Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço (CESE)
CESE is an ecumenical organisation comprising churches that are joined in a commitment to affirm life, based on the ideal of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. CESE’s mission is to strengthen organisations of civil society, especially people’s organisations, that are working for political, economic and social transformation leading to structures in which democracy with justice prevails. CESE acts as an intermediary for funding, and promotes dialogue, networking and capacity building.
CESE’s main activity is the Small Projects Programme in which hundreds of small one-off grants are made each year to projects in a wide range of sectors and in all regions of the country. CESE also provides some larger-scale support for the work of organisations or networks and participates in capacity development initiatives.
In dialogue and networking CESE engages with agencies of international cooperation, churches, NGOs and people’s organisations. It is particularly active in the ecumenical movement, playing a leading role in the Ecumenical Forum FE-Brasil and the South American ecumenical forum which both relate to the ACT Alliance.
Latest from Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço (CESE)
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro farmers struggling to revive their land
Feb 10, 2011
With crops washed away and no land available to rent, farmers like Waldeli Andrade have a bleak future.
Brazil: Salvaging hope after deadly floods
Feb 01, 2011
Brazil needs more support to continue the recovery effort following deadly floods and landslides.
Brazil: Novo Friburgo floods
Jan 28, 2011
A gallery of images from Gustavo Bonato, working for the ACT forum in Brazil, showing the devastation in Nova Friburgo
Brazil: relief team deployed
Jan 28, 2011
ACT Alliance has deployed a strong emergency relief team to support survivors of Brazil’s worst disaster in over 35 years
Brazil: ACT getting relief to most vulnerable
Jan 20, 2011
In the worst-affected areas of Brazil, ACT members are distributing relief goods.