Caixa Social Awards

The 5th Edition of the Caixa Social Awards distinguishes the work of 36 social institutions, at national level, with a prize worth a total of 760 thousand euros, in the areas of intervention: Social Inclusion and Solidarity, Prevention and Health Care, Job Creation and Promotion and Education, Training and Capacity Building.

The Caixa Social Awards aims to finance and develop social projects, with an innovative character, replicable and aimed at mitigating poverty and promoting social inclusion, in its most varied aspects and in the most diverse ways, promoting initiatives undertaken by Third Sector entities.

As part of Caixa's Sustainability Strategy, these Awards are representative of the way in which the Bank contributes to Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, responding to the current problems of society, in the materialization of its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In this edition, a total of 777 applications were received from all over the country, and 741 were considered eligible, with the following distribution: 44% of applications in Social Inclusion and Solidarity, 26% in Prevention and Health Care, 23% in Education, Training and Capacity Building and 6.5% in Job Creation and/or Promotion.

In a detailed analysis of the 36 awarded projects, 32% of the applications are from the area of Social Inclusion and Solidarity; 36% of the area of Prevention and Care of; 26% of the area of Education, Training and Capacity Building; 6% of the area of Job Creation and/or promotion.

The applications were assessed by an independent jury, composed of personalities who guarantee the inclusion of different views and experiences in the evaluation of the proposals, bearing in mind the areas of intervention of this edition. Chaired by António Farinha Morais, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Caixa, it also included Filipe Almeida (President of the Portugal Social Innovation Mission Structure), Filipe Santos (Director of the Portuguese Catholic University), Maria José Ritta (former First Lady), Maria Marín (Non-Executive Director of Caixa), Viriato Soromenho Marques (Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of UL).

The winning entities of the Caixa Social Awards 2023, in their respective areas of intervention, are:

Social Inclusion and Solidarity

Associação Ser Mudança (ASM) | Project: Meu Bairro: EU

Comunidade Vida e Paz (CVP) | Project: Há sempre uma volta a dar

Kairós - Cooperativa de Incubação de Iniciativas de Economia Solidária | Project: Caixa de Brincar - Para o Desenvolvimento da Criança em Risco e Por uma Parentalidade Positiva

Associação de Actividade Motora Adaptada | Project: Campos de férias especiais

Associação Beira Aguieira de Apoio ao Deficiente Visual (ABAADV) | Project: Estou Cãotigo

Pedalar Sem Idade Portugal | Project: Passeios cAlma

CooLabora | Project: Ferramentas para a Autonomia

Associação AlphaCoimbra | Project: Student Keep

Associação Just a Change | Project: Abertura de Novo Polo

Cercipeniche, Cooperativa de Educação, Reabilitação, Capacitação e Inclusão | Project: + Aroma | Location: Leiria | Amount: 20.000€

Centro Social de Soutelo | Project: (re)veste

Prevention and Health Care

Alzheimer Portugal | Project: Pergunte.Se! Para uma prestação de Cuidados sem Contenções

Associação Oficina da Compaixão | Project: Espiritualidade Compassiva

Associação Terra dos Sonhos | Project: WeGuide

Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT) | Project: GAT PAR a PAR

Instituto Irmãs Hospitaleiras Sagrado Coração Jesus - Braga (Casa de Saúde do Bom Jesus) | Project: No Stress

Liga Portuguesa Contra a SIDA | Project: Espaço Interliga-te

Palhaços d'Opital | Project: Sorrisos Intemporais

RD-Portugal, União das Associações das Doenças Raras de Portugal | Project: CUIDARaro

Compassio – Associação para a construção de comunidades compassivas | Project: Porto compassivo - uma comunidade que cuida até ao fim

Menosmuitomais CRL | Project: Orquestra Parkinsound

Associação Mais Proximidade Melhor Vida | Project: + Saúde

Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Almada | Project: ECOA – Espiral Criativa Oficina Almada

Entre Idades - Cooperativa de Solidariedade Social de Apoio e Proteção ao Idoso | Project: Entre Idades Clínica

Education, Training and Capacity Building

Associação Cova do Mar | Project: Ainda vou a Tempo (AvT)

Associação Conversa Amiga | Project: Formação de Rua – Curso de Voluntariado com Pessoas em Situação de Sem-Abrigo

Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima (APAV) | Project: Ciber_Famílias: Sensibilizar e Educar para a Cibersegurança

Instituto de Desenvolvimento e Inclusão Social (IDIS) | Project: Jovens à Obra

Social Innovation Sportshub – Associação (SISH) | Project: Clube Escolhas - Campeões na Escola

Fundação Sophia | Project: Sophia Cuida

Associação Portuguesa de Síndrome de Asperger (APSA) | Project: Escola + Ativa

Associação Escola das Emoções | Project: RevolYouth

Associação Académica da Universidade da Madeira | Project: Funchal Living Culture

Associação de Apoio à Pessoa Excepcional do Algarve (APEXA) | Project: MindAut

Job Creation and Promotion

Associação Portuguesa para as Perturbações de Desenvolvimento e Autismo de Coimbra (APPDA) | Project: Cozinha & Bar ConVida

Associação Nacional de Gerontólogos | Project: AgeLink - Plataforma de recrutamento e networking na área do envelhecimento.

The Awards ceremony took place on October 17th, at the Caixa Geral de Depósitos Foundation - Culturgest.

See here the Social Impact Assessment Report of the 5th edition of the Caixa Social Awards*.

*Portuguese version only

Portuguese version only