Introduction: Physical inactivity is thought to contribute to the emergence of non-communicable diseases in post-conflict settings of low-income countries. Sport-for-development (SfD) organisations in these regions claim to improve the health of programme participants. However, there is a paucity of supporting evidence. I assessed the impact of a voluntary community-based SfD intervention on the physical activity (PA), physical fitness (PF) and mental health (MH) of adolescents in Gulu, Uganda. Methods: The Acholi Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (APAI), standing broad jump (SBJ), multi-stage fitness test (MSFT) and BMI-for-age (BFA) were adapted to the local context. I tested their feasibility and reliability with a repeat-measures design (n=70). A cross-sectional analysis of a random sample was used to assess the local needs and establish the PF and MH of the adolescents reached by the intervention (n=1464). This was also the baseline assessment for the impact evaluation. It comprised a randomised control trial (n=144) nested within a cohort study (n=1400) and triangulated by cross-sectional assessment of PA using accelerometry (n=54). Results: The adapted PF and MH measures demonstrated good intra-tester reliability (ICC>0.75). Adolescents in Gulu predominantly had “healthy” BFA (>90%). They performed better than global norms for the SBJ (p<0.001), but worse for the MSFT (p<0.05). The girls who registered for the intervention had higher PF at baseline (p<0.05) and experienced no significant benefits when compared to the community. The aerobic capacity of the boys intervention group increased relative to the community (p<0.01), but was not significantly different to the trial control group whose PF also improved. The PA results concurred with this finding. Boys in the intervention group experienced a deterioration in MH relative to their peers (p<0.05). Implications: It is feasible to apply rigorous evaluation methods to SfD interventions. Although adolescents in Gulu have poor aerobic capacity, a voluntary programme may not reach those at risk. Interpreting the impact evaluation was limited by a lack of programme development theory, but suggested that opportunities for non-competitive play may confer PF benefit without harming MH. Further investigation is warranted.

Malgré le rôle important joué par les comportements alimentaires durant la grossesse, et de leurs implications pour la santé de la mère et de l’enfant à naître, plusieurs études soulignent que les besoins d’informations des femmes enceintes à faible revenu ou issues de minorités ethniques n’ont pas été comblés. Le comportement de recherche d’informations de femmes enceintes immigrantes maghrébines à faible revenu sera donc abordé via le modèle d’Engel, Kollat et Blackwell. L’objectif général est l’exploration de ce comportement de recherche d’informations en lien avec des thématiques associées à leur alimentation au cours de la grossesse. La thèse propose quatre questions spécifiques de recherche visant l’exploration des facteurs d’ordre individuel et d’environnement susceptibles d’influencer une recherche active d’informations, des sources auprès desquelles des informations sont recherchées, et de la nature de l’information recueillie. Un total de 28 femmes enceintes volontaires (14 primigestes et 14 secondigestes) ont été recrutées via le Dispensaire diététique de Montréal entre les mois d’août 2010 et 2011. Des entrevues semi-structurées de 60 à 90 minutes ont été réalisées par l’étudiante au doctorat. Les données ont été soumises à une analyse de contenu via le logiciel NVivo. Des facteurs d’ordre individuel susceptibles d’influencer le comportement de recherche active d’informations furent identifiés: perspective idéologique à l’égard de la grossesse, présence de malaises de grossesse, perception du caractère contradictoire des informations reçues, perceptions liées au caractère adéquat de l’information reçue, perceptions liées au caractère suffisant de l’information détenue, variation du poids corporel, valorisation du bien-être du bébé, attitudes à l’égard de la supplémentation prénatale, valorisation d’une saine alimentation et motivation à apprendre. Des facteurs d’environnement susceptibles d’influencer le comportement de recherche active d’informations ont été identifiés: culture (habitudes alimentaires, croyances alimentaires, croyances religieuses, perte de repères culturels traditionnels quant aux soins de santé et conseils offerts durant la grossesse) et interactions avec les membres de l’environnement social. Des sources d’informations significatives en lien avec la nutrition prénatale se sont avérées être pour les primigestes: diététiste, mère, amies, mari et Internet. Pour les secondigestes, ces sources d’informations étaient: diététiste, médecin, amies et mari. Une