Around 16% of Brazil's urban population lives in informal housing. While the favelas are known for their vibrancy and resourcefulness, they also suffer from government neglect, which is why non-profits step in to fight for social justice and poverty eradication.
Nestlé Brasil is now supporting one of those organizations — Gerando Falcões — with a new line of energy bars. The company's employees got together with favela leaders and spent over four years working on the new product line. Over 60 people were involved and more than 40 ideas were pitched, resulting in 12 final concepts and launching with two fruit and nut bars, in coconut and banana flavors.
All profits will go to Gerando Falcões's Favela 3D project, which aims to put an end to favela poverty by building self-sustaining communities that are 'dignas, digitais e desenvolvidas' — deserving, digital and developed. The new line is Nestlé's first social product worldwide.
