Programa Gastronomia Social no Jardim de Gente: a gastronomia como fator de mudança social no bairro Bom Jardim em Fortaleza (CE)

Abstract

This research aimed to understand how gastronomy can contribute as a tool of social and economic impact in the region of Grande Bom Jardim in Fortaleza (CE), using as a case study the Programa Gastronomia Social no Jardim de Gente, linked to the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). This extension program was created in 2010 and has as main objective the offering of free training courses for the communities of Grande Bom Jardim and the general public. Thus, in the research we bring in its theoretical reference information about: registration form from Pró-Reitoria de Extensão do Programa Gastronomia Social no Jardim de Gente (UFC), Projeto Jardim de Gente do Centro Cultural do Bom Jardim (CCBJ), in addition to course plans and final reports of the courses carried out by the program, bibliography on the topics that permeate the gastronomy and the relation with social impacts through training courses and social projects, essential premises for the understanding of the researched problem. In its methodological procedures, the research was qualitative, quantitative and exploratory. We present socioeconomic data about the population participating in the courses offered in the years 2017 and 2018, as well as the analysis of the social and personal impacts evidenced through the courses taught, through semi-structured interviews with former students, along with participant observation. It was verified that the gastronomy was applied as an instrument of social impact in the Grande Bom Jardim, as it proved to be an instrument of transformation, social and economic strengthening, and empowerment through the analyzed reports and data that comprised the Grande Bom Jardim region