2017/2018 Fellow | Permakultur Akademie | Berlin
Being a BUKA was the leap in quality that I needed for my professional development. I come from a lower-middle class family in Brazil and dedicated myself to environmental projects, since I am driven by the cause. Being BUKA allowed me to lift my head, to look at my projects with more professionalism, to sit at important tables and to speak (and be heard) by several audiences. Today, I lead European fund projects, I am part of expert groups advising the European Commission, I influence environmental policies at regional and national level, alongside contributing to empowering rural communities with the digital tools we develop at Esférico.
The German Chancellor Fellowship programme gave me the confidence and professionalism I needed to go further.
Other Brazilians and young people from emerging countries deserve to have this opportunity too. #BUKAbleibt
