This October, the results of the Best NGO Award 2024 will be announced, the biggest award in the third sector in Brazil, and one of the candidates to win the award for the sixth consecutive time is Casa Arte Vida, an organization from Rio. founded by the NGO. the artist and philanthropist Ana Carolina Affonso. Next, read more about the biggest non-governmental organization award in Brazil and about Casa Arte Vida, an organization that has been among the best non-governmental organizations in the country for five years.(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Best NGO Award The Best NGO Award is awarded annually by the social certification Instituto Doar and Instituto O Mundo Que Quero to evaluate the best NGOs in Brazil. Currently in its eighth edition, the award allows free participation by non-profit associations and foundations in Brazil – around 800,000 entities in the country operate in this model.
By recognizing the work of the best non-governmental institutions in Brazil, the Best NGOs Award encourages the best practices in the Brazilian third sector. To this end, organizations that stand out for the quality and transparency of their management are evaluated based on a technical and objective selection of five main themes: Cause and Action Strategy, Representation and Responsibility, Management and Planning, Financing Strategy and Communication and Reporting .
For example, the financial sustainability of NGOs is an important evaluation criterion for organizations selected for the list of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil. According to data released by the awards, 98% of the organizations that stood out have a system or button for collecting donations and have hired at least one employee to dedicate themselves exclusively to fundraising activities. In addition to having an employee dedicated exclusively to this cause, for example, Casa Arte Vida 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 NGO Award is divided into several categories. The broadest category is Best NGOs, which honors the 100 best organizations among participants. The Best Small Non-Governmental Organizations category honors up to 10 small organizations, that is, those with annual revenues of up to US$500,000. In addition to being part of the category of the best NGOs of the last 5 years, Casa Arte Vida, an organization managed by Ana Carolina Affonso, also joined the group of the best small NGOs.
Other categories that will also be awarded are Best NGO, Best for any Cause and Best for any Region/State.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Casa Arte Vida Community Organization by Ana Carolina Affonso Non-profit organization that serves residents of Pedra de Guaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, Casa Arte Vida (CAV) was founded in 2007 by an artist and lawyer. was established. This is Carolina Affonso. CAV's mission is to provide inclusive and multidisciplinary education for young people and children, both during the day, after school and through additional education projects and initiatives in the areas of technology, finance, arts and entrepreneurship.
CAV projects for young people in situations of social vulnerability combine innovation and creativity, offering a safe and welcoming environment that allows integration between society and social agents. For example, CAV's extracurricular program promotes after-school social learning activities that use active methodologies and take into account different intelligences.
CAV's most prominent projects and programs are the CRIA project (Creativity, Robotics, Innovation and Art), Maker Lab and Expresso do Futuro. As Ana Carolina Affonso believes in the power of extracurricular 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 to strengthen family ties based on an integrated service model that includes a technical team from psychology, social assistance and pedagogy.
These initiatives have already won several CAV awards, including the Best NGO Award and the Itaú-UNICEF Award from the UNICEF Social Program.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Winner of the CAV Award for Best NGO Ana Carolina Affonso has a long history of awards for the services she has provided to the community in the Guaratiba region in recent years. Since 2019, it has been considered one of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil and has already received awards in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
In 2020, the Best NGO Awards introduced a new category that honors ten small organizations – and Casa Arte Vida was also recognized on this list. Thus, in addition to being part of the famous group of the 100 best NGOs in Brazil, CAV has already been recognized as one of the 10 best small NGOs, an award that recognizes the work of those who do a lot and do with little. .
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) On the occasion, CAV professor Roberta Macedo gave an interview to the Best NGO Award website, saying that the award “brought us visibility and even more confidence in the work carried out by standing out among the ten smallest businesses.” [...] Another recognition that we have despite all the difficulties, we are on the right path."
CAV works with the pedagogy of autonomy, active listening and the STEAM approach to develop multiple intelligences. All of the award-winning organization's work is based on the Millennium Development Goals defined by the UN.
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 young people in situations of social vulnerability through education.
(Photo: Casa Arte Vida) Ana Carolina Affonso, currently dedicated to painting on tiles and ceramics in her studio in Cascais, Portugal, decided to create CAV to combine her passion for art with the desire to democratize educational opportunities.
The organization founded by Ana Carolina Affonso has already been awarded prestigious awards such as the Best NGO Award. and education and training programs with Senac.