Dias de Glória: relato de trabalho voluntário em uma ONG

Abstract

This academic work aims to describe the reality and functioning of an NGO in a year with peculiarities and challenges imposed by the new coronavirus pandemic, in addition to the intrinsic difficulties of the daily life of a third sector organization. From the perspective of a volunteer from the ABC do Glória Civil Society Organization, a report is narrated that allows the discussion of the institution's social and political commitment in the midst of the troubled period, combined with the impasses and challenges not only for maintaining the alignment of its discourse and practices to its political identity, but also to guarantee its sustainability and survival. The discussion is based on three pillars: (a) the historical resumption of the third sector concept and its main actors, as well as the political characterization of these, (b) the description of the organizational structure of the organization throughout of the two years of the pandemic and its changes, and (c) the report of everyday life, the reality and the difficulties faced by ABC do Glória in maintaining its activities, which evidences challenges to psychology that cover different areas, but at no time excluding: the organizational and on the other, social and community psychology. Thus, we seek to broaden interest and understanding of the importance and urgency of public policies and funds that not only substantially support non-governmental organizations, but ultimately contribute to their survival, since the Constitution of 1988 makes explicit the responsibility of the State in dealing with the “social question”.