O QUE FAZEMOS
Fazer a diferença,
uma vida de cada vez!
No Lisbon Project esforçamo-nos para disponibilizar programas de alto impacto e eficientes para apoiar migrantes e refugiados. E em tudo o que fazemos, o nosso foco está na criação de comunidade.
VIDA COMUNITÁRIA
At the Lisbon Project we love to celebrate cultures, share food, go on outings and have fun together!
Our Community Life Department is filled with exciting opportunities to build friendships and learn from one another.
Family Friday
Fun time to get to know other people from the LP over games and snacks. Pop Up store open too.
Youth Explore
Fun regular gatherings for teenagers between 13 and 18 years old. A great time to get to know other teenagers and learn about new things in Portugal.
CarePods
Small groups bases on language or cultural similarities that can share experience and knowledge about adjusting to Portugal living.
Community Dinner
Free dinner with people from LP and Riverside Lisbon communities. Multiple learning experience before and after offered.
Evenings at the LP
Cultural evening with food, music and cultural presentations.
Holiday Club
Exciting seasonal break-away sessions for kids and /or teenagers.
Better Together
Ladies only group meet to get to know new each other over an interactive class or meal.
Lisbon & Beyond
Visit local site in and around Lisbon with other members of the Lisbon Project.
EDUCATION
Learning the language is one of the most important steps to integrating successfully into your Portuguese life.
In our Education programme, we aim to provide you with multiple opportunities for learning Portuguese and/or English through group and one to one lessons. We also aim to support children in the Lisbon Project community getting the most they can from mainstream schooling.
Portuguese Classes
Portuguese classes for adults. Levels A1 and A2.
Homework Club
Tutoring sessions with school aged kids to help them with their homework and help them with other aspects of integration in the Portuguese school system.
Brincar com Palavras
Informal language classes for kids aged between 6 years old and 16 years old.
Portuguese Speaking Club
Informal Portuguese classes focusing on speaking. Levels A1, A2 and B1.
iConnect
Computer literacy classes (how to access the internet, emails, how to use certain services like Google slides, etc.)
English Speaking Club
Informal English classes focusing on speaking. Levels A1, A2 and B1.
Creative Saturday
Creative activities for kids aged between 6 and 16 years old.
EMPLOYABILITY
Finding a job is essential to establishing financial security and integrating into the local community.
We want you to present your skills and experience clearly so that employers in Portugal will quickly see the value you add. We are here to enhance your chances of being hired by sharing opportunities we become aware of and offering services of CV editing and employment courses.
Skills Development Sessions
Meet with a volunteer for an individual session to improve skills that can help your search for a job (i.e., writing a CV, how to write a cover letter, search for jobs online, use LinkedIn platform, prepare for job interviews, etc.). If you need a CV, after the session we will also prepare one for you.
Career Services
The employment team, together with partners, promotes some external opportunities like professional courses/training or job applications, targeted to people who match the skills and requirements.
Employability Workshops
Monthly workshops, given by specialists, on employment topics such as job interviews, job search, self-employment, how to start a business, etc.
Entrepreneurship Support
Support community members´ businesses with advertisement and promotion tools, offer guidance and training (to be announced).
ASSISTÊNCIA Social
Ligar os membros da comunidade a serviços externos e recursos internos.
O departamento de assistência social é uma rede de segurança para os membros da comunidade: fornece apoio burocrático através da Equipa de Ligação e apoio emocional através da Equipa de Cuidados.
Assistência presencial
Pretendemos ter voluntários das equipas Bridge e Care disponíveis para sessões presenciais ao longo da semana.
Workshops FF+
Oradores convidados especializados que partilham conhecimentos essenciais de integração com a nossa comunidade e membros da equipa nos workshops Family Friday Plus.
AdminHub
Plataforma de informação que resume os processos administrativos mais comuns, partilha dicas e mapeamento de serviços externos.
BENEVOLENCE
In our Benevolence Program, we try to search for quality donations to meet the material needs of our community.
We help with accessing affordable or free items such as clothes, furniture, home appliances and toys.
Pop–Up Store
A big display of free options of clothing for all ages, household items, furniture and toys.