis Game as part of training.
within the territory
Back on the ground: recognising what is already there, block by block.
The community at the heart of it all: exploring the area and listening to those who live there.
Eco-community
Since 2021, at the Conceiçãozinha Tia Nice Community Centre, Priscilla has been leading Eco-munidade, which turns waste into a collective solution.
today
Priscilla Pereira, a participant in GSA 2014, is now a social entrepreneur and a leader at Sítio Conceiçãozinha.
“There’s a lot of talent here.” The belief in collective strength that drives Eco-munidade.
Elos led the training programme for Warriors Without Weapons in 2014.
What Priscilla has built: the Eco-community and the tonne of plastic collected each month, which now benefits more than 100 families, led by Priscilla and the community of Sítio Conceiçãozinha.
Priscilla Pereira is Arthur’s mum and lives at Sítio Conceiçãozinha, in Guarujá. Her involvement with Elos began in 2014, with the ‘Warriors Without Weapons’ programme, and ever since she has continued to believe that communities flourish when they recognise their own potential.
In 2021, she began working at the Conceiçãozinha Tia Nice Community Centre, leading the Eco-munidade project, which transforms waste into a collective solution.
What was once seen as a problem takes on a new meaning. Waste becomes an opportunity, a learning experience and a source of unity, and the neighbourhood begins to see itself in a different light.
Her dream is that all communities will recognise their own strength and have access to their rights, using their collective power to transform their reality.
Her plan is to make Sítio Conceiçãozinha a model of a sustainable community, capable of inspiring other areas to harness the power of collective action.
Those who have experienced it tell their stories
Amidst the difficulties, I found strength in the community’s unity. Together, we turned challenges into dreams come true. Today, I believe that real change happens when we come together to look after our land and our future.
Priscilla Pereira
GSA 2014, social entrepreneur and leader of Eco-munidade
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