METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ACTIONS – PRACTICES OF INTEGRATION OF THE FIVE HELIX MODEL IN A BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY GARDEN

METODOLOGIA PARA AÇÕES COMUNITÁRIAS SUSTENTÁVEIS – PRÁTICAS DE INTEGRAÇÃO DO MODELO DAS CINCO HÉLICES EM UMA HORTA COMUNITÁRIA BRASILEIRA

Abstract

This article presents the development of a methodology applicable to community actions, that was developed based on the foundations of Participatory Action Research and the values of Systemic Design, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty and Solidarity Economy, which lead to environmentally, socially and economically sustainable initiatives. Its goal is to synthesize good practices experienced in seven years of activities with low-income communities in a methodological framework that allows the inclusion of integral sustainability values in this context, contributing to their quality of life, social cohesion and protagonism. We demonstrate, through the narrative of our working experience in one of the communities, the importance of the integrated work of the elements of the five-fold helix (society, government, industry, academia and environment). We analyze the path, indicating the progress already achieved and the challenges that still arise, based on what we can foresee as next steps. We conclude by inviting other groups to use the proposed methodology and to evolve together towards the dissemination of fully sustainable actions.