This October, the results of the Best NGOs 2024 Award were announced, the biggest award in the third sector in Brazil and one of the winners of the trophy for the sixth consecutive year was Casa Arte Vida do Rio for artists and other donors Ana Carolina Affonso. Next, read more about the biggest NGO award in Brazil and Casa Arte Vida, which has been among the best non-governmental organizations in the country for five years.(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Best NGOs Award The Best NGOs Award is promoted annually by social certifiers Instituto Doar and Instituto O Mundo Que Quero to evaluate the best NGOs in Brazil. Currently in its eighth edition, the award allows the free participation of Brazilian non-profit associations and foundations — around 800,000 entities operate in the country in this model.
By recognizing the work of the best non-governmental institutions in Brazil, the Best NGOs Award encourages excellence in the Brazilian third sector. To this end, organizations that stand out for the efficiency and transparency of their governance are evaluated through a technical and objective selection of five major themes: Cause and Action Strategy, Representation and Responsibility, Management and Planning, Financing and Communication Strategy and Accountability.
For example, the financial performance of NGOs is an important criterion for organizations to be selected in the list of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil. According to data released by the awards, 98% of the highlighted organizations have a system or button for collecting donations and have hired at least one employee as a volunteer in fundraising. Casa Arte Vida, for example, in addition to having employees dedicated exclusively to this cause, has a donation button and a “how to help” page on its website where people can find ways to donate to the organization.
Types of awards The Best NGOs Award is divided into several categories. The broadest category was Best NGOs, which awarded 100 outstanding organizations among the participants. The best small NGO category recognizes up to 10 small organizations — that is, those with annual revenue of up to R$500,000. For 5 years, in addition to being included in the Best NGOs category, Casa Arte Vida, an organization run by Ana Carolina Affonso, has also been included in the Best Small NGOs category.
Other award categories were Best NGO, best in each cause and best in each region/state.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) NGO Casa Arte Vida by Ana Carolina Affonso Casa Arte Vida (CAV), a non-profit organization based in Rio de Janeiro that serves residents of the Pedra de Guaratiba region, was founded in 2007 by the artist and lawyer founded by Ana Carolina Affonso. CAV's mission is to provide inclusive and multidisciplinary education for young people and children through daytime, extracurricular and complementary education projects and initiatives in technology, finance, arts and entrepreneurship.
CAV projects for socially disadvantaged young people combine innovation and creativity to create a safe and welcoming environment that promotes connections between communities and community actors. For example, CAV's complementary education program promotes extracurricular socio-educational activities that focus on multiple intelligences through an active methodology.
CAV's most notable projects and programs include the CRIA project (Creativity, Robotics, Innovation and Art), the Maker Lab and Expresso do Futuro. Because Ana Carolina Affonso believes in the power of extracurricular activities, CAV introduces multidisciplinarity and initiatives that aim to build connections between schools, families and communities. One example is the organization's family valorization program, which combines several activities aimed at strengthening family bonds through an integrated service model, including technical teams from psychology, social assistance and pedagogy.
These efforts have won CAV several awards, including the Best NGOs Award and the Itaú-UNICEF Award from the Itaú Social UNICEF Program.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Winner of the Best NGOs Award, Ana Carolina Affonso's CAV recently received an award for community services in the Guaratiba region. It has been considered one of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil since 2019. It won the award in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and
In 2020, the Best NGOs Award introduced a new category honoring the ten best small organizations — Casa Arte Vida was also recognized on the list. Thus, in addition to being one of the prestigious organizations among the 100 best non-governmental organizations in Brazil, CAV has been considered one of the 10 small NGOs, a testament to the work of those who do a lot with little and is a tribute
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) At the time, CAV educator Roberta Macedo gave an interview to the Best NGOs Award website, saying that the award “brought us visibility, with the tangible fact that we are one of the ten best small companies, even more conveys that you are trustworthy in the work you do. […] Another sign that we are on the right path, against all odds.”
CAV develops multiple intelligences through autonomy pedagogy, active listening and STEAM approaches. All of the award-winning organization's work is based on the Millennium Sustainable Development Goals determined by the UN.
Who is the founder of CAV, Ana Carolina Affonso Brazilian philanthropist and lawyer Ana Carolina Borges Torrealba Affonso founded Casa Arte Vida in 2017 to provide opportunities for socially disadvantaged young people through education.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Currently dedicated to painting on tiles and ceramics in her studio in Cascais, Portugal, Ana Carolina Affonso decided to found CAV to combine her passion for art with the desire to democratize educational opportunities.
Since then, the organization founded by Ana Carolina Affonso has also been honored with prestigious awards such as the Best NGOs Award, in addition, CAV has established important partnerships with governments and other organizations and institutions that have provided activities related to the Citizen Project. Women and training and training programs with Senac.