Edu Lyra: How to Fight Poverty from Within
By
Cecilia Tornaghi
Brazilian NGO Gerando Falcões reaches hundreds of favelas by partnering with local activists.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the education crisis A grassroots movement started in 2012 by a young man living in a poverty-stricken area of São Paulo has grown into an organization with national reach. Edu Lyra says his goal with the non-profit Gerando Falcões (GF) is to “turn poverty into a museum piece." AQ caught up with Lyra while he was in New York to improve his language skills to be able to expand GF's exchange with other NGOs and increase its pool of donors. This interview was edited for clarity and brevity. .AQ: What is Gerando...
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