Caixa Social Awards

The 7th Edition of the “Caixa Social Awards” rewards 44 projects with a total prize amounting to €1 million.

Caixa Geral de Depósitos is pleased to announce the 44 projects selected in the 7th edition of the Caixa Social Awards, an initiative put together by Third Sector entities nationwide, with a total investment of €1 million.

This year, 286 eligible applications were reviewed nationwide:

Social Inclusion and Solidarity: 53% (151)
Training and Skill-Building: 25% (71)
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: 22% (64)

Of these, 44 projects were selected:

Social Inclusion and Solidarity: 21 projects (€480,900)
Training and Skill-Building: 17 projects (€396,150)
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: 6 projects (€122,950)

Applications were reviewed by an independent jury consisting of individuals with experience in this edition’s areas of action: Filipe Almeida (President of Estrutura de Missão Portugal Inovação Social), Filipe Santos (Dean of Universidade Católica Portuguesa), Isabel Mota (former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation), María Marín (Non-Executive Member of CGD’s Board of Directors), and chaired by António Farinha Morais, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Caixa Geral de Depósitos.

Winning Institutions by Area of Action:

Social Inclusion and Solidarity (21)

Adm Estrela | Project: Pontes Digitais (Digital Bridges) – Intergenerational Digital Skills Development
ADRITEM | Project: Madrilusa – Empowerment and Integration of Young Immigrants
Associação Ser Mulher - ASM | Project: Digitálias
Associação de Actividade Motora Adaptada | Project: Campos de Férias Especiais (Special Summer Camps)
Associação de Solidariedade Social Alto da Cova da Moura – ASSACM | Project: Viver + Comunidade – Autonomy, Well-being, and Social Inclusion for Seniors
Associação Desportiva Recreativa Cultural Social e Ambiental de Avões | Project: Caminho da Igualdade (Path to Equality)
Associação Juvenil Transformers | Project: Academia de Rua (Street Academy)
Associação Oficina da Compaixão | Project: Cuidados Para e Por Todos (Care For and By All)
Associação Outsiders Art and Dance Studios | Project: MINDFLO
Atlas People Like Us | Project: Amigos em Casa (Friends at Home)
Centro Comunitário de Esmoriz | Project: EnvelheSER (AgeingWELL)
CSénior Associação de Envelhecimento Ativo e Saudável | Project: Cartas 100idade (Ageless Letters)
Dress for Success Lisboa | Project: Nova Imagem, Novas Oportunidades (New Look, New Opportunities) – Combating Period Poverty, Promoting Equality
Eu Cãosigo – Intervenções Assistidas por Animais, CRL | Project: Cãovívio Sénior (Dog Companionship for Seniors)
FOSRDI-Centro Sagrada Família | Project: RAIS – Reativar Autonomia e Inclusão Social (Reactivating Autonomy and Social Inclusion)
Instituto de Apoio à Criança | Project: Crescer Juntos em Coimbra: Inclusão, Educação e Família (Growing Together in Coimbra: Inclusion, Education, and Family)
Instituto Padre António Vieira | Project: Museu Ubuntu da Empatia – Coleção Pessoas em Situação de Sem-Abrigo (Ubuntu Museum of Empathy – Collection “People Experiencing Homelessness”)
Olhar Poente – Associação Desenvolvimento | Project: PEP4KIDS
Palhaços d´Opital | Project: Sorrisos que acolhem (Welcoming Smiles)
Refood 4 Good – Associação | Project: REFOOD – Social Inclusion in Vila Real de Santo António and Castro Marim
RURAL MOVE – Associação para a Promoção do Investimento nos Territórios de Baixa Densidade (Association for Promoting Investment in Low-Density Territories) | Project: integrARTE

Training and Skill-Building (17)

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention(6)

The awards ceremony will take place on 27 October at the Caixa Geral de Depósitos Foundation – Culturgest.

Over its seven editions, the Caixa Social Awards have rewarded 223 social projects, amounting to a total investment of €4.76 million.

This initiative strengthens the social sector and reaffirms Caixa’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), contributing to the development of a fairer, more cohesive, and more inclusive society.

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