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Meninos do Mundo

Lisboa, Portugal

Children & YouthEducationHuman rightsGender equalityTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 2008International reach
Profile last updated: October 1, 2026

About

Founded in 2008, Meninos do Mundo is a non-governmental organisation based in Lisboa, Portugal working on children & youth, education, human rights +4 more.

Meninos do Mundo is a Portuguese non-governmental organisation for development (ONGD) with public utility status, founded in 2008 and based in Lisbon. It works for the protection and rights of children in Portugal and abroad, promoting human rights, equality of opportunities and gender equality. Its activities include information sessions and training on adoption, support groups for adoption applicants and families, child protection training, international volunteering, and development projects with civil society organisations, mainly in Portuguese-speaking countries. It is politically non-partisan and religiously independent.

Location

Lisboa, Portugal

Founded

2008

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Associação

Legal name

Meninos do Mundo

Registration

508 640 393

Focus areas

children's rightsadoptiondevelopment cooperationvolunteeringCPLPchild protection

Languages

PT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationHuman rightsGender equalityRefugees & MigrationHealthArts & Culture

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingVolunteer programmesDirect services

Programmes

Grupo de Apoio à Adopção

Children & Youth

Support groups for adoption applicants, parents, young people and children.

Sessões Informativas sobre Adopção

Children & Youth

Information sessions on national and international adoption.

Voluntariado Internacional

Community development

International volunteering actions and missions, including the Guinea-Bissau mission.

Countries of operation

PortugalGuinea-Bissau

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesIndividual donations

Ways to support

DonateMembershipVolunteerCorporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

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