Fifth Annual Book Signing Event
October 9, 2025
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Help our Dreams Take Root
The Dona Neura rural encampment in Goiás, Central Brazil, accommodates 448 families waiting for a settlement that will equally divide this piece of government land, providing subsistence and a dignified life for workers who otherwise would never have a chance to own land.
While they wait for a chance to own their piece of land in a country with an abysmal economic gap, they do their best to survive from family farming and whatever is collectively produced in the land, since the majority don’t have secure employment or any paid work. The most substantial crop is the yuca, or cassava, a very resourceful root, as the yuca flour and derivatives are a popular ingredient in Brazilian everyday meals. The community already produces its own flour, but the precarious infrastructure – limited equipment that belongs to third parties and is temporarily loaned to the camp – prevents them from making enough for the community, or for selling the surplus yuca flour to generate income.
The solution proposed by the Sisters who work in this community is the creation of a proper yuca flour mill at the camp in three steps: renovation of the space, purchase, and installation of the equipment. Producing and selling yuca flour from the roots cultivated on their land will encourage and revive traditional family farming practices, reducing the rural exodus in search of employment and better living conditions that has affected many settled families. The estimated cost for the project is around $5,000. All the money raised at the Literary Fundraising event will go to the Help Our Dream Take Root project. Please join us in shaping a brighter future!
The Dona Neura rural encampment in Goiás, Central Brazil, accommodates 448 families waiting for a settlement that will equally divide this piece of government land, providing subsistence and a dignified life for workers who otherwise would never have a chance to own land.
While they wait for a chance to own their piece of land in a country with an abysmal economic gap, they do their best to survive from family farming and whatever is collectively produced in the land, since the majority don’t have secure employment or any paid work. The most substantial crop is the yuca, or cassava, a very resourceful root, as the yuca flour and derivatives are a popular ingredient in Brazilian everyday meals. The community already produces its own flour, but the precarious infrastructure – limited equipment that belongs to third parties and is temporarily loaned to the camp – prevents them from making enough for the community, or for selling the surplus yuca flour to generate income.
The solution proposed by the Sisters who work in this community is the creation of a proper yuca flour mill at the camp in three steps: renovation of the space, purchase, and installation of the equipment. Producing and selling yuca flour from the roots cultivated on their land will encourage and revive traditional family farming practices, reducing the rural exodus in search of employment and better living conditions that has affected many settled families. The estimated cost for the project is around $5,000. All the money raised at the Literary Fundraising event will go to the Help Our Dream Take Root project. Please join us in shaping a brighter future!