Fundação Jornada

Founded in 2019, Fundação Jornada is a grant-making foundation based in Lisboa, Portugal working on children & youth, education, mental health +4 more.

Fundação Jornada is a non-profit foundation of the Patriarchate of Lisbon with legal and financial autonomy. It was founded in 2019 in preparation for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023 and continues the legacy of that event. Its mission is to empower and encourage young people in Portugal. The foundation works with, for and by young people, supporting projects that bring young people closer together, empower them and inspire them to take action. Support is aimed at projects focused on or led by young people aged 15 to 35 who are resident in Portugal, and applications are open to legally established entities with a Portuguese tax registration, including youth and cultural associations, social economy organisations, parishes, cooperatives and educational institutions. The foundation runs its own programmes in spirituality, mental health, education, leadership, civic participation and youth mentoring, and it opens funding calls each year. Its headquarters are in Lisbon.