Fundação Cidade de Lisboa

Fundação Cidade de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

EducationRefugees & MigrationChildren & YouthArts & CultureTax-deductible donations
Operating foundationInternational reach
Profile last updated: September 22, 2026

About

Fundação Cidade de Lisboa is a foundation based in Lisboa, Portugal working on education, refugees & migration, children & youth +3 more.

The Fundação Cidade de Lisboa is a Portuguese non-profit foundation based in Lisbon, with more than 35 years of work in training, education, social inclusion and cultural activity. It runs Portuguese language courses for foreigners and migrants, Erasmus KA1 adult education courses, citizenship and intercultural mediation training, the Tod@s IN school-success project in Alvalade, and a student residence. It also manages a scholarship programme for African Portuguese-speaking students, an integration support centre for migrants, and cultural activities including conferences, exhibitions and a heritage collection on Lisbon. The foundation is recognised as a public-utility institution and as a development NGO, and it works in Lisbon, nationally and internationally, including past projects in Cape Verde and Goa, India.

Location

Lisboa, Portugal

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Fundação

VAT number

PT500036007

Focus areas

Portuguese language coursesErasmus KA1intercultural mediationmigrant integrationstudent residencescholarshipsLisbon

Languages

PTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationRefugees & MigrationChildren & YouthArts & CultureHeritageCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthRefugees & MigrantsStudentsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesGrant-making

Programmes

Colégio Universitário da Cooperação Nuno Krus Abecasis

Education

Scholarship programme supporting higher-education students from African Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP), running since 1990.

Tod@s IN na Comunidade

Education

Project in Alvalade, Lisbon, promoting school success and social inclusion of children and young people in vulnerable situations.

Curso Intensivo de Iniciação ao Português

Refugees & Migration

Intensive Portuguese language course for foreigners, migrants and refugees.

Erasmus KA1 training courses

Education

Adult education courses on intercultural mediation, citizenship, human rights and sustainability for educators and professionals.

CLAIM Centro Local de Apoio à Integração de Migrantes

Refugees & Migration

Local support centre helping migrants with civic literacy and the exercise of rights and duties.

Countries of operation

PortugalIndiaCape Verde

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsGovernment fundingEU fundingEarned income

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Entidade Formadora Certificada

Issued by: DGERT

Erasmus accreditation for adult education (2024-2027)

Issued by: Erasmus+ programme

Industry memberships

Centro Português de FundaçõesEuropean Foundation CentrePlataforma Portuguesa das ONGDRede Social de Lisboa

Partnerships

Fundação Portugal-África, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Jerónimo Martins Agroalimentar, Lusitânia Seguros, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa

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