The Role of Urban Agriculture in the Re-socialisation of Homeless People: An Experience in Juiz de Fora, Brazil

Camille Lanzarotti Nolasco, Raquel Ferreira Simiqueli, Vicente Paulo dos Santos Pinto

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 32-33

Very few projects in Brazil include activities focused on re-socialising homeless citizens so that they can re-enter society, through job training for example. However, in the city of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a project run by the municipality is showing good results in helping people living on the streets return to society as productive individuals, by means of urban agriculture.