A Social Agenda for the Olympics – Favela Upgrading and Integration into the City
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Methodology: Participatory video
Partners: O Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas (Ibase) and the Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU)
A Social Agenda for the Olympics – Favela Upgrading and Integration into the City
Rio de Janeiro-based NGO Ibase had been developing a campaign to address the legacy of the Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, building on its strategy of active citizenship in order to strengthen favela organisations and networks and to advocate for an inclusive, diverse, and participatory city. In 1996 Ibase put together a social agenda with the objective of discussing the potential legacy of Rio de Janeiro’s bid to host the Olympic Games. One of its key targets called for favela upgrading and integration into the city. Rio didn’t win the bid, but the social agenda gathered great support from civil society, governments and the private sector. With Rio poised to host the Olympics in the summer of 2016, Ibase revisited the debate.
Alexander joined The Bartlett Development Planning Unit at University College London and Ibase to realise a one-week participatory video workshop.
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