source d’informations professionnelle significative concernant la supplémentation prénatale et le gain de poids durant la grossesse, tant pour les primigestes que secondigestes, s’est révélée être la diététiste. Peu de femmes ont rapporté avoir reçu des professionnels de l’information à propos de la salubrité alimentaire et des risques de gagner trop de poids. Les résultats soulèvent une réflexion à l’égard de l’implication des professionnels en période prénatale et quant à la révision de leurs approches de counseling nutritionnel. Les résultats amènent également à réfléchir quant à l’amélioration des activités ayant pour objectif de répondre aux besoins d’informations des femmes enceintes immigrantes maghrébines à faible revenu en lien avec des thématiques liées à l’alimentation durant la grossesse. Pour terminer, il serait utile que de futures recherches s’attardent à mieux comprendre le comportement de recherche d’informations en lien avec des thématiques associées à l’alimentation de femmes enceintes de différents horizons culturels ou de celle de l’enfant à venir. / Despite the important role played by healthy behaviours during pregnancy, and their health implications for both mother and baby, several studies have highlighted that health information needs of low-income and ethnic minority pregnant women have not been met. Thus, the information-seeking behaviour of low-income pregnant Maghrebian women has been studied in this thesis by using the Engel, Kollat and Blackwell (EKB) model. The main objective of this thesis’s research is to explore information-seeking behaviours regarding nutrition-related topics during pregnancy in order to determine whether decisional processes regarding information-seeking behaviour differ among primigravid and secundigravid women. This thesis proposes four specific research questions aiming at the exploration of individual and environmental factors likely to influence the active information-seeking behaviour, the type of information and the sources from which such information is collected. Data has been collected among 28 low-income voluntary women (14 primigravid and 14 secundigravid) mainly referred by the Montreal Diet Dispensary between August 2010 and 2011. Semi-structured interviews lasting 60 to 90 minutes were conducted by the doctoral student. Data were analyzed using content analysis with NVivo software. On one hand, individual factors likely to influence the active information-seeking behaviour have been found to be: the ideological examination of pregnancy, presence of pregnancy discomforts, perception of conflicting information from providers, perceived adequacy of received nutrition information, perceived sufficiency of information, body weight changes, recognition of the baby’s well-being, attitudes toward prenatal supplementation, importance given to healthy eating, and motivation to learn. On the other hand, environmental factors likely to influence the active information-seeking behaviour have been identified to be: culture (eating habits, food beliefs, religious beliefs, loss of cultural markers regarding health care and counseling during pregnancy) and interactions with individuals from the social environment. Significant information sources consulted by primigravid women for topics regarding prenatal nutrition were as follows: the registered dietitian, mother, friends, husband, and Internet. For secundigravid women, significant information sources were as follows: the dietitian, doctor, friends and husband. A significant professional information source, both for primigravid and secundigravid women, about prenatal vitamin and mineral supplementation and pregnancy weight gain was the registered dietitian. Internet was a significant public information source from which primigravid women got information regarding prenatal nutrition-related topics. Few women reported having received, during their follow-up examinations, professional information related to food safety issues and risks of gaining too much weight during pregnancy. Overall, results presented in this thesis highlight the importance of improving communicating strategies in order to better address the information needs of low-income pregnant Maghrebian women. Results raise a number of questions with regards to improving the participation of professionals to prenatal education and their nutritional counseling. Moreover, results from this thesis suggest means to improve activity planning to better address the nutrition-related information needs of pregnant Maghrebian women during pregnancy. It would be useful for researchers to get involved in studies aimed at a better understanding of the information-seeking behaviour of expectant mothers from different cultural backgrounds regarding nutrition-related topics during pregnancy as well as the baby’s nutrition.

