PARTICIPAÇÃO LIBERTADORA, CEBS E COMUNIDADES CAMPONESAS EM MONTES CLAROS MG

St. Sebastian s Parish, located in the municipality of Montes Claros, in the State of Minas Gerais, characterizes itself by its planning and by its apostolic pastoral work, directing its efforts towards integrating faith and life. The ´80s and ´90s were marked by intense rural worker participation in the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) and by popular education with a view to human, and therefore community, promotion. This case study, of an interpretative nature, sought to verify, by participative observation and by interview transcripts, if the manner of the Jesuits intervention, through the BECs, was educational (with popular appeal) or tutorial (with an authoritarian hallmark). In addition it sought to investigate if there was a relationship between participation in parochial activities and those developed in the associations, in the trade union and in the community itself, as well as if this involvement favored the emergence of practices of sustainable development in the scenario researched. The answers to the questions were given by the social agents themselves, that is, domestic producers, residents, the Jesuits, pastoral workers, and interpreted by the investigator. Educational intervention for social participation in the communities provided personal, community and regional growth, contributing to development derived from people s involvement as protagonists in the solution of their problems in all areas, and in the search for sustainable alternatives to economic models that exclude development.social participation, rural communities, sustainable development., Community/Rural/Urban Development,

PARTICIPAÇÃO LIBERTADORA, CEBS E COMUNIDADES CAMPONESAS EM MONTES CLAROS MG

St. Sebastian s Parish, located in the municipality of Montes Claros, in the State of Minas Gerais, characterizes itself by its planning and by its apostolic pastoral work, directing its efforts towards integrating faith and life. The ´80s and ´90s were marked by intense rural worker participation in the Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) and by popular education with a view to human, and therefore community, promotion. This case study, of an interpretative nature, sought to verify, by participative observation and by interview transcripts, if the manner of the Jesuits intervention, through the BECs, was educational (with popular appeal) or tutorial (with an authoritarian hallmark). In addition it sought to investigate if there was a relationship between participation in parochial activities and those developed in the associations, in the trade union and in the community itself, as well as if this involvement favored the emergence of practices of sustainable development in the scenario researched. The answers to the questions were given by the social agents themselves, that is, domestic producers, residents, the Jesuits, pastoral workers, and interpreted by the investigator. Educational intervention for social participation in the communities provided personal, community and regional growth, contributing to development derived from people s involvement as protagonists in the solution of their problems in all areas, and in the search for sustainable alternatives to economic models that exclude development

ÁGUA, SAÚDE E ESTRATÉGIA SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA (ESF): USOS E DESAFIOS NO ASSENTAMENTO ESTRELA DO NORTE - MONTES CLAROS, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL

A água e a saúde são recursos indispensáveis à sobrevivência humana. O objetivo deste trabalho é conhecer o acesso aos diversos usos da água, bem como os desafios para a manutenção da saúde integral da comunidade do assentamento Estrela do Norte no município de Montes Claros/ MG/BR, através do trabalho desenvolvido pela Estratégia Saúde da Família/ESF. A metodologia utilizada constou de revisão bibliográfica, observação in loco, aplicação de questionário semi-estruturado (a todos os lideres familiares/ assentados) buscando entender os aspectos ligados a água. Para analisar as questões de saúde foi aplicado um questionário semi-estruturado apenas a 08 assentados: 05 que utilizam freqüentemente os serviços ESF e 03 que pouco deles usufruem. Foi possível perceber os desafios e estratégias utilizados pela população local, e, assim, a vulnerabilidade da saúde dessa população. O estudo realizado é início de pesquisa em Água, Saúde, desafios no assentamento rural. Conclui-se que, apesar do esforço por parte da coletividade, programas governamentais são necessários, além de maior envolvimento dos governantes e sociedade para que os assentados possam ter condições mínimas de acesso a água e a saúde com qualidade, dentro dos padrões internacionais, referendados pela Organização Mundial da Saúde