Catalytic Communities is a favela advocacy NGO based in Rio de Janeiro. News @RioOnWatch. Portug/local tweets @ComCatRJ. Sustainable Favelas @SustentaFavela. Destigmatizing and empowering Rio's favelas making strategic use of social media. Also fan our community news page at www.facebook.com/RioOnWatch. [PT] aqui: www.facebook.com/ComCat. Catalytic Communities’ mission is to develop models for effective integration between informal and formal settlements in cities across the globe, based on the experience of Rio de Janeiro. Catalytic Communities is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Rio de Janeiro residents by driving a creative, inclusive and empowering community-led integration between the city’s informal and formal communities, in which the city’s favelas are recognized for their heritage status and their residents fully served as equal citizens. This is done through a combination of education, research, training, strategic communications, technology, networks, advocacy, and participatory planning.