Transparência nas organizações da sociedade civil: análise do cumprimento do art 11 da Lei nº 13.019/2014 nas OSCs, na área da Educação Infantil, de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

This study seeks to verify compliance with the principle of transparency, in civil society organizations in early childhood education, which are partners of the municipality of Belo Horizonte. Transparency correlates with the principle of publicity and is linked to the right to information and democracy. It is not an end in itself, constituting a right, an outcome and an instrument of participation, citizenship and control. The issue of transparency affects not only the amount of information provided, but also the quality of the information offered. In civil society organizations, transparency is important for good governance, making it easier to obtain more resources, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their actions, encouraging greater democratic participation by their members and improving control mechanisms. In partnerships with the with the government, transparency is explained in article 11 (law nº 13.019/2014), which requires civil society organizations to publish information on the internet and in visible places of the institution. For this reflection, a questionnaire was sent to 215 (two hundred and fifteen) early childhood education institutions, partnerships of the Belo Horizonte. The empirical data collected, here was a difficulty in the transparency of information due to lack of knowledge or fear.