Universidade Católica Portuguesa is hosting the 21st Solidarity Concert of the Association of Friends of Santa Maria Hospital (AAHSM) on January 26 in the Cardeal Medeiros Auditorium at the UCP headquarters in Lisbon.

The event includes a concert by the University of Lisbon's children's choir and a brief explanation of volunteering at the AAHSM.

A Fundação Scholas Occurrentes organiza o programa de encontros intergeracionais "ESTAR JUNTOS", que procura promover a cultura do encontro entre os jovens e os mais velhos.

Ao longo de 4 encontros, será promovido o bem-estar bem como os laços sociais, procurando ensinar o valor da gratuidade através do convívio com idosos, utilizando a arte como ferramenta de conexão.

De acordo com a Fundação Scholas, podem inscrever-se neste programa os  maiores de 18 anos, com interesse em fazer parte desta experiência de voluntariado intergeracional.

• Data: 20 e 27 de fevereiro e 5 e 12 de março.
• Horário: das 10H00 - 13H00.

  Inscrições

The Social Responsibility Office team has the honor of inviting you to the Closing Session of the Projeto VIDA - Voluntariado na Católica 2023/2024, which will take place on June 18 at 5:30 p.m., in the Exhibition Room (Floor 2 of the Library Building).

This session will be hosted by Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of UCP, and will be a time for volunteers and partner organizations to share their experiences, present their results, and make commitments for the future.

In the 2023/2024 academic year, the Projeto VIDA had the participation of 343 volunteers and 27 social organizations.

(Note: the session will be in Portuguese)

Registration

On May 13, the Mary's Meals Congress will take place at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, with the presence of the NGO's founder, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow.

The main aim of this meeting is to address the issues of eradicating child hunger and promoting inclusive access to education. Participants will also be able to learn about the Youth Ambassador Program and other ways to support this project.

Mary's Meals' mission is to establish school feeding programs in some of the world's poorest communities, where poverty and hunger prevent children from accessing food and attending school.

Register here.

On june 27, the 5th episode of MindCast, a podcast dedicated to promoting mental health, will be launched with the motto "Time Management and Productivity: How to Avoid Academic Burnout".

Susana Costa Ramalho, researcher, psychologist and lecturer at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, is the guest on this episode, which you can listen to on Spotify and Anchor.

Stay tuned to learn more about the warning signs and how to get support when necessary.

More information about MindCast is available here.

Join us on these important topics

MindCast is the result of a collaboration between UCP's Social Responsibility Office and the Marketing Club of the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics.

The Universidade Católica is once again hosting the Portuguese Blood and Transplant Institute (IPST) for the usual blood collection at its headquarters in Lisbon on 14 November, from 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 7pm, at the School of Nursing, Building 2, Laboratory 1.

You can also help all those who are in need of a transplant by showing your willingness to be listed as a possible donor in the National Register of Bone Marrow Donors (CEDACE).

Information on Blood Donation and Bone Marrow Registration

Information about Blood Donation_20 doubts

Post Blood Donation Information

The 3rd edition of the Solidarity Christmas Market takes place on 3 and 4 December, from 10am to 4pm, at the headquarters of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in Lisbon.

At the UCP Solidarity Christmas Market, every purchase helps fund social projects that promote inclusion, education, and the well-being of the most vulnerable.

In this 3rd edition, we have the presence of 20 social organizations that are partners of VIDA - Voluntariado na Católica, which work in very different areas.

We're counting on everyone!

Learn more

On 27 April, the Social Responsibility Office of the Universidade Católica will host the Workshop "Refugees and Climate Action".

This session will address the current issue of climate forced displacement and climate refugees.

UNHCR is supporting these people and the communities that host them, and in this workshop Portugal with UNHCR will share the stories of people displaced in the context of climate change. 

The event also aims to discuss how you can also contribute to the protection of these people and the planet. 

Participation is free and registration can be made here.