From Parelheiros to the university!
The article published in Physis – Revista da Saúde Coletiva was born out of the community experience in Parelheiros, addressing vulnerability, compassion meditation and well-being.
Written by Flávia Cristiane Kolchraiber, Luiza Hiromi Tanaka, Losang Tenzin Negi, Rafaela Lopes dos Santos Nunes, Eduardo Sodré de Souza and Káren Mendes Jorge de Souza, the study strengthens the production of knowledge from the territory.
Among the authors, Rafaela Lopes dos Santos Nunes, project manager, and Flávia Cristiane Kolchraiber, project coordinator at IBEAC, share the lessons they have learned from the community. Check out the summary below.
Understanding and evaluating the effects of Compassion-Based Cognitive Training (CBCT ® ) in promoting collective well-being in peripheral areas. Participants were women (93%), black (78%), with an average age of 37, living in the periphery (73%). Directly, the intervention benefited 11,390 people and, indirectly, 43,282. The categories analyzed were: Structural oppressions and individual autonomy; (Self)care generates collective empowerment; Action-reflection-action process for (trans)formation; Emotional literacy as a human right; and (Self)care practices and social justice. CBCT® promoted positive effects on well-being in the collective dimension. The critical-reflective methodology promoted community engagement and emotional literacy, contributing to the valorization of social equity.
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