ESC: Volunteering in Lousã: working with teenagers

Activar is a non-profit local development association located in Lousã. Its work with the community is based on the development of social and cultural projects in various fields of action, namely: childhood, youth, social development, sport, professional training and tourism. Activar has strong links with the community and strong partnerships at local, national and international levels. At Activar, we believe that sharing and cooperation are the main drivers for improving learning and development and for increasing social value. The main activities developed by Activar are: Childhood activities (support to about 160 children aged 3 to 6 in Animation and Family Support Activities and development of Extracurricular Activities with about 500 children aged 6 to 10); Youth office (organized activities and individual support for young people aged 10 to 30); Local Social Development Contract (family involvement and training, education for global citizenship, prevention of risky behavior in adolescents, local production and consumption model, local culture and heritage preservation, active aging activities, etc.); Sports (Karate, Krav Maga, Zumba, among others); Tourism (nature tourism activities such as hiking and team building events, promotion of “Casa da Eira” - tourism office, local products store and exhibition center in the schist village of Talasnal and “Casa do Caminheiro” - rural accommodation ; Vocational training center.