An acronym for Organização Civil de Ação Social (Organisation for Civil Action), the publication is a voluntary project inspired by street papers from around the world, particularly The Big Issue, which has been distributed in London since the 1990s. 
Ufupisho wa Organização Civil de Ação Social (Asasi ya Harakati za Kiraia), jarida hilo ni mradi wa kujitolea uliotiwa motisha na magazeti ya mitaani toka kote duniani, hasa lile la The Big Issue, ambalo limekuwa likisambazwa jijini London tokea miaka ya 1990.