Cape Verde

Amigos de Berco - ABC - Patim

Address: Gabinete de Desenvolvirento Regional, Fogo e Brava, P.B. 41, S. Filipe Fogo, Cape
Verde
Phone: 238 81 12 41 / 81 13 22
Fax: 238 81 12 34 / 81 12 71
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Contact: Livio Fernandes Lopes
Type of Organization: National / Local / Urban / Rural
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1987
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Earned income / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote cultural, sports, recreational and environmental activities. Social work.

Illustrative Project:

Music; theatre; rural intervention; soil and forest conservation. Local contests in order to compete at regional and national levels.

Amigos de Orione

Address: Boca de Curoja, rua Grande, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 10 62
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Contact: Francisco Jose Dias
Type of Organization: National / Local / Urban
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1992
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Foreign donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To make everybody work together for a better society.

Illustrative Project:

Sports; Theatre;  Excursions;  Participation in the Eucharist.

Associacao de amigos ribeirao

Address: Praia, Cape Verde
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Contact: Antonio Carente Peres
Type of Organization: National / Local / Urban / Rural
Members: Men / Women
Year Founded: 1997
International Working Language: French / English
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Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Other
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Action Areas:

Purpose:

Environmental protection; local development; support to the elderly, and to children in need; promotion of agriculture; development of projects for conservation of the soils and water.

Illustrative Project:

Environmental protection and conservation work for the soils and water; fund raising for the association and local development.

Association Jeunesse Calabaceira

Address: B. P. 565, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 62 17 75
Fax: 238 62 75 22
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Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded:
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote physical health; to enhance the integrated development of young people.

Illustrative Project:

Reforestation of the community; creation of small gardens.

Association Juventus Matao

Address: B. P. 656, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 62 17 75
Fax: 238 62 17 22
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Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1990
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote the practice of sports within the community and the physical health of young people.

Illustrative Project:

Sports. Activities for the environment e.g. reforestation.

Association d'appui à l'auto-promotion de la femme au développement

Adresse: Avenue d'OUA, Helada Santo Antonio, Praia, Cape Verde
Tél: 238 62 17 75
Fax: 238 62 17 22
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Personne à contacter: Evelyne de Mello Figueiredo, President
Type d'organisation: Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine
Membres: Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes
Année de fondation: 1991
Langue internationale de travail: Français
Langue locale de travail: Portuguese
Source de budget annuel: Cotisation des membres / Donateurs étrangers
Affiliations: RIOD

Domaines d'action:

Objectif:

Promouvoir le développement socio-économique des femmes; aider les groupements communautaires à organiser des activités économiques favorisant leur intégration, sensibiliser, informer les femmes et communiquer avec elles pour avoir une meilleure approche de leurs problèmes.

Projet illustratif:

Création d'une association sociale par les femmes de Colabaceiro Cidade Velha pour la mise en place d'infrastructures sociales (école, protection de l'environnement, unité d'assainissement, etc.) et d'autres mesures sociales favorisant le développement communautaire avec une participation active des différentes composantes de la société civile (femmes, jeunes, et personnes âgées).

Associaçao artistica e cultural - teatro experimentos frank camadorin

Address: B. P. 476, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 33 675
Fax: 238 32 19 17 / 31 37 83
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Contact: Daniel Naocimento Montoias
Type of Organization: National / Rural / Urban
Members: Actors / Dancers / Musicians
Year Founded: 1990
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Foreign donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To supervise young unemployed; to develop and promote Cape Verde culture.

Illustrative Project:

Theatre. Music. Dance. Craft work. Plastic arts. 30 actors, 12 dancers and 7 musicians.

Associaçao de apoio a auto-promoçao da mulher no desenvolvimento

Adresse: C.P. No. 568, Praia, Cape Verde
Tél: 238 62 17 75
Fax: 238 62 17 22
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Personne à contacter: Miluci Barbosa dos Santos
Type d'organisation: Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine
Membres: Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes
Année de fondation: 1991
Langue internationale de travail: Français
Langue locale de travail: Portuguese
Source de budget annuel: Cotisation des membres / Donateurs étrangers
Affiliations: Réseau international d'ONG sur la désertification

Domaines d'action:

Objectif:

Promouvoir le développement social des communautés urbaines et rurales et des femmes vers leur autonomie socio-économique et mettre en oeuvre un processus de développement durable et intégré.