This diploma thesis deals with poverty and social exclusion in the context of education, on both a theoretical and empirical level. The theoretical part provides a comprehensive picture of the phenomena of poverty, social exclusion and low-income families and then shows them towards education. The theoretical basis of the protection of families and children is also clarified in this part. The text focuses in detail on the specifics of the schooling of students from low-income families in Most, this focus is then extended by a qualitative data survey in the practical part. The research report provides interpretation of data from interviews with primary school pupils in Most, whose families meet the poverty risk attributes. The results of the practical part capture the student's perception of their educational careers. The results of research interviews are then confronted with the conclusions of the research reports mentioned in the theoretical part. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

United Nations has lately stated ambitious health targets for 2030 in the Sustainable Development Goal agenda, following the already achieved progress between 1990 and 2015 when the number of children dying before the age of five was reduced by more than half. However, the mortality reduction in the first month of life after birth has not kept the same pace. Furthermore, a large number of stillbirths have previously not been accounted for. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the impact of clinical training in neonatal resuscitation, and to identify strategies for an effective implementation at a maternal health facility in Nepal. Focus group discussions were used to explore the perceptions of teamwork among staff working closest to the infant at the facility. A prospective cohort study with nested referents was applied to determine effect on birth outcomes after an intervention with Helping Babies Breathe, a simplified protocol for neonatal resuscitation. Sustainability of the acquired skills after training was addressed by employing a quality improvement cycle. Video recordings of health workers performance were collected to analyse adherence to protocol. Midwives described the need for universal protocols in neonatal resuscitation and management involvement in clinical audit and feedback. There was a reduction of intrapartum stillbirth (aOR 0.46, 95% CI 0.32–0.66) and neonatal mortality within 24 hours of life (aOR 0.51, 95% CI 0.31–0.83) after the intervention. Ventilation of infants increased (OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.67–3.93) and potentially harmful suctioning was reduced (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.09–0.17). Neonatal death from intrapartum-related complications was reduced and preterm infants survived additional days in the neonatal period after the intervention. Low birth weight was not found to be a predictor of deferred resuscitation in the studied context. This study confirmed the robustness of Helping Babies Breathe as an educational tool for training in neonatal resuscitation. Accompanied with a quality improvement cycle it reduced intrapartum stillbirth and mortality on the day of delivery in a low-income facility setting. Improved postnatal care is needed to maintain the gains in survival through the neonatal period. Increased management involvement in audit and quality of care could improve clinical performance among health workers.

Habitar ambientes dimensionados a partir de estudos antropométricos e Avaliações Pós-Ocupação (APOs) dos aspectos funcionais é conseqüência de processos de projeto arquitetônico a serem consolidados. A tecnologia tem permitido obter um maior controle sobre todas as fases da produção de edificações, sendo a fase de pré-projeto decisiva para o efetivo sucesso de um empreendimento. A presente pesquisa objetiva o desenvolvimento de um roteiro para a elaboração de um programa computacional de Projeto e Desenho Arquitetônico Auxiliado por Computador (CAADD - Computer Aided Architectural Design and Drafting) que contribua para o trabalho do arquiteto nas análises geométricas de dimensionamento funcional de edificações habitacionais sociais multi-familiares, no momento do pré-projeto, considerando as especificidades do conjunto de variáveis envolvidas em cada situação de projeto. Ao escolher as alternativas de composição de Programa de Necessidades no sistema, este geraria maquetes eletrônicas (modelo digital) a partir dos parâmetros definidos no próprio programa. Os volumes abstraídos em meio digital são tratados genericamente no sistema como objetos volumétricos (mobiliário, eletrodomésticos, peças sanitárias, esquadrias, estrutura, vedação). A tecnologia de representação gráfica digital escolhida foi o padrão aberto para a distribuição de conteúdo