Legião da Boa Vontade
Legião da Boa Vontade de Portugal
Porto, Portugal
About
Founded in 1989, Legião da Boa Vontade is a charity based in Porto, Portugal working on poverty & hunger, health, elderly care +4 more.
The Legião da Boa Vontade (LBV) is a non-profit educational, cultural, philanthropic and social solidarity institution with an ecumenical spiritual basis. Its Portuguese branch, started in 1989, operates from delegations in Porto, Lisbon and Coimbra. It works with families in socioeconomic hardship, providing food baskets, oral health screening for children, support for older people, outreach to homeless people, and support for expectant parents. It also engages with the United Nations as a non-governmental organisation with consultative status.
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Sorriso Feliz
Health · Portugal
Free oral health prevention and information campaigns in schools, institutions, nurseries and care homes in Porto, Coimbra and Lisbon, delivered through the mobile oral health units.
Unidade Móvel de Saúde Oral
Health · Portugal
Mobile dental unit with a dental office, used for oral screening and prevention for children in Porto, Lisbon and Coimbra.
Programa Viva Mais!
Elderly care · Portugal
Promotes active ageing and self-esteem among older people through volunteering suited to their abilities, with educational and social activities.
Um Passo em Frente
Poverty & Hunger · Portugal
Support for low-income families, including food baskets and weekly follow-up with programme users.
Programa Semente da Boa Vontade
Children & Youth · Portugal
Activities for children and adolescents, including music, summer activities and educational outings.
Ronda da Caridade
Housing & Homelessness · Portugal
Night outreach that walks the streets to support homeless people, started in Porto and extended to Lisbon.
Programa Cidadão Bebé
Children & Youth · Portugal
Support for expectant mothers and fathers with educational sessions, layette items, and cots and equipment for babies.
Juventude Ecuménica da Boa Vontade
Children & Youth · Portugal
Trains young people as ecumenical citizens and promotes youth volunteering.
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Fundação EDP, Siemens, Fundação Manuel António da Mota, Fundação Ageas, Lipor, Carris, Naturway
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