Projet illustratif:

La salubrité publique constitue un grand défi à relever dans les communautés rurales et urbaines. Des campagnes d'animation, de formation, d'information ont été lancées dans différentes communautés afin de sensibiliser les populations, surtout les enfants et les femmes, sur l'importance de vivre dans un environnement sain pour améliorer la santé publique et l'hygiène personnelle. Le travail a abouti à l'organisation de groupes d'intérêt pour améliorer la qualité de vie dans le domaine social: santé, maintenance et gestion des infrastructures, éducation, emploi et économie.

Assoçiacao "Nos Dever"

Address: Rua S. Jose 171, Calheia, Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 61 16 42
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Contact: Francisco Ramos
Type of Organization: National / Urban
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1992
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Philanthropic organization dedicating its efforts to working with infancy and elderly people and all the people in a vulnerable social situation.

Illustrative Project:

Social solidarity directed to the following priority groups: infancy (kindergarten construction, playground construction, school children orientation); elderly people (house building and recreational activities, financial support for funerals, etc): women (helping and supporting single mothers). Incentives to`promote  solidarity spirit amongst the local communities. Constitution of work brigades for reconstruction work. Improvement of living conditions. Reconstruction of elderly people's house. Reconstruction of Calheta's church. Construction of house for elderly woman and her disabled son. Study at the municipality: construction and elderly people's centre and kindergarten.

Assoçiacao Acadêmica do Maio

Address: Ave Sao Jose 148, Calheia Riba, Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 61 16 42
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Contact: Antonio Egidio Silva Rocha
Type of Organization: National / Local / Urban
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1979
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Local donors / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To develop local sports, namely football II, 'futebolinho' and male and female handball.

Illustrative Project:

Sport camps, youth rallies. Seminars on sport, health and self esteem.

Assoçiacao Joao Paulo II

Address: Rua Francisco Pinheiro, C.P. 14, Vila do Maio, Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 55 11 54
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Contact: Hunberto Ines Dos Santos
Type of Organization: National / Urban / Rural
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1991
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To develop religious, cultural and social activities with young people.

Illustrative Project:

Thematic debates of religious, social and cultural activities with young people, health issues, work with the poor, catechizes organizing in Maio. Catechizes and gives liturgical support during masses. Work camps for young people. Cleaning campaigns. Christmas party for needy elderly people. Creation of other 4 similar groups in Figueroa, Morro, Morrinho and Barreiro. Recruitment of more young people for the Maio church.

Assoçiacao Juvenil "Black Panthers"

Address: B. P. 677, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 63 10 52
Fax: 238 62 26 60
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Contact: Luisa Helena Barros
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1980
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Foreign donors / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote sports practice amongst people; to develop and participate in social activities; public health promotion; to be a place for discussion and sharing for young people; to develop cultural activities.

Illustrative Project:

AIDS, drugs, sports, cultural activities, training for work camp trainers. AIDS and drug addiction prevention.

Assoçiacao Xadrez Porto Novo - S. Antao

Address: Delegaguera Saude Porto Novo, Lombo Meio, le Prof Tecnico Laboratorio, Ilha
Santao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 22 11 30 / 22 13 08
Fax: 238 22 11 30
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Contact: Anto Natividade Leauricio Lima
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1996
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Foreign donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To help introduce the practice of chess at local, regional and national level, in order to establish contacts with international institutions such as the International Chess Federation and the Olympic Committee; to improve the general culture of the Cape Verdian countrymen.

Illustrative Project:

Chess. Distribution of information about cultural, scientific and sports events.

