Academia do Johnson

Founded in 2014, Academia do Johnson is a non-profit association based in Amadora, Portugal working on children & youth, education, mental health +4 more.

The Academia do Johnson is a non-profit association based in the Bairro do Zambujal in Alfragide, Amadora, near Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2014 by Johnson Semedo, it supports children, young people and families in socially vulnerable situations. Its work combines education, sport, mentoring, psychosocial and mental health support, parent workshops, and reintegration of young prisoners and ex-offenders. It also runs an afternoon programme for older people to reduce isolation and build intergenerational links. The organisation is funded largely by donations, including IRS tax allocations, corporate partners and regular donors, and it relies on volunteers. It holds IPSS (private social solidarity institution) status.