internships
portugal
internship: project lisbon
Lisbon Project was founded in 2017 and aims at building a community that integrates and empowers migrants and refugees who came to Lisbon to pursue a new life. Located in the lively, multicultural and centrally located district Alameda, they try to help tackle the struggles and barriers these newcomers face.
what's happening here?
- Family Friday: a weekly moment to get to know other people from the project, over games and snacks
- Workshop Wednesday: a weekly free dinner with people from the LP and the Riverside Lisbon Communities. Before and after there is a multiple learning experience .
- Better Together: a ladies only group that meets regularly in order to get to know each other better over an interactive course or a tasty meal
- Cultural Evenings: with food, music and cultural presentations
- Lisbon & Beyond: regular gatherings to visit local sites in and around Lisbon with other members of the project
- CarePods: small group gatherings based on language or cultural similarities to share experience and knowledge about adjusting to living in Portugal with each other
- Holiday Club: seasonal holiday breaks for kids and/or teenagers
- Language classes (Portuguese and English)
- Assisting the LP members towards employment
- Providing legal aid
what could your role be?
- as the majority of the activities take place in English, you could take up an active role in the accompanying and organization of the Lisbon Project’s activities right from the start
- develop and organize (part of) an activity by yourself
where would you live?
Depending on the available possibilities, a room in a shared flat or a stay in a nearby hostel.
lisbon - rizoma coop
Founded in 2020 by a group of friends, Rizoma Coop is so much more than a community-operated grocery store in Lisbon. Based on social, ecological and collaborative values, Rizoma has been growing horizontally in an organic and democratic fashion, counting more than 400 members. The multi-sector cooperative offers consumer goods in an economically, ecologically, and socially responsible way, creating a community and a support network along the way.
what's happening here?
a community-operated grocery store, open every day
regular activities organized by and for the community, like clothing swaps, CineRizoma, RizoKids, social gatherings on Friday evenings for new members to get to know each other etc.
workshops organized by and for the community, on themes like food fermentation, non-violent communication, climate change, Indian cooking classes etc.
no-waste activities: to proactively avoid food waste, members transform sad-looking vegetables and fruits into tasty meals, juices, cakes and quiches
what could your role be?
- get to know the working of a cooperative from a to z
- actively participate in the democratic organization and decision-making process of a cooperative
- help in the organization of the community-operated grocery store
- work in back-office operations, like looking for new local producers/products, logistical help, finance, communication
- participate in the several working groups, on themes like governance, finance, culture, community, products, members etc.
- organize activities or workshops of your choice for the community, in line with the cooperative’s philosophy
where would you live?
Depending on the available possibilities, but preferably in a room in a shared flat.
the volunteering period of 6 months constitutes your internship as part of the advanced bachelor global citizenship and development
venn foods
VENN is located in downtown Porto. It is the result of a burning desire to create a service that is synonymous with change, for the good of people and the planet.
VENN intends to strengthen the bond between our food and those who produce it, wants to be part of the food revolution and contribute to a happier planet, inhabited by even happier people.
what's happening here?
- an online delivery service of plant-based meal kits and groceries
- visiting gardens, local producers and stores
- preparing weekly recipes
- preparation of the meal boxes
- distribution in the districts of Porto, Braga and Aveiro
what could your role be?
- constitution of the meal boxes, culinary advice
- logistics, distribution and practical organisation
- communication, branding and social media
This project is a great match if you're moved by interests for plant-based food, locally and sustainably sourced eating, growing and producing and health and ecology.where would you live?
In an apartment together with other young / Portuguese speaking people.
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