Assoçiacao socio cultural e recreativo:os amantes Faja Domingas Benta

Address: Faja Domingas Benta, Rebeira da Torre, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 17 86
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Contact: Antonio Sebastiao Sousa
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Men / Women / Youth
Year Founded: 1996
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Fundraising
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote the welfare of the members and inhabitants of the Rua da Torre neighborhood, such as: the development of job creaction activities, promotion of solidarity amongst the group, the development of community and social housing projects. Cultural and recreational activities. Environmental protection. Women's issues.

Illustrative Project:

Employment. Vocational training, social housing, solidarity actions, public health promotion, environmental protection, women's rights, cultural development, collection of oral traditions, theatre recreational activities.

B-K-86 'Beleza Communidade'

Address: Lagoa do Metinho, Conselho da Riberia Grande, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
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Type of Organization: Provincial
Members: Men / Women / Youth
Year Founded: 1986
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership Fees / Local donors
Affiliations:

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To develop football in the community and exchange with other football clubs of the island.

Illustrative Project:

Football. Sports events.

Bokaron Grupo Musical

Address: C.P. 46 Sicen, S. Filipe Fogo, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 81 16 09
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Contact: Antonio Felio Lopes
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1994
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Foreign donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To divulge the regional culture of the Fogo Island.

Illustrative Project:

The development of the typical Fogo dances such as the Morna, Coladura and Xotiss.

Club de Futebol Varzim

Address: Ribeira de Torre, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 11 69 / 21 11 79 / 21 10 12
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Contact: Francisco Borja Monteiro
Type of Organization: National
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1996
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote the practice of sports.

Illustrative Project:

Football. Other sport competitions.

Estrela Brilhante

Address: Concelho da Ribeira Grande, Pinhao de Cima, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 16 09
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Contact: Joao Antonio Neves
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1996
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Earned Income
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote cultural actions for the sake of the whole community.

Illustrative Project:

Various cultural activities aiming at making some profit for our organization.

Estrela da Noite

Address: Lougar de Duene, Ribeira Torre, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 14 69
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Contact: Antonio Manuel Loapes
Type of Organization: National
Members: Men / Youth / Elderly
Year Founded: 1988
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Earned income
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To create financial means of survival, such as the production of grocery goods that constitute the daily consumption; To help the elderly or people less favored by society.

Illustrative Project:

Traditional and religious parties. Sports events. Cleaning campaigns. Cultural and recreational evenings. Helping old people.

European Commission Delegation

Address: C.P. 122, Praia, Cape Verde
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Type of Organization: International
Members: Men / Women / Youth
Year Founded: 1997
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget:
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Action Areas:

Purpose:

Sports promotion. Recreational and cultural activities. Environmental protection.

Illustrative Project:

Sports and culture. The young people who established this organization wanted to prevent drug and alcohol addictions as well as prostitution, via the practice of sports.

Fédération nationale de la jeunesse

Address: Rua 5 de Julho 152, B.P. 818, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 61 72 93 / 61 33 53
Fax: 238 61 17 70 / 61 72 94
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Contact: Filomena Goncalves / Pedro Moreira
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: NGO's
Year Founded: 1994
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Foreign donors / Local donors / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote youth associations and make young people aware of their rights; to enable a better co-ordination and coherence among the member organizations; to influence the policy and national youth institutions.

Illustrative Project:

Training on AIDS and sexual education.

Grupo "Nova Esperanca"

Address: Ecole d'Infirmieres, B.P. 744, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 61 70 13
Fax: 238 61 70 13
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Contact: Marcos Deigado
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Men / Women / Youth / Elderly
Year Founded: 1993
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To act within the community towards the elderly, children and young people.

Illustrative Project:

Religion, sports, culture and civil society.

Grupo Coladera

Address: Sao-Filipe Fogo, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 81 12 57
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Contact: Maria Da Luz Cardoso
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Women
Year Founded: 1988
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Support of City Hall
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Promotion and preservation of the regional culture.

Illustrative Project:

Theatre, carnival, dance and music.

