The Pastoral Land Commission (Comissão Pastoral da Terra – CPT) accompanies peoples of the land and waters of Maranhão, Brazil, as they engage in collective struggles for land, territories, and human rights through sustainable food production and organized resistance. The CPT supports their political formation, centering their motivation, values, and spirituality while also celebrating their successes in struggles against injustice.

With funding from the MBI, they are launching their newest project, From Banzo to Healing: Facing Pain through the Eyes of Women. From Banzo to Healing will work with women from communities accompanied by the CPT, using psychological care and group experiences to strengthen their community autonomy and resistance. This project will hopefully include 120 women from eight traditional communities in Maranhão, embodying the healing and transformative processes the CPT has long supported.