This October, the results of the Best NGOs 2024 Award were announced, the biggest award in Brazil for the third time, and one of the candidates to receive the sixth award is Casa Arte Vida, an organization from Rio, founded by the artist… Anaonsola and the beautiful Carolina. Next, read about the biggest NGO award in Brazil and about Casa Arte Vida, which for five years has been considered one of the best organizations in the country.(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Best NGO Award The Best NGO Award is promoted annually by the social consortium Instituto Doar and the Instituto O Mundo Que Quero to evaluate the best NGOs in Brazil. Currently in its seventh edition, the award allows free participation by non-profit organizations and foundations in Brazil – almost 800,000 operate in this model in the country.
By recognizing the best work in the Brazilian private sector, the Best NGO Award encourages good practices in the Brazilian third sector. To this end, organizations that stand out for the quality and transparency of their governance are evaluated based on a technical and objective selection process based on three main themes: Causes and Action Strategy, Representation and Accountability, Governance and Planning, Finance and Communication and Responsibility.
For example, the financial sustainability of NGOs is an important criterion for selecting organizations for the list of the top 100 NGOs in Brazil. According to data presented at the awards ceremony, 98% of the organizations that stood out had a fundraising system in place and had at least one employee dedicated exclusively to fundraising activities. Casa Arte Vida, for example, has a donation button on its website and a “how to help” page where residents can find ways to contribute to the organization.
The award categories reserved one of the awards for the best NGOs. The largest category is Best NGOs, where 100 organizations among the participants receive special awards. In the Best Small NGOs category, up to 10 small organizations are awarded, that is, those with annual revenue of up to R$500,000. In addition to being among the best NGOs in the last 5 years, Casa Arte Vida, directed by Ana Carolina Affonso, is also among the best small NGOs.
Other categories that are also awarded include Best NGO, best for each cause and best for each region/state.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) NGO Casa Arte Vida by Ana Carolina Affonso Non-profit organization that serves residents of the Pedra de Guaratiba region, located in Rio de Janeiro, Casa Arte Vida (CAV) was founded in 2007 by the artist and lawyer Ana Carolina Affonso. CAV aims to provide comprehensive and interdisciplinary education for youth and children through daily, extracurricular and educational initiatives and initiatives in the areas of technology, finance, arts and entrepreneurship.
For socially disadvantaged young people, CAV projects combine innovation and creativity to provide a safe and welcoming environment that brings together the community and social agencies. CAV's comprehensive education program, for example, promotes community-based extracurricular learning activities that utilize active methods and consider multiple understandings.
Prominent CAV initiatives and programs include the CRIA (Creativity, Robotics, Innovation and Arts) initiative, Maker Lab and Expresso do Futuro. As Ana Carolina Affonso believes in strengthening extracurricular activities, CAV brings initiatives that aim to bridge and integrate various activities between school, family and community. One example is the organization's family promotion program, which includes a series of interventions that aim to strengthen family relationships based on an integrated service model involving technical teams from psychology, social work and pedagogy.
These projects have already won several CAV awards, including the Best NGO Award and the Itaú-UNICEF Award from the Itaú Social UNICEF program.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Winner of the Best NGO Award Ana Carolina Affonso's CAV has been recognized in recent years for the services provided to the population of the Guaratiba region. Since 2019, it has been considered one of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil, having won the award in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.
In 2020, the Best NGOs Award launched a new edition that recognizes the 10 best small organizations — and Casa Arte Vida was recognized on this list. Since then, in addition to being part of the prestigious group of the 100 best non-governmental organizations in Brazil, CAV has been considered one of the 10 small NGOs, an award that recognizes the work of those who do a lot, do it small.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) CAV apprentice, Roberta Macedo, was interviewed for the Best NGOs Award website, saying that the award “focuses on being among the 10 best small businesses, giving them visibility and even more credibility at work". being done. […] Yet another recognition that, despite all the challenges, we are on the right path.”
CAV works to build multiple understandings using autonomy, active listening, and STEAM approach pedagogy. All of the awardee's work is based on the Millennium Sustainable Development Goals, defined by the United Nations.
Who is Ana Carolina Affonso, Founder of CAV Brazilian philanthropic lawyer, Ana Carolina Borges Torrealba Affonso founded Casa Arte Vida in 2017 to offer opportunities through education for young people from underserved communities.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Currently painting tiles and ceramics in her studio in Cascais, Portugal, Ana Carolina Affonso decided to combine her passion for art with the desire to democratize educational opportunities and create CAV.
The organization founded by Ana Carolina Affonso has already received prestigious awards, such as the Best NGOs Award. Furthermore, CAV established important partnerships with the government and other institutions that delivered projects related to the Citizen Woman Project and Senac's education and training.