4% Latin American School for Agroecology (ELAA), ParanA, Brazil

The Brazillian Movement of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) and La Vía Campesina Brasil now run eleven secondary schools and university courses in agroecology. The mission of these schools is to engage and train the movements’ youth to provide technical assistance in agroecology to campesino (rural producer) families.

The school was conceived during the 2005 World Social Forum in Brazil, when representatives signed a protocol of cooperation for the Latin American countryside. This proposes ELAA Brazil actions for the strengthening of campesino resistance to industrial agriculture, including the promotion of agroecology through the training of technicians at schools such as ELAA. All of ELAA’s students are activists from the social movements in La Via Campesina. Women represent about 40% of the student body, and the age of students, although averaging at 20, ranges between 18 and 54.

Some of the projects we support

4% Latin American School for Agroecology - the mission of these schools is to engage and train the movements’ youth to provide technical assistance in agroecology.

4% - Permaculture Institute of El Salvador, Central America - founded by small farmers who wanted to stop the progress of destruction to their environment and way of life

1% - Chorlton Green Festival - is a not-for-profit festival that celebrates all things Green

1% - Abundance Manchester - local community project that harvests fruit and veg.

1% - Climate Camp - equips participants in the skills and knowledge needed to take action against climate change.

View some of the other projects we've supported