tridimensional denominado X3D. A montagem do roteiro contempla conceitos de Computação Gráfica e de Geometria Computacional, aplicando critérios para arranjo físico de ambientes da habitação, relação entre ambientes, distribuição de unidades habitacionais (apartamentos) e análises de locação da edificação no sítio urbano. Utilizam-se como referências dimensionais resultados de APOs (classificadas como dados dinâmicos, os quais se alteram com maior freqüência no tempo) e legislação e normas vigentes (classificados como dados estáveis, os quais se alteram com menor freqüência no tempo), visando melhorias espaciais e manutenção contínua da abordagem do projeto e desenho arquitetônico funcional nos novos projetos habitacionais. / The possibility of living in environments that have been sized on the basis of anthropometric studies and post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) of the functionality of buildings is the consequence of architectural design processes yet to be consolidated. This technology has enabled greater control over all stages in the construction of buildings, the pre-design stage being decisive for the success of an enterprise. The objective of the present study is to develop guidelines for designing a computer program for architectural designing and drafting (CAADD-Computer Aided Architectural Design and Drafting) that will serve as an aid to architects in terms of geometrical analyses of the functional dimensions of low-income housing during the pre-design stage, considering the specific aspects of the variables involved in each design. By choosing alternatives for programming the software, the system is set up to enable designers to generate digital models based on standards defined in the program itself. The digitally extracted volumes are treated generically in the system as volumetric objects (furniture, appliances, plumbing fixtures, door and window frames, structures, waterproofing and others). The open standard for distributing tridimensional contents, known as X3D, was chosen as the technology for digital graphic representation. The guidelines take into account concepts for graphic computing and computational geometry and apply criteria for the physical arrangement of living environments, relationships among environments, distribution of the apartments and analyses of the location of the buildings in their urban context. Dimensional references are used to establish these guidelines, including the results of POEs (classifying the data that changes most often over time as \"dynamic\"). Other factors that must be taken into consideration are the local laws, norms and regulations (classified as \"stable\" data, which change less often over time). The objective is to develop spatial improvements and continuous feedback of the approach of the design and functional architectural drafting in new housing designs.

Thesis (MTech (Business Administration in Project Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018. / According to Section 26 (1) of the constitution of Republic of South Africa, everyone has a right to have a satisfactory house to restore and honour the dignity of the South Africans. However South African government implemented several housing programmes to bridge the gap of housing backlog in South Africa. One of the housing programmes that South African government implemented is People Housing Process (PHP). It was approved in 1998 by South African government. South African government shifted focus on the quality of houses and mainly focused on the quantity of houses delivered through the financial year. There have been a lot of quality complaints on PHP. The quality defects are signs of foundation failures, cracks on foundations, water flooding around the houses, water not properly channelling to the drain, cracks on walls, dampness of walls, mould on walls, water seeping through the windows, poorly applied external plaster, incorrect bonding of internal walls to external walls, walls that are not straight walls, sagging ceiling panels, gable not properly filled with mortar, roof structure not properly tied up, sagging roof coverings, roof leaks, sagging roof tiles and ridges, rust on painted iron material, poor quality of blocks used, insufficient cement on mortar mix and peeling off paint. National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) are the custodians of the home building industry. They were excluded from PHP from 1998 till March 2012. NHBRC was approved to inspect PHP house in April 2012. Thus, the aim of the study was to compare the houses that were built before NHBRC involvement in PHP with those that were built after NHBRC involvement in PHP. The sample included 50% of each of the two groups (those in houses built without NHBRC involvement and those built with NHBRC involvement), the