Cascais

A Câmara Municipal de Cascais constata a necessidade de adaptar os recreios e logradouros das escolas primárias municipais e transformá-los em espaços mais humanizados e naturalizados, com o objetivo de poder aproveitar ao máximo o seu potencial educativo.

The work of the neighbourhood guardians consists in reporting on the status of the public spaces in their area of residence, acting also as educational and awareness agents on environmental issues and other matters vis-à-vis the other citizens.

It is a youth volunteer programme in the environmental and nature conservation area. The Project arose from the need to have an overall plan for preventing problems and consolidating strategies and methodologies.

This is an inititiative that promotes free time alternatives that could contribute to the personal development of young people. The programme is carried out during summer vacation and is addressed to young people in the municipality from the ages between 15 and 21.

This is a summer volunteer programme that tries to offer alternatives to fill the free time of young people (between 15 and 25 years old) living in the municipality, and which contributes to their personal development.

The Cascais City Council organizes “See, listen and debate”, a film series and debates on HIV/AIDS for high school students, addressing sexuality and prevention with the participation of specialists.

In Portugal, 153,000 people suffer from dementia, including 90,000 with Alzheimer’s. A project seeks to improve care and reduce caregiver burnout through training workshops.

Cascais City Council and APSI promote child safety through training, campaigns and prevention in road safety, aquatic safety and recreational spaces, addressing accidents that affect children and young people.