New female leadership reflects the growing participation of young people in the Rio Preto-Jacundá Extractive Reserve Residents’ Association (ASMOREX), representing an important step toward greater gender equality and community empowerment.
In January, the Rio Preto-Jacundá Extractive Reserve Residents’ Association (ASMOREX) held an important community assembly. During the meeting, members approved the 2020 accountability report, the work plan that defines future investments and the association’s new management team.
As with all decisions made by the 30 families living in the region and participating in ASMOREX, the election of the new board was unanimous. The result reflects a moment of strong engagement, cooperation and unity among community members.
The previous management, led by José Pinheiro, was passed on to Denise Viana Borges, 25 years old, representing a new generation of residents who have actively participated in community activities, including serving as coordinator of the computer training course.
New ASMOREX management team
In addition to Denise Viana Borges as president, the new board is composed of:
- Roseni Matos Dias – Vice President
- Maria Rosalina de Oliveira Carril Borges – Treasurer
- Jorgelino Mota Evangelista – Secretary
- Renato Bona Marques – Chairman of the Fiscal Council
- Mário Sérgio Pinheiro Borges – Fiscal Council Alternate
- Lucirley Alves de Oliveira – Fiscal Council Alternate
When the Rio Preto-Jacundá REDD+ Project began in 2012 as an initiative focused on improving quality of life in the community, Denise was a teenager who watched her parents participate in the transformations promoted by the project. Today, she brings to the leadership the perspective of someone who grew up alongside these changes and wants to continue building new opportunities for the Reserve.
“Despite being a great responsibility for me and everyone involved in this management, I feel privileged not only for being the youngest president, but also for being a woman in a leadership position within our association. We have the opportunity to demonstrate our work and, together with our partners, achieve great victories and bring even more benefits to our community and organization.”
Denise Viana Borges
President
ASMOREX
Since the beginning of the project’s activities, one of the commitments has been to involve, train, create opportunities for and give voice to young people and women from ASMOREX. In addition to representing progress toward gender equality, one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the new leadership demonstrates the growing participation of the community in decision-making processes.
ASMOREX
The Rio Preto-Jacundá Extractive Reserve Residents’ Association (ASMOREX) is composed of 30 families living in the region and plays a central role in decision-making and defining improvement initiatives for the community.
These actions are supported by socio-environmental investments generated through the commercialization of REDD+ carbon credits with Brazilian and international buyers since 2012.
Rio Preto-Jacundá REDD+ Project
The Rio Preto-Jacundá Extractive Reserve is a Conservation Unit created in the 1990s for traditional rubber-producing populations.
The REDD+ Project focuses on improving community quality of life while supporting forest cover and biodiversity monitoring to reduce social and environmental impacts in the region.
Would you like to learn more about the RESEX Jacundá REDD+ Project, which contributes to reducing deforestation, mitigating environmental impacts and supporting the sustainable development of the Extractive Reserve community?
