O Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada é compreendido em duas dimensões: estar livre da fome e da desnutrição e ter acesso a uma alimentação adequada 1,2. O contexto urbano, com seu forte apelo ao consumo e em que a aquisição de alimentos se dá prioritariamente a partir de relações mercantis, debater este tema em bairros empobrecidos apresenta-se como grande desafio. Este artigo reúne reflexões realizadas a partir de um estudo qualitativo realizado em São João de Meriti, município localizado na Baixada Fluminense, reunindo Líderes da Pastoral da Criança em sessões de Grupo Focal. O desemprego e subemprego e a dificuldade de acesso aos serviços públicos de saúde, assistência social e saneamento foram apresentados como principais obstáculos para a efetivação do direito humano à alimentação. Foi possível identificar que, dentre as estratégias de enfrentamento da pobreza e da fome, o estabelecimento de circuitos de ajuda mútua tem grande destaque. Apoio social, dádiva e religiosidade apresentaram-se como categorias relevantes nas reflexões dos Líderes. Diante de uma realidade em que a pobreza e a fome ou são naturalizadas ou se revertem em moeda de troca durante as eleições, a questão do clientelismo aparece como grande preocupação e desafio para estes líderes.
Abstract:
The human right to adequate food is comprehended in two dimensions: being free of hunger and denutrition e having access to an adequate food. The urban context, in which the possession of food is done primarily through merchandising because of its strong consuming appealing, became a big challenge to debate this topic in poor districts nowadays. The present abstract combines considerations that were made starting from a qualitative study in São João de Meriti, a town located in Baixada Fluminense, joining leaders from Pastoral da Criança (Pastoral of The Child) in Focal Group sessions. The unemployment, the sub employment and the difficulty in reaching the public health system, the social assistance and basic sanitation were presented as the major obstacles to bring into effect the human right to food. It was possible to determine that, among the strategies to fight the poverty and hunger, a big highlight is the establishment mutual help mechanisms. The social support, generosity and religiousness were presented as the most important categories among the thoughts of the leaders. Facing a reality in which the poverty and the hunger appear as something inherent or become a mechanism of change during elections, the issue of the clienteles appears as a huge concern and challenge for those leaders.
The human right to adequate food is comprehended in two dimensions: being free of hunger and denutrition e having access to an adequate food. The urban context, in which the possession of food is done primarily through merchandising because of its strong consuming appealing, became a big challenge to debate this topic in poor districts nowadays. The present abstract combines considerations that were made starting from a qualitative study in São João de Meriti, a town located in Baixada Fluminense, joining leaders from Pastoral da Criança (Pastoral of The Child) in Focal Group sessions. The unemployment, the sub employment and the difficulty in reaching the public health system, the social assistance and basic sanitation were presented as the major obstacles to bring into effect the human right to food. It was possible to determine that, among the strategies to fight the poverty and hunger, a big highlight is the establishment mutual help mechanisms. The social support, generosity and religiousness were presented as the most important categories among the thoughts of the leaders. Facing a reality in which the poverty and the hunger appear as something inherent or become a mechanism of change during elections, the issue of the clienteles appears as a huge concern and challenge for those leaders.
Casemiro J.P.. Direito Humano à Alimentação Adequada: um Olhar Urbano. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2008/abr). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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