SHARING METHODOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES
The exchanges carried out by Fiocruz and FCT through the OTSS are training meetings based on the ecology of knowledge, which aim to articulate, qualify and reapply the experiences existing in traditional territories. These meetings promote the exchange of experiences between community members and non-community members and the integration of the experiences offered by each community. At the end of each exchange, a common agenda is agreed upon, with a collaborative implementation plan.
PROBLEM SOLVED
Traditional communities face specific challenges due to their cultural, social and environmental specificities, which do not necessarily fit into conventional approaches to knowledge exchange. Among the main problems of these approaches are the devaluation of traditional knowledge, the lack of effective communication and the need for a more contextualized approach, which results in an unequal relationship where scientific knowledge is privileged.
To solve this problem, an approach based on the ecology of knowledge and the pedagogy of autonomy is implemented. These meetings, led by the communities in their territories, allow the exchange of experiences and knowledge in a valued and respected way, establishing effective communication between traditional and scientific knowledge.
SOLUTION ADOPTED
The Sharing methodology developed by OTSS is inspired by the "Campesino a Campesino" methodology, widely used in Latin American countries. This approach is based on knowledge sharing with the community's leading role in the topics addressed, promoting the critical appropriation of their territories.
The sharing sessions are meetings that aim to articulate, qualify and replicate existing experiences, in addition to promoting the definition of action strategies in the territory. The topics of the sharing sessions are defined based on the demands and needs of the communities, ensuring that the discussions are relevant and contextualized.
The methodology values listening to different knowledge, aligning itself with the concept of Ecology of Knowledge, and incorporates methods already used by the groups, such as Popular Education. Participants leave these meetings committed to strengthening local alliances with social movements and universities, establishing a common agenda and its implementation.
The work with traditional communities is based on their own experiences and solutions in areas such as agroecology, agroforestry, species management and community-based tourism initiatives. Community members act as promoters of their practices, and from these exchanges, learning and knowledge construction occur.
RESULT ACHIEVED
Holding 10 TBC sharing sessions with approximately 30 participants in each:
• Qualification of local itineraries and enterprises – Quilombo do Campinho
• Building networks for community-based tourism – Trindade
• Strengthening community production – Quilombo do Campinho
• Crafts and women – Quilombo do Campinho
• Community-Based Tourism of Quilombo do Bracuí
• Community-Based Tourism of Quilombo da Fazenda
• Community-Based Tourism of Praia do Sono
• Community-Based Tourism of Aldeia Itaxi – Paratimirim
Holding 8 Agroecology sharing sessions with approximately 30 participants in each:
• Agroforestry – caring for the land, nourishing health and cultivating the future – Praia Grande da Cajaíba
• Bamboo – APTA Regional Ubatuba
• Planting in the villages – Aldeia Sapukay
• Planting in the villages – Aldeia Rio Pequeno
• Planting in the villages – Itaxi Village
• Planting in the villages – Araponga Village
• Agroecological Sharing of the Rio Bonito Village
1 bioconstruction sharing with around 30 participants.
• Ecological sanitation, permaculture and bioconstruction – Praia do Sono