It was the first time they stepped on Portuguese soil. In their luggage, colourful clothing and accessories which Quilombo integrate in their cultural and religious manifestations. A discriminated culture – and yet little known here – that was in Lisbon...
Between the 19th and the 20th of April the quiet Slovenian town of Bled was the capital of Education for Social Justice, hosting a conference that brought together over 80 participants from six European countries. Under discussion was the integration of Education for...
The project ‘Networking for Development: from Town Twinning to More Efficient Cooperation’ continues to promote networking and sharing of information and best practices between different actors in the area of Development. The most recent initiative took...
Gathered between the 25th and 27th of April 2012, a set of national and international Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) made a statement concerning the Coup d?État of April 12th 2012, also signed by IMVF. Click here to see the statement.
The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Luis Brites Pereira, encouraged Portuguese DNGOs to work, “together” with the State in finding “solutions” to ensure continuity for policies and projects for of Development Education...
A protocol that ensures the continuity of the project “Health for All” was signed between Mr. Américo Ramos, the Minister of Finance and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Mr. Paulo Freitas, IMVF Administrator,...
The European Fisheries Policy is currently one of the most important issues on the agenda of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) due to its influence on developing countries. With direct impact on the lives of more than 150 million people, policies on fishing...
When, in early May 2012, the IMVF accepted the invitation of the Italian organisation Gruppo di Voluntariato Civile (GVC) to participate in a ‘Youth in Action’ initiative against human trafficking, we could not guess what the experience would give to the...
“Current Challenges for Development Cooperation” was the theme for the debate, organised by IEEI – Institute for Strategic and International Studies, which took place on July 9th at the ISCTE Club. Carlos Sangreman Proença, Professor at the...
The donation was delivered to IMVF Held on the 6th of July last, at the headquarters of IMVF, the by donation was made by the Insurance Company MetLife Inc. to the Marquês de Valle Flor Institute. The company, which is already in the habit of developing itshas a...
