Alessandra Figueiredo Email & Phone Number

Niterói, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

General coordinator of the Bem-Viver II project, linked to the Integrated Health Plan in the Favelas of RJ supported by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ). The focus of the project is community health and the construction of vegetable gardens and community kitchens in the territory of Morro do Preventório, in the city of Niterói-RJ.

Niterói, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

The project aims to further reduce and mitigate the risk of geological hazards in favelas, collaborating with the network of volunteers provided by the Niterói Municipal Civil Defense Agency. The project team, municipal Civil Defense and community volunteers will work together to design a community risk mapping module, which will be included in the standard Civil Defense volunteer training curriculum. To address this issue, civil defense plans to integrate community risk mapping into standard training for civil defense volunteers. After training, volunteers will create more detailed maps, including various types of hazards and insights into the impact of disasters. These maps will help civil defense prioritize risk reduction efforts, contributing to municipal budget allocation and disaster reduction. Additionally, local volunteers will be able to identify homes in need of structural improvements. Integrating the new module into volunteer training will thus improve disaster response and reduce risks.

Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

Technical support in popular mapping for the Mapa das Periferias, a project linked to the Secretária Nacional das Periferias, of the Ministério das Cidades of the Brazilian federal government. Support for peripheral communities using the OpenStreetMap tool.

Niterói, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

General coordinator at the social startup created in Morro do Prevêntório, PrevêLab: atelier of technologies, which works with concepts of technologies based on the definitions of popular educator Tião Rocha. These technologies are Tics and Tacs, according to him: “TICs (information and communication technologies) X TACs (learning and coexistence technologies) TICs (means) x TACs (ends)”. In addition, we also work in the production of citizen data. We work together with Banco do Preventório. To learn more: https://urbe-latam.cos.ufrj.br/category/blogs/prevelab/

Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

Research in popular engineering at NIDES UFRJ, through the Coppetec Foundation, also working in partnership with the Community Bank of Preventório, through the UrbeLatam project.

Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

Pesquisa sobre riscos e desastres em periferia, com uma equipe interdisciplinar, aplicando conceitos técnicos, mas também populares. Pesquisa acadêmica-popular apoiada pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e pelo Banco Comunitário do Preventório.