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Fundação UNITATE

Borba, Portugal

Elderly careHealthDisabilityEducation
Operating foundationRegional reach
Profile last updated: October 10, 2026

About

Fundação UNITATE is a foundation based in Borba, Portugal working on elderly care, health, disability +4 more.

Fundação UNITATE is a Portuguese foundation in the social solidarity sector. It runs social response services, including residential care for older people, home support services, and social action units in Alentejo municipalities such as Borba, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Redondo, Machede and Vendinha. It is developing a palliative care unit in Pardais and the UNITATE Campus in Borba, which hosts social services, a business incubator, a café and training. Its training arm includes the IFES institute and courses for IPSS staff, such as specialisations in technical direction of social responses. It also runs the Social Mais Edições publishing house and a volunteering programme. Its stated mission is to develop the social economy in Portugal, with a focus on building a network for sharing resources among social economy actors.

Location

Borba, Portugal

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Fundação

Focus areas

economia socialIPSScuidados paliativosidososformaçãovoluntariadoAlentejoBorba

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Elderly careHealthDisabilityEducationEmployment & SkillsCommunity developmentArts & Culture

Works for

Elderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesPatientsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity buildingAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos São Carlo Acutis

Health · Portugal

Palliative care unit being developed in Pardais, with staff training certified by DGERT.

Laços de Sabedoria CLDS 5G

Community development · Portugal

Community social programme run by the foundation.

IFES Instituto de Formação para a Economia Social

Employment & Skills · Portugal

Training institute for the social economy sector offering specialisation and advanced courses.

Social Mais Edições

Education · Portugal

Publishing house for the social and solidarity sector, founded in 2019 with KGSA Advogados.

Programa de Voluntariado Geração UNITATE

Community development · Portugal

Volunteering programme for the local territory.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Ways to support

Volunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Prémio BPI Fundação la Caixa Capacitar 2023

BPI Fundação la Caixa2023

Partnerships

KGSA Advogados, Startup Portugal, Junta de Freguesia de Pardais, Caixa de Crédito Agrícola do Alentejo Central

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