Bombarda Maior!

Bombarda Maior! is a pilot social innovation program promoted by the Quarteirão Criativo Association, developed within the scope of LAB.IS Porto, which operates in the Miguel Bombarda Quarter – the arts district of the city of Porto. The project aims to promote intergenerational inclusion and combat the social isolation of people over 60, integrating them into the cultural and commercial life of the neighborhood through creative activities, short occupational internships in shops and cultural spaces, and community events that bring different generations together. By valuing the active role of seniors and recognizing their contribution to the vitality of the area, Bombarda Maior! strengthens social ties, fosters a sense of belonging, and contributes to a more supportive and collaborative local economy, where tradition and contemporaneity coexist in balance.

Porto de Gerações

The "Porto de Gerações" program is an initiative by LongeVidade that promotes interaction between different generations — young people (from schools and the community) and older adults — in order to value healthy aging, combat age-related prejudice, and strengthen intergenerational solidarity. Through educational and social activities, Porto de Gerações helps transform the way we think, feel, and act about age and aging. To achieve this, it fosters intergenerational interaction in schools and organizations, encouraging contact, exchange, and solidarity between young and older people. In partnership with the Psychology Department of CESPU, a pedagogical toolkit was developed, featuring games and group dynamics that stimulate the sharing of experiences and mutual appreciation between generations, reinforcing the program’s educational and social impact.

Escola Mundo

The Escola Mundo Solution is an intercultural artistic and educational program promoted by Visões Úteis, which aims to generate a transformative impact on the social, cultural, and educational inclusion of students from migrant communities and ethnic minorities. The project seeks to tackle absenteeism and school failure affecting children and young people from these communities, while promoting the appreciation of diversity and an education rooted in proximity and participation. To achieve this, the program employs participatory and collaborative methodologies, as well as an integrated approach based on three essential pillars: educational, social, and cultural. It is developed within the Agrupamento de Escolas do Cerco do Porto school cluster, involving two classes from the 1st cycle of basic education, and includes intercultural education through art and social-educational support activities. The program seeks to engage the entire educational community in building a meaningful school for and by everyone.

Casa da Pertença

The Casa da Pertença, as a space for coexistence, social integration, and community strengthening, is established as a place of welcome, sharing, and connection-building, valuing the human, cultural, and social diversity present in the city of Porto. In the house where, in 1974, the Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral (Porto Association for Cerebral Palsy) was founded — symbolically linked to giving visibility to people with disabilities — we now broaden collective awareness to activate support for all people, especially those who have recently arrived, or are arriving, in the city of Porto.
The Casa da Pertença stands as a point of information, guidance, empowerment, and experimentation, promoting opportunities for each person to build their own path toward inclusion, creating networks, and developing bonds of belonging.

Social Nexus

The Social Nexus – Network of Solidarity Commerce is an innovative project that aims to rebuild social ties and promote the inclusion of People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) through the creation of a collaborative network between citizens, shopkeepers, the corporate sector, and local institutions. Based on a simple, sustainable, and replicable model, Social Nexus transforms local commerce into an active agent of solidarity, enabling restaurants, cafés, hair salons, shops, and various services — identified by the project’s logo and pictograms — to provide basic goods and services to those most in need. Beyond material support, Nexus combats isolation, stigma, and social barriers by fostering empathy and a sense of community. The project aims to make Porto a benchmark for social innovation, showing that inclusion is possible when the community comes together — turning local businesses into catalysts for dignity, solidarity, and social transformation.