research involved at least 50 respondents per group (McMillan, et al 2001:177 – recommends 15 respondents per group). The sample size per group has been put at 50 since the larger the sample the higher the accuracy. The study is classified as quantitative research because it intended to quantify the variation in occurrence, situation, problem or issue; the information was gathered using predominantly quantitative variables and the analysis was geared to ascertain the magnitude of the variation. The findings of the study revealed that the quality of the houses that were built under PHP programme before NHBRC intervention on PHP was not up to standard however the quality on those that were built after NHBRC involvement improved. Therefore it is recommended for Western Cape government to implement the rectification programme which was approved by National Department of Human Settlements in 2009 mainly focusing on houses that have been severely structurally compromised and are regarded as unfit for human habitation as it poses a threat to the health and safety of the occupants (The National Housing Code, 2009: 11-13).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:30:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo Somlanyi Romeiro.pdf: 652652 bytes, checksum: 32b64f7b48c295b4e882d41c4ce19301 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-07 / This research aims to demonstrate the role played by the Special Zones of Social Interest (ZEIS) in the materialization of a new paradigm on the treatment of informal settlements occupied by low-income population. This paradigm shift regards to how these settlements are handled since the introduction of Brazilian s new urban legal framework as a result of the 1988 Constitution and its consolidation with the promulgation of the Statute of the City in 2001. Through the analysis of the national doctrine, of the recent advances of federal legislation on urban law and of the conduct of public administration, we intend to demonstrate that this paradigm shift is due to the possibility of the beginning of a process to effect the principle of the social function of property. It also follows the establishing in our legal system of the general guidelines for urban policy, in particular the ones that constitute the right to sustainable cities, to democratic management of cities and to urbanization and land regularization of areas occupied by low-income population. These innovations operate profound changes in the Brazilian legal system, as they recognize, to the residents of informal settlements occupied by low-income population, a subjective right to land regularization. The materialization of this differential treatment stems from the possibility of establishing a special legal scheme for urbanization and land regularization, when these settlements are recognized as ZEIS by the Master Plan or other municipal law. We demonstrate the meaning of the new legal framework, especially of ZEIS, in a change in the way of using the zoning tool as an instrument for urban planning. We analyze the consequences of the general guideline of the urban policy for the democratic management of the city in the process of implementation of the ZEIS, as its special scheme determines the adoption of a democratic and participatory process. We also demonstrate the role played by ZEIS in the equilibrium between the right to the urbanistic order and the right to an ecologically balanced environment, establishing a special scheme for the application of environmental standards in processes of land regularization. Finally, this research examines aspects of the implementation process of ZEIS by municipalities, such as its regulation, preparation, approval and registration of the land regularization project and its urban control / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo demonstrar o papel desempenhado pelas zonas especiais de interesse social (ZEIS) na materialização de um novo paradigma no tratamento de assentamentos informais ocupados por população de baixa renda. Essa mudança de paradigma diz respeito à forma de tratamento desses assentamentos a partir da inauguração do novo marco legal urbano brasileiro com a Constituição Federal de 1988 e sua consolidação com a promulgação do Estatuto da Cidade em 2001. Por meio da análise da doutrina nacional, dos avanços recentes da legislação federal em matéria de direito urbanístico, e da conduta da administração pública, pretendemos demonstrar que essa mudança de paradigma é decorrente da possibilidade de início de um processo de efetivação do princípio da função social da propriedade, mas também decorrente da consagração em nosso ordenamento jurídico das diretrizes gerais da política urbana. Em especial as que estabelecem o direito à cidades sustentáveis, à gestão democrática das cidades