06.2024

🌱 Sustainable Change with Social Impact in Brazil: Together for a Livable Future


An eventful time in Brazil lies behind us. Our discussions were groundbreaking, including meetings with local communities, non-governmental organizations, and church representatives.


💡 Solar Power and Education Promotion: In Northeast Brazil, we visited inspiring projects based on renewable energies that also improve educational opportunities.


Photovoltaic systems finance school fees, while the production of bricks from seashells not only provides affordable building material but also alleviates environmental impact. The solarization of a university in Recife demonstrates how sustainable technologies can shape the future. Our goal is to support projects that drive secure and sustainable change.


🌿 Water Management and Conservation: The Amazon, a paradise on Earth, yet facing significant challenges. Clean water is scarce, deforestation threatens biodiversity, and social development stagnates. Together, we discussed how incentives for change can be created. There are diverse solutions, from sustainable reforestation to alternative energy generation. Now it's up to us to implement these ideas with the active participation of all stakeholders on the ground.


♻️ Circular Economy and Plastic Recycling: Strolls along the beautiful tropical beach are marred by plastic waste washed ashore from the ocean. In discussions with the mayor, new forms of resource recovery were considered, creating jobs, promoting nature and tourism, and being economically viable (Impact3).


With a backpack full of impressions and agreed project plans, we leave Brazil, ready for the next phase of our commitment.


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SMI Articles
At the plenary assemblies of AMECEA (East Africa) and FABC (Asia) in mid-July 2026

(ENG) Archdiocese of Cologne Champions the Starkmacher Impact Revolving Fund Model Worldwide

17. August 2026
At the plenary assemblies of AMECEA (East Africa) and FABC (Asia) in mid-July 2026, the focus was on sustainable, self-sufficient financing for the Church — and with it, the model that Starkmacher Impact has developed together with the Archdiocese of Cologne.
Bei den Plenarversammlungen von AMECEA (Ostafrika) und FABC (Asien) ging es Mitte Juli 2026

(DEU) Erzdiözese Köln macht sich weltweit für das Starkmacher Impact Revolving Fund-Modell stark

16. August 2026
Bei den Plenarversammlungen von AMECEA (Ostafrika) und FABC (Asien) ging es Mitte Juli 2026 um nachhaltige, selbsttragende Finanzierung für die Kirche und damit auch um das Modell, das Starkmacher Impact gemeinsam mit der Erzdiözese Köln entwickelt.
From May 13 to 17, 2026, the 104th German Katholikentag took place in Würzburg

(ENG) Starkmacher Impact at the 104th Katholikentag in Würzburg: "Aid for Self-Help" Instead of One-Off Donations

3. August 2026
From May 13 to 17, 2026, the 104th German Katholikentag took place in Würzburg, under the motto "Take courage, get up!", around 30,000 participants gathered for a total of 900 events.
Vom 13. bis 17. Mai 2026 fand in Würzburg der 104. Deutsche Katholikentag statt

(DEU) Starkmacher Impact beim 104. Katholikentag in Würzburg: „Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“ statt Einmalspende

2. August 2026
Vom 13. bis 17. Mai 2026 fand in Würzburg der 104. Deutsche Katholikentag statt – unter dem Motto „Hab Mut, steh auf!“, kamen rund 30.000 Teilnehmende zu insgesamt 900 Veranstaltungen zusammen.
From Manila to Kalibo: Starkmacher Impact is writing two success stories in the Philippines at once.

(ENG) The Philippines Turn Greener: Two Projects, One Message

17. Juni 2026
From Manila to Kalibo: Starkmacher Impact is writing two success stories in the Philippines at once. In the Philippines, something remarkable is happening when impact investing, church commitment, and local vision come together. Two projects, one shared mission.
Von Manila bis Kalibo: Starkmacher Impact schreibt auf den Philippinen gleich zwei Erfolgsgeschichte

(DEU) Die Philippinen werden grüner: Zwei Projekte, eine Botschaft

16. Juni 2026
Von Manila bis Kalibo: Starkmacher Impact schreibt auf den Philippinen gleich zwei Erfolgsgeschichten. Auf den Philippinen zeigt sich, was möglich wird, wenn Impact Investing, kirchliches Engagement und lokale Überzeugungsarbeit zusammenkommen. Zwei Projekte, eine gemeinsame Vision.
the GREENVILLAGE.MED project

(ENG) GREENVILLAGE.MED achieves Top Score: Starkmacher Impact Successfully Supports Flagship Green EU Project in the Mediterranean

19. Mai 2026
With 92 out of 100 possible points, the GREENVILLAGE.MED project achieved the highest score in its funding category and is among the 49 selected projects under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme.
Projekt GREENVILLAGE.MED

(DEU) GREENVILLAGE.MED erreicht Bestbewertung: Starkmacher Impact begleitet erfolgreich grünes EU-Leuchtturmprojekt im Mittelmeerraum

18. Mai 2026
Mit 92 von 100 möglichen Punkten erzielte das Projekt GREENVILLAGE.MED die höchste Bewertung in seiner Förderkategorie und gehört zu den 49 ausgewählten Projekten des Interreg NEXT MED Programms.
“Seeds of Energy” – under this name, the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri in Kenya

(ENG) Power-to-X in Kenya: How Solar Energy Decarbonizer Farming and Saves Lives

11. Mai 2026
“Seeds of Energy” – under this name, the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri in Kenya celebrates the successful completion of a landmark solar project.
„Seeds of Energy“ (Samen der Energie) – unter diesem Namen feiert die Erzdiözese Nyeri in Kenia den

(DEU) Power-to-X in Kenya: Wie Solarenergie eine Farm dekarbonisiert und Leben rettet

10. Mai 2026
„Seeds of Energy“ (Samen der Energie) – unter diesem Namen feiert die Erzdiözese Nyeri in Kenia den Abschluss eines wegweisenden Solarprojekts.