ADIRAIA

Founded in 2018, ADIRAIA is a non-profit association based in Vilar Formoso, Portugal working on community development, arts & culture, employment & skills.

ADIRAIA is a non-profit association based in Vilar Formoso, Portugal, formed to support the development of the Interior Raiano border region. Its work covers the municipalities of Almeida, Sabugal and Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo in the Guarda district. It promotes the region's landscapes, historic monuments, traditions, regional and tourist products, and rural tourism. It also organises seminars, fairs and conferences, prepares development projects seeking community funding, promotes services of regional interest, and runs training and qualification partnerships. Its best-known initiative is the Feira da Diversidade, a fair celebrating inclusion, diversity and community development, organised in collaboration with CAMPINTEGRA. The association was formed in 2018 and became a legal association that year.