Associação Mãos Unidas Padre Damião

Founded in 1998, Associação Mãos Unidas Padre Damião is a non-profit association based in Lisboa, Portugal working on education, children & youth, elderly care +1 more.

The Associação Mãos Unidas Padre Damião is a Portuguese private institution of social solidarity (IPSS) founded in 1998, originally to assist people affected by endemic diseases. It now focuses on promoting social inclusion, including support for people with disabilities or in situations of social disadvantage. Its activities in the Lisbon region and central Portugal include study centres offering homework and exam support for children and young people, holiday programmes for children, and active-ageing activities for older adults. It also publishes the bimonthly AMU newspaper and runs fundraising campaigns, donations and volunteer and partnership schemes. Its head office is in the Areeiro parish of Lisbon.