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Help Images Associação de Promoção e Apoio à Solidariedade Social

Lisboa, Portugal

Community developmentChildren & YouthHealthHuman rights
AssociationFounded 2008International reach
Profile last updated: May 5, 2026

About

Founded in 2008, Help Images is a non-profit association based in Lisboa, Portugal working on community development, children & youth, health +5 more.

Help Images is a non-profit association based in Lisbon, Portugal, set up in 2008 to raise social, civic and environmental awareness in communities. It produces media content such as documentaries, short films, animation, graphic lines and campaign spots for charities, NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations, helping them raise their profiles, leverage fundraising and increase volunteering. Its work covers topics including child rights, health awareness (such as anorexia and pediatric cancer), ocean literacy, sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda, human rights and social inclusion. Alongside production, it runs a social awareness film festival in schools, delivers training such as local reporter workshops, and works in partnership with public bodies and NGOs. Its projects have been filmed in Portugal, Mozambique, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, India, East Timor, Germany and the UK, and it states that it has no geographic limitations. Its documentary The Heirs received an Award of Excellence and an Award of Merit at the Impact DOCS Awards in 2020.

Location

Lisboa, Portugal

Founded

2008

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Associação

Legal name

Help Images Associação de Promoção e Apoio à Solidariedade Social

VAT number

508481295

Focus areas

media for developmentsocial awarenessdocumentaryfilm festivalocean literacychild rightssustainable developmentSustainable Development GoalsNGO communicationsPortugal

Languages

PTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentChildren & YouthHealthHuman rightsEnvironment & ClimateEducationArts & CultureDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesCommunitiesPatients

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Mulheres do Mar

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Community development · Portugal

Documentary project showcasing women in Portugal whose lives are connected to the sea, with merchandise supporting the project.

I Love 2 Help Social Awareness Film Festival

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Education · Portugal

Social awareness film festival (Mostra do Filme Solidário) screened in schools to raise awareness among students.

Workshop Repórter Local

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Community development · Portugal

Local reporter workshop delivered as part of the Semana Educativa run with the Organização de Estados Ibero-Americanos.

Os ODS em Ação

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International development · Portugal

Initiative with AMI, funded by Camões I.P., to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals through media content.

Countries of operation

PortugalMozambiqueCape VerdeSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalIndiaEast TimorGermanyUnited Kingdom

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 1 No povertySDG 3 Good health and well-beingSDG 4 Quality educationSDG 5 Gender equalitySDG 13 Climate actionSDG 14 Life below waterSDG 16 Peace justice and strong institutionsSDG 17 Partnerships for the goals

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateShop

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Award of Excellence

Impact DOCS Awards2020Documentary

Award of Merit

Impact DOCS Awards2020Documentary

Partnerships

AMI, Organização de Estados Ibero-Americanos (OEI), Camões, I.P., Médicos do Mundo Portugal, ADPM, APACC, Associação Portuguesa da Síndrome de Asperger, Instituto de Apoio à Criança, Fundação Ronald McDonald Portugal, Amplos, UNESCO, CPLP, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Social Center 6 de Maio

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