e à urbanização e regularização fundiária de áreas ocupadas por população de baixa renda. Essas inovações operam transformações profundas no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, na medida em que reconhecem aos moradores de assentamentos informais ocupados por população de baixa renda um direito subjetivo à regularização fundiária. A materialização desse tratamento diferenciado decorre da possibilidade do estabelecimento de um regime jurídico especial para urbanização e regularização fundiária desses assentamentos quando reconhecidos como ZEIS pelo Plano Diretor ou outra lei municipal. Demonstraremos o significado do novo marco legal, e especialmente das ZEIS, em uma mudança na forma de utilização do instrumento do zoneamento como instrumento de planejamento urbano. Analisaremos as conseqüências da diretriz geral da política urbana da gestão democrática da cidade no processo de implementação das ZEIS, na medida em que seu regime especial determina a adoção de um processo democrático e participativo. Demonstraremos ainda o papel desempenhado pela ZEIS no equilíbrio entre o direito à ordem urbanística e ao meio ambiente ecologicamente equilibrado, estabelecendo também um regime especial para a aplicação de normas ambientais em processos de regularização fundiária. Por fim, esta pesquisa analisa aspectos do processo de implementação das ZEIS pelos municípios, tais como sua regulamentação, elaboração, aprovação e registro do projeto de regularização fundiária e seu controle urbano

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:57:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Vera Lucia.pdf: 1113255 bytes, checksum: c33a0ac794586066a13b6d297c6be640 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-05-06 / This study aims at understanding the female condition withim an existencial phenomenological perspective from the psychoeducative view. We intended to discuss how the female conditions are lived and faced by a group a low-income women from the outs of the city of São Paulo and the meanings that are attributed by them. The female condition showed in the psychoeducative program, according to their life experiences was approached through a qualitative and hermeneutic method. The psychoeducative program as a room for specialized hearing and attention revealed itself as a locus of warmth and search for reflection for the ones who look for it. The focus in the educational practice, referring to the socializing, development and educational process had its center in the dialogical theory proposed by Paulo Freire and the phenomenological orientation by Hanna Arendt. Generally speaking, the offering of this new proposal of educational practice the psychoeducative program as a locus of specialized hearing, through the narratives of their life stories, contributed to reveal the female condition and the poverty context and violence they face. On the other hand, it was observed that other ways may be found through actions with other people engaged instead of the silence and isolation of their private settings. Other aspects considered in this study were the search of new meanings and senses through the comprehension of the dialogical situation, in the interpersonal changes among people who talked about their experiences and the ones responsible for the research interviews. / Este trabalho propõe-se a compreender a condição feminina numa perspectiva fenomenológica existencial, a partir do plantão psicoeducativo. Pretendeu-se discutir como a condição feminina é vivida pelas mulheres de uma comunidade de baixa renda da periferia de São Paulo e os significados que são atribuídos por elas. A condição feminina desvelada no plantão psicoeducativo pela narrativa das experiências vividas, foi abordada através do método qualitativo e hermenêutico. O plantão psicoeducativo, como um espaço de escuta especializada e de atenção, revelou-se um locus de acolhimento e busca de reflexão para as mulheres que o procuraram. O foco nas práticas educativas referentes aos processos de socialização, criação e educação, teve como eixo a proposta dialógica de Paulo Freire e a orientação fenomenológica de Hanna Arendt. De modo geral, o oferecimento dessa nova proposta de prática educativa, o plantão psicoeducativo, como um espaço de escuta especializada por meio das narrativas de histórias de vida, contribuiu para revelar a condição feminina e o contexto de pobreza e violência no qual se encontram essas mulheres. Por outro lado, mostrou que se pode encontrar saídas contando com ações de outras pessoas e não no silêncio e isolamento da esfera privada. Oportunizou, também, emergir significados e sentidos devido à compreensão, pela reflexividade da situação dialógica, nas trocas intersubjetivas entre as pessoas que trouxeram suas experiências e a pesquisadora plantonista.

