INOV Contacto offers lessons for life
A Portuguese international internship programme is giving young people invaluable training – and a life experience they'll never forget. INOV Contacto works with people under 30 who are qualified to
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Bringing communities together through the arts
A project in northern Portugal is bringing communities together and improving social cohesion through art, theatre, music and dance. The Stages for Inclusion project is being run by Espaço t, an
Pedagogical Villages keep cultural heritage alive
The Pedagogical Villages project, in the north of Portugal, validates older people’s life experience, and encourages integration, by making them the “Masters” of the villages. A project from Adventure
Internship and Employment: a rudder for young people
A project from PO ISE, Portugal's Operational Programme of Social Inclusion and Employment, offers young people the chance to take up a professional internship, giving them valuable work experience to
PEPAL: building professional experience
After Nuno Pinto Santos graduated, he wasn’t sure if he would be able to find work. Now, thanks to the PEPAL Internship project, he’s gained professional experience… and a new career. Today, joining
Helping jobseekers find employment in construction
Among those receiving their professional diplomas at Luxembourg's Building Sector Training Institute this year were nearly a hundred graduates from "FIT4 Green & Build Jobs", a project run by
"A door opened": Santos Mártires Parish Social Centre
When Dirce Aires retired, she found herself becoming lonely. Thankfully, a friend put her in touch with a project at her local social centre which has helped her to make new friends and become active