Abstract
Objective:
To know the contributions of socially entrepreneurial activities in Nursing to women participating in an Association of Recyclable Materials.
Methods:
An exploratory and descriptive study with a qualitative approach was conducted between July and December 2014, including 12 women participating in an Association of Recyclable Materials, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Southern Brazil. Data were collected before and after the activities, through semi-structured interviews and participant observations, and submitted to content analysis.
Results:
The following categories were identified: From invisibility to the need of health and healthy living - a dynamic and complex process of daily overcoming; From the lack of encouragement to health and healthy living - the desire to feel cared of; Contributions of activities to the promotion of healthy living - the meaning of 'feeling like a person'.
Conclusion:
The activities developed through social entrepreneurship with women enhanced their self-esteem and health/healthy living in the context analyzed.
Keywords:
User Participation; Health Education; Nursing Research; Nursing
