Latest news and stories about social inclusion in Portugal for expats and residents.
Paulo Mendes argues that President Seguro should adopt a more inclusive approach to national discourse, suggesting that inviting a broader range of voices to the table would benefit Portugal as a whole.
While many insist on reducing Romani women to figures without political awareness or a mystical destiny, this year, a non-partisan movement of Romani women is taking part in the 25th of April parade. Opinion by Maria Gil
The Portuguese branch of Café Joyeux has been honoured with the French Order of Merit in recognition of its work in promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities.
“When we find ourselves in a safe place where we can fulfil our potential, it always brings us happiness and greatly enhances what we can become,” noted a neurodevelopmental paediatrician.
Casa do Xisto is an inclusion project for people with disabilities through the arts.
In a month dedicated to autism awareness, the message is one of normalisation: more than fitting into a pattern, the challenge lies in allowing each person to find their own place.
There is a project that allows people to experience the reality of the blind. An immersive experience where there is no light.
The Crescer Association has launched a new branch of its 'É um Restaurante' project in Amadora's Central Park. Opening to the public on April 15, the restaurant serves as a professional training ground for people experiencing homelessness or vulnerability. Led by chef Nuno Dias, the project focuses on contemporary Portuguese cuisine and is a partnership with the Amadora City Council, which invested 750,000 euros in the venue. Mayor Vítor Ferreira and association founder Américo Nave highlighted the initiative's role in fostering social inclusion and showcasing the skills of vulnerable populations.
The office will be responsible for the “promotion and coordination of regional public policies aimed at people with disabilities, in a transversal, integrated and participatory manner,” according to the Madeiran executive.
Portugal marks International Roma Day this Wednesday without a new national strategy for about three years.
Portugal marks International Roma Day today without a national strategy for nearly three years, as organisations warn of backsliding and persistent inequality in education, housing and health. The European Anti-Poverty The post Portugal marks International Roma Day with no strategy appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Portugal has lacked a national strategy for the Roma community for more than three years, coinciding with International Roma Day.
Data points to high levels of material deprivation among the Roma population, with Portugal appearing among the European countries with the highest proportion of people from this group at risk of poverty.
The same child can flourish or suffer depending on whether society offers time, resources, and respect. The difference between potential and suffering is often not the diagnosis. It is the response.
An opinion piece reflecting on the alleged police assault of an autistic Brazilian teenager in Leiria, arguing that society's approach to inclusion and vulnerability requires a return to empathy, proportionality, and human respect, rather than relying solely on force.
She lived through “a hell” in her adolescence due to not understanding her identity, a journey of suffering that Nuria believes could have been different if the 2018 gender identity self-determination law had existed at the time.
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day, as determined by the United Nations General Assembly. Seeking to contribute to this awareness, on Expresso da Manhã, Paulo Baldaia speaks with João Fernambuco, a teenager with ASD.
Institutionalisation must be understood as a mistake in light of human rights. Community-based responses, such as the Independent Living Support Service (SAVI), represent the path forward. Opinion by José Miguel Nogueira
She became an accessibility consultant after finding herself in a wheelchair. Now she shows the world from that perspective on social media. She is the tenth guest on 'A Vida Não é o Que Aparece'.
The municipality of Castelo Branco commits to allocating a total financial support of 325,000 euros to the Amato Lusitano association for social inclusion and territorial cohesion projects.
Epis will announce the programme four months early and aims to increase the number of students covered in the next academic year. The programme covers various levels of education.
The Padre Cruz, Zambujal, and Vale da Amoreira neighbourhoods are hosting the first Gulbenkian Study Centres, which aim to combat educational inequalities in vulnerable areas of Greater Lisbon.
March 21 marked World Down Syndrome Day. This official day was created by the United Nations to celebrate the lives of people with Down Syndrome and to make sure they The post Loulé swimmer speaks at global Down Syndrome event appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Francisco Montes, 24, who has Down syndrome, works at a pizzeria in Foz do Douro, Porto, where he surprises people with his autonomy and by challenging stereotypes about disability. He is also a world vice-champion in swimming.
Four demanding training sessions per week, an employment contract, and goals set until 2028. At 24, Francisco Montes refuses to let Down syndrome define what he is capable of doing.
The Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras is preparing to host the second edition of the Competitive Walking Football Tournament on April 25th. Promoted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the initiative aims to establish this football variant as a tool for social inclusion, health promotion, and active ageing. Following the inaugural edition on January 31st, which featured 152 participants across 12 teams, the tournament returns to consolidate the sport's growth in Portugal. Walking Football is an adaptation designed for people over 50, where running is prohibited to reduce injury risks. The sport is part of the FPF's 'Uniting Football' programme, which seeks to foster a truly inclusive football environment across all generations.
The goal of the new edition of the BPI “la Caixa” Foundation Awards, for which Expresso is a media partner, is to finance solutions for social problems, ranging from job placement to the empowerment of vulnerable people. Applications close on April 9.
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation will support more than a thousand young people from the Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas, the Algarve and the Azores who are neither working nor studying. Fourteen projects that promote the employability of 'young people in situations of greater vulnerability' were selected and will now be funded by this programme. “In 2024, 11% of ...”
Sport in the Contumil neighbourhood, in Campanhã, brings breakdancing to children and is a means of inclusion.
The Sons da Lusofonia Association (ASL) celebrates 30 years this Thursday with the announcement of two new projects — Mediterranean Day and the Social Inclusion Network — and a concert, the director told Lusa.
