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APPJuventude

Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais de Juventude

Viseu, Portugal

Children & YouthEducationCommunity developmentDemocracy & Civil society
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Profile last updated: September 25, 2026

About

APPJuventude is a non-profit association based in Viseu, Portugal working on children & youth, education, community development +1 more.

APPJuventude is the Portuguese Association of Youth Workers, a non-profit association. It works to recognise, train and represent youth workers in Portugal and to improve youth work and youth policy. Its activities include training and qualification for youth workers, including non-formal education courses, and forums, seminars and webinars that bring together youth workers, young people, municipalities and national and European partners. It supports municipalities and intermunicipal communities in developing youth participation and youth councils, and coordinates and takes part in European Erasmus projects on youth work, youth participation and professional development.

Location

Viseu, Portugal

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Associação

Legal name

Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais de Juventude

VAT number

514719753

Focus areas

youth workyouth workersyouth participationyouth policynon-formal educationprofessional developmentmunicipal youth councils

Languages

PTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationCommunity developmentDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

YouthCommunities

How they work

Capacity buildingAwareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigningResearch

Programmes

CRJ (Conselhos Regionais de Juventude)

Children & Youth · Portugal

Intermunicipal youth participation project that supports youth councils and cooperation between municipalities, combining capacity building, consultation, co-creation and regional youth structures across participating territories.

The Future of Youth Workers

Education

European project coordinated by APPJuventude to map training and recognition models for youth workers across Europe and develop the TOP Youth Workers model.

RUP Youth Labs

Community development

European Erasmus cooperation project coordinated by APPJuventude on innovation, youth participation and capacity building in outermost regions and remote territories.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Funded by

EU funding

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Centro Qualifica do Agrupamento de Escolas Martinho Árias, Área Metropolitana do Porto, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Helix Social Innovation Hub

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