Brazil is experiencing a severe housing crisis, with extremely low-income households shouldering 84% of the housing deficit. In response, our client-partners, the National Union for Popular Housing (UNMP), the Union of Housing Movements of São Paulo (UMM-SP), and the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST-Leste 1), propose an alternative method of housing development: autogestão (self-managed) housing. The capstone team developed a national educational and advocacy campaign for the self-management draft bill. The advocacy toolkit includes a mini-documentary, an interactive mapping platform, case studies, and educational flyers, all hosted on the fully branded, user-friendly website: https://leidaautogestaoja.org.br/en/home/. In order to strengthen the collective property section of the bill, the team provided recommendations via a memorandum. Finally, capstone students assisted UMM-SP and MST-East 1 in their efforts to promote environmental stewardship in existing housing developments. (APA Winner)
