Voices On The Ground: TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE FIRST - Márcia Alencar

Márcia Alencar is an educator and city hall sanitation technician in one of the poorest outskirts of Teresina, Brazil. She spearheads Coopcata 3Rs, a women's waste picking collective that promotes recycling and ensures food security through gardening and a solidarity kitchen. In this film, shot in 2023, she advocates for the integration of environmental care with human welfare, emphasizing that community support in providing basic needs like food and employment is crucial for broader environmental actions.