Projects under development
Projecto 'Vencer Emprego'
The Vencer Autismo association promotes the ‘Vencer Emprego’ project, which aims to train young people and adults with autism (aged 15-35) to enter the job market, promoting inclusion, autonomy and fulfilment for these individuals. The programme is expected to impact more than 100 people involved in the skills development programme and has the support of several institutions, including Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Projects already developed
Good Food Hubs
Good Food Hubs was a project promoted by the Municipality of Porto, which took place in 2022-2023; it brought together several institutions from the Asprela Hub with the aim of facilitating access to organic, local and healthy food close to the workplace, home or place of study.
With the Asprela area as its pilot territory, this project promoted:
• Food delivery/sales events at different institutions in Asprela
• Workshops and other types of events on healthy and sustainable food
• Sustainability criteria in canteens
• Research projects related to the food system
According to studies carried out to assess the carbon footprint of Good Food HUBs products in terms of both distance and production methods, the Good Food HUBs project contributes to avoiding the emission of 355 kg CO2eq.
Reboot
In June 2023, the Municipality of Porto, in close collaboration with Porto Ambiente, LIPOR, ERP Portugal and Associação Porto Digital, launched the ReBOOT project, which aimed to collect, repair and deliver end-of-life IT equipment to IPSSs. This project also had the support of Recycle Geeks, UPTEC, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, the Higher Institute of Engineering, Portucalense University, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto and the Sustainable Campus Network.
Since then and until June 2024, 721 pieces of equipment have been collected. Through 10 free training sessions and with the support of 83 participants, 216 computers and 116 monitors were repaired. With the support of the Social Network, it was possible to identify the needs for this type of equipment for 37 IPSSs in the city.
Within the scope of a protocol between Universidade Portucalense and U.Dream(https://www.udream.pt ) offered in 2022/23:
- A training to develop social leadership skills (programme description), to a group of students who apply and have been selected, as previously disclosed;
- A Social Leadership Bootcamp with direct intervention with the students, lasting 12 hours and up to 30 students;
- Collaboration in a Curricular Unit (CU) aiming at the development of Community Leadership skills in a harmonized way with the priority pedagogical objectives of the UC, with direct intervention with students, in articulation with the teacher in charge, and with a minimum duration of 9 hours.
