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The Calafate region, one of the largest housing complexes in Rio Branco with more than 18 neighborhoods, received this Saturday (28) a special edition of the program Together for Acre. The activities were concentrated at the Henrique Lima State School and Praça Raimundo Hermínio de Melo, transforming the heart of the community into a hub for generating income and professional training for women.
Led by the vice-governor, the initiative seeks to consolidate female entrepreneurship as a tool for social transformation. In the square, the Women’s Entrepreneurship Space brought together 20 exhibitors who sold everything from crafts and plants to thrift store items and regional cuisine. Among the participants, the highlight was the diversity: from clothing sellers from the Apolônio Sales neighborhood to rural producers, such as Joana D’Árc Nascimento, who brought kibbehs and cakes made with cassava trees produced in her branch, in Bujari.
Exhibitions highlighted the role of women as a driver of Acre’s economy/ Photo: Alice Leão/Secom
Training that Generates the Future
In addition to direct marketing, the project focused on qualification. In the rooms of Escola Henrique Lima, 36 residents participated in practical workshops on preparing drinks and fried snacks, taught by the team from Escola de Gastronomia Miriam Felício. For many, like student Antônia Martins, the course represents the first step towards a new career. “I intend to put into practice what I learned and continue in the area of food production,” he said.
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Visibility and Autonomy
Vice-governor Mailza Assis reinforced that actions such as “Impacta Mulher” and Juntos Pelo Acre are essential to give visibility to businesses that are often restricted to the domestic environment. “Women running businesses generate income, strengthen communities and open paths for new entrepreneurs”, declared the manager, who has prioritized social assistance and human rights policies in her administration.
Peasant Women’s Movement, brought products from the rural area of Bujari to sell in the capital/ Photo: Alice Leão/Secom
With profits in their pockets and certificates in their hands, the women of Calafate ended Saturday with new perspectives, proving that direct investment in neighborhoods is the shortest route to the economic development of Acre families.
