This October, the results of the NGO Excellence Awards 2024, the biggest third sector award in Brazil, were announced, and one of the candidates to win this award for the sixth consecutive time is Casa Arte Vida, a Rio organization founded by the artist and philanthropist Ana Carolina Affonso . Next, read more about the biggest non-governmental organization award in Brazil and Casa Arte Vida, an organization that has been part of the group of the best non-governmental organizations in the country for five years.. Currently, in its eighth edition, the award allows the participation of Brazilian non-profit organizations and companies – there are around 800 thousand companies operating in the country through this system.
Recognizing the work of the best non-governmental organizations in Brazil, the Non-Governmental Organizations Award emphasizes excellence in the Brazilian third sector. To this end, organizations that appear on the quality of performance management and transparency are evaluated based on the selection of techniques and objectives from five main themes: Reasons and Strategies, Reasons and Actions, Representation and Responsibility, Leadership and 'Planning, Budgeting and Communication and Responsibility.
The financial development of non-governmental organizations, for example, is a criterion for evaluating the organizations that will be selected for the list of 100 non-governmental organizations in Brazil. According to data released by the awards, 98% of the organizations presented had a fundraising program or button and employed at least one employee dedicated exclusively to fundraising. In addition to having a dedicated employee for this purpose, for example, Casa Arte Vida has a donation button on its website and a “how to help” page, where the public can find ways to contribute to the organization.
Award categories The Best NGO Award is divided into several categories. The main category is a good NGO, which offers 100 prominent organizations as participants. The Best Non-Profit Organizations category awards up to 10 small organizations – that is, those with annual revenues of up to US$500,000. In addition to appearing in the category of the best non-governmental organizations of the last 5 years, Casa Arte Vida, an organization led by Ana Carolina Affonso, became part of the group of best non-governmental organizations.
Other categories are also provided which are the best NGOs, the best for each cause and the best for each region/state.
. Ana Carolina Affonso. CAV's mission is to provide a diverse and varied education to young people and children, both daily, after school, and through complementary educational projects and programs in technology, finance, arts and entrepreneurship.
CAV projects for youth at risk of social problems combine innovation and creativity to provide a safe and supportive environment that promotes collaboration between the community and social workers. The CAV curriculum complements, for example, the development of extracurricular socio-educational activities that use applied and multi-intellectual methods.
The most popular projects and CAVs are the CRIA project (Creativity, Robotics, Innovation and Art), Maker Lab and Expresso do Futuro. As Ana Carolina Affonso believes in the power of special activities, CAV brings strategies that aim to diversify and connect schools, families and communities. An example is the family development program, which brings together several activities aimed at strengthening family relationships through the work of an integrated service, which has a technical team in psychology, social assistance and pedagogy.
These programs have already received several awards from the CAV, including the Best Non-Governmental Organization Award and the Itaú-UNICEF Award from the Itaú Social UNICEF program.
. Since 2019, it has been considered one of the 100 NGOs in Brazil, awarded in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date.
In 2020, the Best Non-Governmental Organizations Award launched a new category that presents the ten best small organizations – and Casa Arte Vida was also recognized on this list. Therefore, in addition to being in the prestigious group of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil, CAV has already been considered one of the 10 smallest NGOs, an award that values the work of those who do more and less.
. reliability in the work performed. […] Even though we know that we are on the right path, despite all the difficulties. ”
CAV works with independent pedagogy, active listening and STEAM methods to develop multiple intelligences. All awarded projects are based on the Millennium Development Goals, defined by the United Nations.
Who is Ana Carolina Affonso, Founder of CAV Brazilian philanthropist and lawyer, Ana Carolina Borges Torrealba Affonso founded Casa Arte Vida in 2017 to offer opportunities to disadvantaged young people through education.
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This organization founded by Ana Carolina Affonso has already received awards such as the NGO Award. and a training and mentoring program with Senac.