A relação entre instituições governamentais e não governamentais e os catadores da Associação de Catadores Novo Horizonte na implementação da coleta seletiva solidária em Sant'Ana do Livramento

Abstract

The article aims to describe the relationship between governmental and non- governmental organizations with the New Horizon Association of Scavengers in the implementation of solidary selective collection in Sant'Ana do Livramento. For this, we tried to address issues related to the struggle of the scavengers against social exclusion and for their professional recognition, the dynamics of formation of cooperative organizations and recyclable material collectors associations for actual functioning of the solidary selective collection and the performance of government institutions and non-governmental organizations to do so. As technique of data collection interviews were made and aimed at governmental and non-governmental representatives and documentary research was implemented, setting the article as a case study. The content analysis was based on a comparison with what was covered in the theoretical framework. Thus, it was possible to identify the types of relationship, the role of institutions, the benefits of the partnership, actions and activities, difficulties and limitations, among other topics. Concluding, therefore, that relations are in solidification process where the university plays an essential role of intermediation between the entities that are united by a fundamental purpose: to implement solidary selective collection in the municipality to obtain economic, political, social and environmental gains for the whole local society and especially to the scavengers, considered workers worthy of professional recognition and appreciation.