About Us
Our Vision
A university with and for waste pickers, where informal workers attend educational and training opportunities on diverse topics relating to social responsibility, entrepreneurship, waste management, circular economy and more to promote sustainable livelihoods.
UNICATA is a construction between waste pickers and academics that aims to that aims to cover with adequate pedagogical and didactic tools the specific knowledge required for everyday contexts.
Key Objectives of UNICATA
- Inclusive and accessible space
- Educational model based on popular education pedagogy (Transformative teaching practice)
- Innovative and appropriate curriculum content (social, economic and
environmental sustainability) - Political and environmental education, income generation, sustainable business, circular economy, public policy, etc.
- Participatory research experience
Teaching Method
- Pair teaching
- Teaching focused on local contexts
- Cross-cutting themes with attention given to issues of social class, race and gender diversity
- Philosophy of ‘Buen Vivir’
- Sustainability driven content
- citizen science
UNICATA Construction Process
- Participatory Research
- Pilot project
- Mobilization and communication
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Formation of Councils (Management Council, Advisory Council)
Project
Timeline
Project
Governance Structure
Executive Council
Responsible for implementing the proposal and Formation of Councils (Executive Council, Management Council, Advisory Council)
Adalberto Azevedo
Angela Martins Baeder
Jutta Gutberlet
University of Victoria (UVic)
Luzia Maria Honorato
Sylmara Dias
University of São Paulo (USP)
Solange Araujo
Management Council
Function of guiding UNICATA guidelines
- Adalberto Azevedo (UFABC)
- Alice Libânia Santana Dias (SEMAD)
- Ana Paula Gonçalves (CMRR)
- Angela Martins Baeder
- Eduardo Ferreira (MNCR)
- Fabio Cardozo
- Fabio Cidrin (ANCAT)
- Francisco de Paula Antunes Lima (UFMG)
- Jutta Gutberlet (UVIC)
- Luciano Marcos Silva (ORIS)
- Luiz Henrique (UNICATADORES)
- Luzia Maria Honorato
- Maria Aparecida Barbosa
- Rachel Moreno (Observatório da Mulher)
- Renato Siman (UFES)
- Silvia M. Pompeia (LABOR)
- Solange Araujo
- Sylmara Lopes Francelino Gonçalves Dias (USP)
- Vanessa Cruvinel (UNB)
Advisory Council
Meets annually, comments, and suggests actions to improve UNICATA
UNICATA
A university with and for waste pickers