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.


#Sustainability #Amazon #Community 🌍 #TogetherForABetterFuture #Engagement #AmazonRegion #StarkmacherImpact #Impact3 #SDGs #LaudatusSi #PlasticRecycling #EnvironmentalProtection

SMI Articles
5. Juni 2025
At the international congress “Integral Development of Humanity – Concepts and Perspectives” held at the Sophia University Institute near Florence, Mathias Kaps, founder of Starkmacher Impact, presented a forward-thinking financing model: the Starkmacher Impact Revolving Fund (SMIRF).
4. Juni 2025
eim internationalen Kongress „Integral Development of Humanity – Concepts and Perspectives“ stellte Mathias Kaps, Gründer von Starkmacher Impact, ein zukunftsweisendes Finanzierungsmodell vor: den Starkmacher Impact Revolving Fund (SMIRF).
18. Mai 2025
Our recent trip to Rwanda and Uganda was marked by intensive project visits, new partnerships, and a shared vision: unlocking local potential and creating structures that deliver impact—economically, socially, and pastorally.
17. Mai 2025
Unsere jüngste Reise nach Ruanda und Uganda war geprägt von intensiven Projektbesuchen, neuen Partnerschaften und einer gemeinsamen Vision: lokales Potenzial entfalten und Strukturen schaffen, die wirken – wirtschaftlich, sozial und pastoral.
29. März 2025
Focolare Carpentry Manila, our long-standing partner project, has taken a significant step towards a sustainable future.
28. März 2025
Focolare Carpentry Manila, unser langjähriges Partnerprojekt, hat einen bedeutenden Schritt in Richtung nachhaltiger Zukunft unternommen.
6. März 2025
With great joy, we can announce that the new photovoltaic system at Mariapolis Piero in Kenya has been operational since early March! And the special thing: The solar system was built as a carport, which fulfills several functions at once.
5. März 2025
Mit großer Freude können wir mitteilen, dass die neue Photovoltaikanlage der Mariapolis Piero in Kenia seit Anfang März in Betrieb ist! Und das Besondere: Die Solaranlage wurde als Carport gebaut, der gleich mehrere Funktionen erfüllt.
7. Februar 2025
Starkmacher Impact is committed to sustainable business consulting We are excited to announce another groundbreaking educational project under the Erasmus+ program: “ESG Business Model Innovation – Enabling Business Leaders and Consultants to Facilitate Business Model Innovation in View of ESG Requirements by Means of Capacity Building.”
6. Februar 2025
Starkmacher Impact setzt sich für nachhaltige Unternehmensberatung ein. Wir freuen uns, ein weiteres wegweisendes Bildungsprojekt im Rahmen von Erasmus+ anzukündigen: “ESG Business Model Innovation – Enabling Business Leaders and Consultants to Facilitate Business Model Innovation in View of ESG Requirements by Means of Capacity Building”.
Weitere Beiträge