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Nesse contexto, os negócios sociais ganharam notoriedade no cenário acadêmico, organizacional e midiático, ao se posicionarem como uma nova alternativa que contribui para a promoção das transformações sociais direcionadas a população de baixa renda, promovendo a inclusão social e econômica. Isso acontece por meio dos produtos e serviços ofertados pelos negócios sociais para esse público, os quais visam solucionar dificuldades sociais, levando em consideração o impacto individual e coletivo. Assim, este estudo buscou compreender como o negócio social contribui para promover transformações sociais no mercado direcionado à população de baixa renda. Para tanto, toma-se como base teórica as abordagens negócios sociais e transformações sociais. Esta pesquisa de campo tem como foco um caso particular, que é o do Banco Bem, localizado em Vitória, no Espírito Santo. Desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, organizada em duas fases distintas. A primeira buscou a identificação dos diferentes tipos de inclusão, além dos que a abordagem negócio social tradicionalmente apresenta, e a identificação dos fatores facilitadores e dificultadores que interferem na promoção das transformações sociais. Essa primeira fase foi desenvolvida por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 15 diferentes atores envolvidos com o negócio social estudado, abrangendo a gestora, os agentes de créditos e os seus beneficiários. Posteriormente, os dados foram analisados por meio da análise de conteúdo. A segunda fase aborda a trajetória de vida, que analisa a experiência individual de três pessoas da comunidade que foram beneficiadas pelo Banco Bem e tiveram suas vidas impactadas por esse negócio. Como principais resultados, o estudo aponta a identificação de novos tipos de inclusão que um negócio social pode gerar, além da social e econômica, e a identificação de outros fatores que facilitam e dificultam a promoção das transformações sociais. A trajetória de vida como relato das transformações sociais sinalizou que a realidade individual e econômica das pessoas entrevistadas foi modificada a partir do momento em que elas foram beneficiadas pelas ações do Banco Bem. Os depoimentos destacaram os benefícios e as mudanças na vida dessas pessoas e da comunidade. Todos destacaram questões do contexto social da comunidade, demonstrando um olhar diferenciado sobre os benefícios usufruídos. As transformações sociais promovidas pelo Banco Bem, na comunidade de baixa renda, estão associadas a resultados, como, por exemplo, valorização das pessoas, diminuição da vulnerabilidade social, nova realidade social e econômica, empoderamento comunitário, integração e engajamento comunitário e escolhas de novas oportunidades sociais e econômicas para o desenvolvimento humano local. / Facing the social problems that the low-income segment have faced, there is great concern in the search for social and market solutions that can help to minimize the effects of the social deficit caused in the population at the base of the economic pyramid. In this context, the social business got notoriety in the academic, organizational and media scenery to take position itself as a new alternative that contributes to the promotion of social transformation addressed to the low-income population, promoting social and economic inclusion. This happens through the products and services offered by the social business to this audience that aim to solve social problems, taking into account the individual and collective impact. This study tried to understand how the social business helps to promote social changings in the market targeted to low-income population. Therefore, it takes as a theoretical base as social business approaches and social transformations and field research addresses one single case study made at Banco Bem, in Vitória (ES). Therefore, a qualitative research was developed, organized into two distinct phases: the first tried to identify the different types of inclusion, in addition to the social business approach traditionally features and identify the facilitating and inhibiting factors that interfere with the promotion of social changings. This first phase was developed through semi-structured interviews with 15 different actors involved in the social business studied as the manager, and their beneficiaries. Later, the data were analyzed from the content analysis. The second phase focuses with the life path, which analyzes the individual experience of three people in the community who were benefited by the Banco Bem and had their lives impacted by this business. The main results, the study shows the identification of new types of inclusion that can generate a social business, as well as social and economic, and the identification of other factors that facilitate and makes the promotion of social changings difficult. The trajectory of life as reporting of social changings signaled that the individual and economic reality of the people interviewed has been modified from the moment they were benefited by the actions of the Banco Bem in the community. The statements highlighted the benefits and changings in their lives and the community. All of them highlighted the community's social context issues, demonstrating a differentiated looking at the acquired benefits. The social changings promoted by the Banco Bem in low-income community are associated with results as for instance , valuing people, the reduction of social vulnerability, new social and economic reality, community empowerment, integration and community engagement and new opportunities social and economic choices for local human development.