This October, the results of the Best NGOs Award 2024, the biggest award in the third sector in Brazil, were announced, and one of the candidates to win the award for the sixth consecutive time is Casa Arte Vida, a Rio-based organization founded by the artist and philanthropist Ana Carolina Afonso. Next, read more about the largest NGO grant in Brazil and Casa Arte Vida, an entity that has been part of the group of the best non-governmental organizations in the country for the last five years.(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Best NGOs Award The Best NGOs Award is promoted annually by social certification Instituto Doar and Instituto O Mundo Que Que to evaluate the best NGOs in Brazil. Currently in its eighth edition, the award allows the free participation of Brazilian non-profit organizations and foundations – there are around 800 thousand companies operating in the country through this model.
By recognizing the work of the best non-governmental organizations in Brazil, the Best NGOs Award encourages good practices in the Brazilian third sector. To this end, organizations that represent the quality of their management and transparency are evaluated based on technical selection and the determination of five key themes: Purpose and Action Process, Representation and Responsibility, Management and Planning, Finance and Communication and IT.
The financial stability of NGOs, for example, is an important evaluation criterion for organizations to be selected for the list of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil. According to data released by the Award, 98% of participating organizations have a system or key for receiving donations and have hired at least one employee to dedicate themselves to fundraising activities. In addition to having a dedicated team for this purpose, Casa Arte Vida, for example, has a donation button on its website and a “how to help” page, where citizens can find ways to contribute to the organization.
Award categories The Best NGOs Award is divided into categories. The broadest category is the Best NGOs, which offers 100 outstanding organizations among the participants. The version of the best small NGOs awards up to 10 small groups – that is, those with an annual income of up to R$500,000. In addition to being part of the best NGOs in the last 5 years, Casa Arte Vida, an organization run by Ana Carolina Afonso, also joined the group of the best small NGOs.
Other categories that are also awarded are the best NGO, the best for each cause and the best for each region/state.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) NGO Casa Arte Vida by Ana Carolina Afonso Non-profit organization that serves residents of Pedra de Guaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, Casa Arte Vida (CAV) was created in 2007 by artist and lawyer Ana Carolina Afonso . CAV's objective is to provide inclusive and inclusive education to young people and children, both on a daily basis, after school, and through educational projects and initiatives in the areas of technology, finance, arts and commerce.
CAV projects for socially vulnerable young people combine innovation and creativity to provide a safe and welcoming environment that allows integration between the community and social agents. CAV's complementary education program, for example, promotes extracurricular socio-educational activities that use active strategies and consider multiple intelligences.
The most famous CAV projects and programs are the CRIA project (Creation, Robotics, Innovation and Art), Creator Lab and Expresso do Futuro. As Ana Carolina Affonso believes in the power of complementary activities, CAV brings initiatives that aim at multidisciplinary and integration between school, family and community. One example is the organization's family promotion program, which brings together several actions aimed at strengthening family relationships based on an integrated work model, which includes the technical team of psychology, social assistance and education.
These initiatives guaranteed several awards for CAV, including the Best NGO Award and the Itaú-UNICEF Award from the UNICEF Social Itaú Program.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Winner of the Best NGO Award Ana Carolina Afonso's CAV has a long history of receiving awards for services provided to the community in the Guaratiba region in recent years. Since 2019, it has been one of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil, receiving the award in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.
In 2020, the Best NGOs Award debuted a new version that awards the ten best small organizations – and Casa Arte Vida is also recognized on this list. Therefore, in addition to being part of the prestigious group of the 100 best non-governmental organizations in Brazil, CAV already has one of the 10 best small NGOs, an award that recognizes the work of those who do a lot, with a small amount of money.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) On the occasion, CAV trainer Roberta Macedo gave an interview to the Best NGOs Award website, saying that the award “includes the distinction of being among the ten best small companies, bringing us visibility and even more . confidence in the work we do. Another recognition that we are on the right path, despite all the difficulties.”
CAV works with independent learning, active listening and a STEAM approach to develop multiple skills. All of the award-winning organization's work is based on the Millennium Development Goals, decided by the UN.
Who is Ana Carolina Afonso, founder of CAV Philanthropist and Brazilian lawyer, Ana Carolina Borges Torrealba Afonso donated Casa Arte Vida in 2017 to offer opportunities to young people in situations of social vulnerability through education.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Currently dedicated to painting on tiles and ceramics in her studio in Cascais, Portugal, Ana Carolina Afonso decided to find CAV to combine her love for art with the desire to democratize teaching opportunities.
The organization created by Ana Carolina Afonso has been honored with prestigious awards such as the Best NGO Award. Furthermore, CAV has been establishing important partnerships with the government and other bodies and institutions, to which it has granted initiatives linked to the Citizen Woman Project. and training and education programs with Senac.