The Best NGOs Award has announced the 100 winning Brazilian third sector organizations for 2023, and Associação pela Propriedade Comunitária, which runs FICA and FUA, is among them. The list, which is now available on the premiomelhores.org website, shows the names of the organizations recognized for their good practices in areas such as governance, transparency, communication and funding. This is the seventh edition of the Award, organized by the Instituto O Mundo que Queremos (IOMQQ) and the Instituto Doar, sponsored by Ambev VOA and supported by Instituto Humanize, Prosas and Toyota do Brasil.
"When we created Melhores, our aim was to encourage a culture of giving in Brazil. Over the years, it has become something bigger than that. Today, we are certain that being on the Best list can change the history of an organization," says Cássia Christe, director of IOMQQ. "The Best NGOs recognizes organizations committed to doing good in all ways, for all audiences, in all causes. When you hear the word 'NGO', you already understand that there is a group of people there who have created some non-profit association for the common good. That's the beauty of society working to solve problems," adds Alexandre Mansur, IOMQQ's project director.
The highlights in the special categories will be revealed during the official awards ceremony, scheduled to take place in December 2023. In addition to the top 100, awards will be given to the best NGOs by state, cause, the ten best small NGOs, the best among them and the Best NGO of the Year. "It's a well-established event, but every year we like to bring surprises. This year, at the live ceremony, we're going to bring something new," says Marcelo Estraviz, director of the Instituto Doar.
The 100 best NGOs in Brazil in 2023
ABC Aprendiz - Social Center for Education for Work
Agency for Good
SOS Children's Villages Brazil
Amare
Americas Friends
Friends of Poli
Friends of Good
Entrepreneurial Alliance Association
Copaíba Environmental Association
Avina Association
Alda Miranda Matheus Charitable Association (AMMA)
Queen of Peace Community of Love Benevolent Association
People's Benevolent and Community Association
Brazilian Association for Assistance to Families of Children with Cancer and Hemopathies (ABRACE)
Brazilian Association of Lymphoma and Leukemia (ABRALE)
Brazil Foundation Association
Casa Arte Vida Social Assistance Association
Social Citizenship and Sustainability Association (ACSSUS)
Awakening Community Association
Pisada do Sertão Cultural Association
Association for the Support of the Elderly - Instituto Velho Amigo
Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Cancer and Hemopathies
Bauru Association of Parents and Friends of the Disabled (APAE Nova Bauru)
Association of Parents, Friends and People with Disabilities, Banco do Brasil Employees and the Community (APABB)
Poços de Caldas Association of the Physically Handicapped
Association of Protectors of People in Need
Women's Association for Social and University Studies (AFESU)
Junior Achievement Association of Rio de Janeiro
Association for the Integral Development of Down
Associação pela Propriedade Comunitária
Association for 1 Smile
Ita Wegman Solar Association
Vaga Lume Association
Mother Tereza of Calcutta Varzeagrand Association
Volunteering - Volunteering Association
Youth District
Joinville Volunteer Fire Brigade
Casa Azul Felipe Augusto
House of Friendship
AURA Care Home
House of the Child Jesus of Prague
Casa do Zezinho
Casa José Coltro
Ronald McDonald House ABC
Center for Popular Education
Center for Popular Education and Social Formation (CEPFS)
Childhood Brazil
Development Cooperation and Human Settlements (CDM)
Brazilian Red Cross - State of São Paulo
Staying well
Cristiano Varella Foundation
Educational Sports Foundation for Children and Adolescents (EPROCAD)
Norberto Odebrecht Foundation
Book and Reading Observatory Foundation
Open Door Foundation
Gaia+
Gastromotiva
Positive Prevention Work Group (GTP+)
Dispersers Group
Habitat for Humanity Brazil
Santa Rosalia Hospital
St. John Bosco Province
Child and Adolescent Incentive Institution of Mogi Mirim - SP (ICA)
Father Harold Rahm Institution
C Institute
Institute for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Amazon (IDESAM)
Refugee Reintegration Institute - Brazil
Children's Cancer Institute
Children's Cancer Institute of Agreste (ICIA)
Instituto Elos
Street Football Institute
Igarapé Institute
Jô Clemente Institute
Mano Down Institute
South American Cultural Mill Institute
Movimento Qualivida Institute
Novo Sertão Institute
Institute for a Better World (IMMEL)
Instituto Pró-Saber SP
Ramacrisna Institute
Recycle Institute
Instituto Rede Mulher Empreendedora (IRME)
Rodrigo Mendes Institute
Sivis Institute
Verdescola Institute
Magic Steps
Pequeno Cotolengo Paranaense
Plan International Brazil
Pró Renal - Brazil - Foundation for Research in Renal and Metabolic Diseases
Providens - Archdiocesan Social Action
RenovaBR
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte
Sorocaba Social Works Service (SOS)
Smile Bauru
Bilingual Soul
Turma do Bem
Brazilian Scouts Union
United Way Brazil (UWB)
Vetor Brasil
Vocation
The Prize
Since 2017, the Best NGOs Award has recognized the fundamental work done by non-governmental institutions in Brazil and also acts as a beacon to guide donations. In addition, it encourages good practices and also contributes to improving the management of all participants, including those who are not awarded, who also receive detailed feedback from the evaluation.
