In the second half of 2023, Sitawi Finanças do Bem participated in an extensive selection process with several organizations in Brazil, focusing on operating in the states of the Legal Amazon, through public calls for proposals through the Floresta+ Amazônia Project. The initiative is carried out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), with support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
The selection process took into account the processes, procedures and deliveries of the projects conducted by Sitawi throughout its history. The organization was qualified for its technical management and service provision capacity. In addition, the communities proposing the local projects also recognized Sitawi as a trustworthy partner. Therefore, it will support the execution of local projects in partnership with the Floresta+ Amazônia Project.
Sitawi will be a partner in the implementation of the project “Agroecological practices and entrepreneurship for young riverside dwellers at the Campina Rural Family School”, in the state of Amazonas, worth R$1,400,000, for the traditional riverside and extractive community of the Médio Juruá Extractive Reserves (Resex) and the Uacari Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS). The other initiative to be implemented is “Women as Environmental Agents in Monitoring the Krikati Indigenous Land”, in Maranhão, with an investment of approximately R$1,407,000, aimed at the Krikati and Guajajara indigenous peoples. Both will have a two-year implementation period.
According to Sitawi’s Philanthropy Management Supervisor, Wendel Bornéo, Sitawi’s accreditation is the result of its consolidation as an organization with well-defined processes and business maturity, since the approval comes from an international and highly relevant program. “Since Sitawi was evaluated by an independent audit contracted by UNDP, we are qualified to execute resources in partnerships with other agencies within the United Nations. This represents Sitawi’s capacity in financial and project management through robust processes, procedures and other requirements to act as a facilitator in working with grassroots organizations within the United Nations system,” he stated.
“Our compliance practices were also checked in this micro-assessment, which is one of the differentiators in this process. This demonstrates our excellence and alignment with the practices of large national and international organizations, given that we have worked, for example, with BNDES and USAID,” added Borneó.
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About the Amazon Forest Project: The two projects that will be implemented with support from Sitawi are part of a set of 40 initiatives selected in Cycles 1 and 2 by Floresta+ Amazônia, within the scope of the Communities Modality. In total, R$ 33 million will be invested in local projects, developed in a participatory manner, to strengthen management and environmental protection in collective territories aimed at indigenous populations and traditional peoples in eight states of the Legal Amazon.
The Floresta +Amazônia Project is carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), with the support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). By 2026, US$1.4T 96 million will be invested in the Amazon territories, supporting those who protect and conserve the forest.