Grupo Desportivo e Cultural "Impar"

Address: Sao-Filipe, Ilha do Fogo, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 81 15 55
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Contact: Maria De Pina Cabral
Type of Organization: National
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1992
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote the culture of the Fogo Island; to stimulate young people in order to keep them on the right track.

Illustrative Project:

Culture. Sports. Participation in several sports events. Winner of several football championships in 1993/94/95 and the 'Futebolinho" tournament in 1997.

Grupo Desportivo e Cultural-Meio Espanha

Address: Figueiras' S. Pedro Apostolo, Santo Antoa, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 55 13 70 / 31 63 25
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Contact: Abeh Dias
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Men / Women / Youth
Year Founded: 1993
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Fundraising activities
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote solidarity and cooperation amongst its members via several activities to do with the problems faced by young people; to promote the study and dissemination of any news related to young people; to promote sports and culture.

Illustrative Project:

Football matches between neighboring communities and other national islands, exchanges with two dance groups (traditional Contranca, Waltz, Mazurca and St. Antao, Sul and Fontainhas). Solidarity and civic campaigns. Fight against poverty. Voluntary work. Debating with young people. Promoting and divulging all youth activities. Participation in several conferences that touch upon internationally important themes such as AIDS, drugs, etc.

Grupo Recreativo Desportivo e Carnavalesco "Fantazia"

Address: Cobom, S. Filipe Fogo, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 81 15 89 / 81 18 44
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Contact: José De Pina
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1989
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Foreign donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote Carnival; to organize activities for young people, preventing them from falling into drug addiction or prostitution.

Illustrative Project:

Cultural and sports activities. Sexual education. Carnival. Music. Recreational activities. Participation in 3rd place in Carnival defile.

Grupo acçao social Joao Paul II

Address: Centro Panoquial Nossa, Stnhona do Rosario, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 11 07
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Contact: Clemento Pires Dos Santos
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Men / Women / Youth
Year Founded: 1993
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language:
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To bring a helping hand to whomever may need it.

Illustrative Project:

Djunta-Mom programme. Support to needing students. Support to building or reconstruction of needing people's houses.

Grupo coral do liceu S. Filipe

Address: Liceu de S. Filipe, S. Filipe, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 81 15 87 / 81 16 09
Fax: 238 81 13 07
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Contact: Manuel de Jesus de Pina
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1997
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To develop and give incentives to the students' musical capacities;. to promote sane habits among students.

Illustrative Project:

Music (voice, piano, flute, drums, guitar, and violin). Education (good behavior inside and outside of school); recreation; participation in several concerts and an excellent participation during the S. Filipe's airport inauguration.

Grupo cultural "Lindas Flores"

Address: Vila do Maio, Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 55 11 54
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Contact: Marcelino Brito Sanches
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1992
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Local donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Theatre training for young people. Social action theatre. Distribution of the revenue of our shows amongst the needing.

Illustrative Project:

Six  theatre shows per year. Cleaning campaigns (beaches, streets and cemetery). Peer support and alphabetization. Research and divulging of traditional theatre. Cleaning campaigns have been getting more and more young people involved and their concern for the environment has been growing.

Grupo desportivo "Fiorentina"

Address: Vila do Maio, Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 55 13 70
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Contact: Alberto Monteiro
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1990
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors / Foreign donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Free times occupation through sports and stimulation of sports camaraderie and spirit amongst young people.

Illustrative Project:

Helping to develop the practice of 'Futebolinho' and increasing participation of young people in this variant of football.

Grupo desportivo e cultural de Cha Igreja

Address: Cha de Igreja, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 31 63 57
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Contact: Paulo Baptista Alcidio
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1994
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote the practice of sports and culture in our area. To organize national and international exchanges. To facilitate people's access to communication (radio) and to buy a satellite antenna for the neighborhood.

Illustrative Project:

Sports and cultural activities.

Grupo recreativo berefunda

Address: Lagoa do Metinho Conselho da Ribeira Grande, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
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Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Men
Year Founded: 1993
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
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Action Areas:

Purpose:

To develop our communities through cleaning campaigns, labor force availability and help the needy.

