Coordenação Nacional de Articulação de Quilombos (CONAQ)
Organization name
Coordenação Nacional de Articulação de Quilombos (CONAQ)
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Organization type
Social Movement Organisation (SMO)
Country
Current focus/area
Racial justice Environmental Justice Land use Conflict resolution Food Security Community empowerment Youth Territorial management Natural resource management
Description/notes
CONAQ's objectives are to fight for the guarantee of collective use of the territory, for the implementation of sustainable development projects, for the implementation of public policies taking into account the organization of quilombo communities; for quality education consistent with the way of life in the quilombos; the protagonism and autonomy of quilombola women; for the permanence of the young person in the quilombo and above all for the common use of the Territory, of the natural resources and for the harmony with the environment.
Compendium source
14° 14' 6.00" S, 51° 55' 31.08" W