Bolsa família no meio rural : efeitos na qualidade de vida de famílias acampadas

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the effects of the Bolsa Família Program on the quality of life of the beneficiary families, regarding the feeding of these families in agricultural production. Compensation, through the transfer of conditional income, the Bolsa Família Program (PBF) operates in Brazil as a social program of the federal government, aiming at the eradication of poverty and extreme poverty, in general, it aims to contribute to improving the living conditions of families in situations of social vulnerability. Thus, it is considered that the PBF is an important income transfer instrument of the Federal Government, used to soften the social discrepancies that exist in the country. This research was carried out in the municipality of Moreno-PE, the women beneficiaries of the PBF who live in the Jardim Community of the municipality were interviewed. The data collected were analyzed through content analysis and discourse analysis. The results indicate that PBF provides better quality of life in agricultural work, as it provides families with a better diet in terms of quantity and ease of access to these foods. This program also causes changes in the beneficiary's lifestyle, since it reduces the workload of each worker, this allows the beneficiaries to carry out other activities and take care of their health, without, however, abandoning the work in the field. It is believed that the PBF contributed to the quality of life of the families in all the issues analyzed, but it stood out in relation to the quality of the feeding. However, it is important to emphasize the importance and necessity of the PBF to be executed together with other social programs in order to promote improvements in health, education, housing and professionalization, so that the Program is a way for families to obtain better living conditions and, in this way, achieve more independence and autonomy to the point of finding a way out of the Program.