A ONG Centro Vida Nordeste no enfoque do desenvolvimento social e ambiental.

Abstract

This study aimed to research aims to analyze the performance of the NGO Centra e Vida Nordeste, city of Prata Paraiba in the focus of their contribution to social and environmental development of the region and consequence for education in local schools contextualized and sustainable use caatinga. Therefore, we used questionnaires containing questions based on proposed activities of the NGO, with rural producers, the population of the host city and schools (students and teachers) in the municipality. Was applied 100 questionnaires, 40 were in rural areas and 60 in the town, following the same range used by Community Health Agents. The results were tabulated and analyzed in the form of graphs containing the percentage distribution for each variable contained in the questionnaire. It was found that most users of the NGO is female, in the majority aged between 24 and 34 years, 20% have completed secondary school and 60% live in the headquarters city. Most respondents already passed by the NGO in one form or another, and shows good acceptance of the activities performed by this organization. The use of caatinga by the people is diverse and shown to have some knowledge of the most common species of this biome. Most people in rural NGO that seeks to fit as a small farmer, and mostly less than 25 heads of animals. It is evident that the activities of NGOs are focused on more urban than rural areas, possibly due to its proximity to the seat of the municipality.