Illustrative Project:

Voluntary work. Exchange with other groups of the island.

Inter Futebol Clube Porto Novo

Address: Porto Novo 15, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 22 14 03 / 22 11 33
Fax: 238 22 11 74
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Contact: Rui Manuel Evora Ribeiro
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Men / Women / Youth
Year Founded: 1992
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To help young people find the right way; to guide them through sports and cultural activities; to help young people to have a more active and constructive role within the society.

Illustrative Project:

Sports: football, basketball, handball for young people for different backgrounds, aged between 12 and 17 years old.

Juventude para democracia

Address: Rua 5 de Julho, 104, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 61 56 94 / 61 40 82
Fax: 238 61 72 94 / 61 41 22
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Contact: Paulo Jorge Monteiro
Type of Organization: National / Rural / Urban
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1994
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Local donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To improve the political situation; foster democracy and promote liberalism.

Illustrative Project:

Political, cultural activities. Civic education. 20 000 members.

Malta Impulso

Address: Ribeira de Torre, Caboco de Cosco, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
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Contact: Domingos Brito / Rufino Fortes
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1992
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees / Other sources
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Promoting and supporting associations.

Illustrative Project:

Entertainment, social, cultural. Fund raising for social actions.

Nossa Tradicaon

Address: Ribeira Grande, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 29 93 07
Fax: 238 29 99 12
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Contact: Odilio Medina
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1995
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget:
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To promote the tradition and culture of Cape Verde, namely traditional dances such as the Mazola, the Morna, the Cloudier, the Vales, the Contra Dance and Coat S. Joao.

Illustrative Project:

Dance, theatre, music.

Ondas Do Mar

Address: Vila Do Maio 4, Ilha do Maio, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 55 14 15 / 55 10 63
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Contact: Isequiel Freire Fortes
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1983
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Other sources
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Solidarity and sports promotion.

Illustrative Project:

Fairs, dances, games, and excursions.

Onze-Unidos

Address: Ribeira da Torre, Faja Domingas Benta, Praia, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 14 78
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Contact: Armindo Fontes
Type of Organization: National / Local
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1990
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Local donors
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To enhance the local evolution of football.

Illustrative Project:

Football. Leisure time activities.

Organizacao juvenil la tour

Address: c/o César Chantre, Ponta dosol, Santo Antao, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 21 15 01
Fax: 238 21 16 33
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Contact: Cesar Chantre
Type of Organization: National / Local / Community / Rural / Urban
Members: Men / Women / Youth / Elderly
Year Founded: 1995
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Membership fees
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

Solidarity towards the needy; exchange and recreational activities.

Illustrative Project:

Visiting elderly people; playing games with children.

Polissom

Address: St. Filomena, Sao Filipe Fogo, Cape Verde
Phone: 238 81 19 09 / 81 16 03
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Contact: Artur Jorge Fonseca Santos Barros
Type of Organization: National
Members: Youth
Year Founded: 1995
International Working Language: French
Local Working Language: Portuguese
Source of Annual Budget: Other
Affiliations: The Youth Forum

Action Areas:

Purpose:

To bring the Cape-Verdian culture abroad, via the production of CDs, tapes and video clips. Promoting our musical values inside and outside the country.

Illustrative Project:

Public performances. Small fairs. Popular feasts. Performance during the 1996 Secondary Schools Miss Election, the traditional feasts of Nho Sao Filipe in the Fogo island; interviewed and divulged by Radio Nova. The organization would like to make a video about the Cape-Verdian culture and music to spread it all around the world. Its members are performers, composers and directors.

Union nationale des travailleurs du Cap-Vert - centrale syndicale

Adresse: B.P. 123, Praia, Cape Verde
Tél: 238 611 305
Fax: 238 613 629
Email:
Site internet:
Personne à contacter: Jùlio Ascençào Silva
Type d'organisation: Nationale / Locale / Communautaire / Rurale / Urbaine
Membres: Hommes / Femmes / