Projects for the beginning of the academic year
To support and care for the families of children in hospital treatment, with their comfort and well-being.
Mentoring Programme (Make It Happen Mentoring), which contributes to and stimulates the students’ guiding compass, increasing the probability of successful school paths. It contributes to providing the same opportunities to all children and young people.
ICT workshop, in collaboration with Paranhos Parish Council (Oct to June) – digitally empowering people with a lower level of literacy
It promotes potential relationships that raise ambitions and future opportunities, based on the creation of an interdisciplinary network of mentors (university students) who guide, train and inspire children and young people, especially those from fragile social environments.
Projects throughout the academic year
Animal rescue and rehabilitation
Allied Volunteers works as a volunteer platform that helps the integration of the refugee population in Portugal.
What help is needed?
- Lift tickets and assistance to places such as social security, job centres, schools etc.
- English and Portuguese classes for children and adults.
- Develop entertainment activities for children (painting, games…).
- Organize and distribute donations.
- Helping to prepare and organise new activities for children and adults (e.g. vegetable gardens).
The centre is located in the Cristo Rei Seminary in Gaia, near the Gaia train station.
At the moment the centre is hosting more than 60 Ukrainians, 20 of which are children.
Ajudaris
It fights hunger, poverty and social exclusion on a daily basis.
Promotes mental health in the community and the rehabilitation and social integration of people with experience of mental illness; supports carers; contributes to mental health policy-making.
It helps homeless people, families at risk or families in need through social solidarity actions, providing close contact, food, clothing and social reintegration services, regardless of social status, ethnicity, religion or gender.
Aimed at social intervention, preferably with the community of the Parish of S. Nicolau, in Porto.
It intervenes with families and people in a situation of vulnerability and social exclusion, investing in the promotion of their full development, promoting their empowerment, strengthening and autonomy, mainly through prevention and in the natural environment of life.
Its mission is to implement an integrated and decentralised policy for the areas of sport and youth, collaborating with public and private entities, namely with sports bodies, youth and student associations and local authorities.
Promotes Social, Solidarity and Sustainable Development, Education and Culture, Art and Sports, with Ecumenical Spirituality, so that there is Socio-environmental Awareness, Food, Security, Health and Work for all.
Carrying out CED (Capture, Sterilise and Return) programmes in colonies and packs of wild animals (which do not appreciate human contact), supporting people in need to sterilise their pets and community animals protected by them, and raising the awareness of the general population on the need to sterilise their domestic animals, be they male or female.
Free of charge and anonymously, soup and bread is offered to the homeless of Porto and to all people who need this light meal.
Protection of Abandoned Animals
It has a mission to reduce the negative stigma of Autism until it is understood and accepted by all.
