Torres Vedras
Torres Vedras is located on the west coast of Portugal, 40 km far from Lisbon. Composed by the urban centre of the same name and 12 parishes, Torres Vedras is, with a total surface area of 407 km2, the largest municipality in the Lisbon region. The city has a population of around 80,000 inhabitants. Its coastline is 20 km long, and it is a major tourist area.Contact details
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Intercultural mediation at school with Roma communities
The project aims to help include Roma children and youth and allow them to succeed academically, as well as to promote an inclusive, safe, participatory and non-discriminatory environment in schools, based on recognizing cultural diversity, human dignity, equity and a culture of peace. [...]
In the heart of my childhood
Project to promote inter-generational relations that provides meeting spaces for children, youth and the elderly in rural communities through activities that link memory, life and art. [...]
Healthy and Active Seniors
The goal is to integrate this group of population into the active life of the city, and thus improve their quality of life while providing a service to the community. The project is made up of two differentiated programmes: the Traffic Safety Programme and the Heritage Programme. [...]
Torres Vedras Night Run
Torres Vedras fosters a healthy lifestyle, the knowledge of the city, and the use of public space through night runs across the city. [...]
Torres in the Centre
Renovation and restoration of the historical centre in order to make the city an urban and environmental benchmark space, attractive from the social, economic and cultural point of view [...]