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Participo!

Portugal · Aldoar, Foz do Douro, Nevogilde · Local · See the Portugal profile

The Participo! - Women's Civic and Political Participation has as its main objectives to promote the increase in the rates of political and civic participation of women and girls in the parishes of Aldoar, Foz do Douro and Nevogilde, to promote a greater involvement of women who

240,019 EUR
Total programme budget (programme duration)
Participo!

Details

Promoter
União de Freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde Nevogild — website
Power domain
Political Power
Methods / tools
Gender Training, Competence development, Awareness-raising
Region (NUTS)
PT11
Keywords
participation, responsability, involvement, opportunities tools, awareness raising

Context

Participo! - Women's Civic and Political Participation was a local project delivered by the União de Freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde (Porto, Portugal), financed through EEA Grants.

Objectives

The project aimed to increase rates of political and civic participation among women and girls in the three parishes, deepen the involvement of women already active in local political/civic life, raise awareness of gender equality and opportunities, and create tools facilitating local political and civic participation.

Activities

Activities included a working group for reflection and debate, a pilot digital platform for civic/political participation, a Theatre of the Oppressed simulation of parish assemblies, Personal Storytelling-based empowerment actions, an Empowerment and Mentoring Programme, intensive citizenship-education academies for young people, a B-learning advanced training course for women, a Local Women's Network for mutual help and mentoring, and a TEDxPorto Salon (fishbowl-format) event.

Results

Outputs included a mapping of obstacles to women's civic and political participation, a subsequent proposal of solutions, an Intermediate and a Final Forum for debate, and a published guide disseminating opportunities and participation mechanisms; the total programme cost was €240,019, financed by EEA Grants.

Conclusions

The project is presented as successfully deepening participation among women already engaged in local civic/political life and equipping them with concrete tools, though the source material does not report an independent outcome evaluation.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Total programme budget was €240,019, financed through EEA Grants.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Local project delivered over a defined EEA Grants funding cycle (typically one to a few years); exact start/end dates not stated in the source material.
Staffing & skills
Local project/working-group coordinators, Facilitators for Theatre of the Oppressed and Personal Storytelling activities, Mentors for the Empowerment and Mentoring Programme and Local Women's Network

Conditions for success

  • EEA Grants funding secured
  • Partnership with the parish union (União de Freguesias) as local government anchor
  • Combination of participatory methods (theatre, storytelling, digital platform) to reach different groups of women

Common failure modes

  • Dependency on EEA Grants funding with no confirmed continuation plan
  • Pilot digital platform may not be sustained or scaled after the funded period
  • Limited to three parishes, restricting generalisability

Where it fits

Governance type
local government (parish union) partnership
Scale
local
Income level
high-income (Portugal/EU)

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values

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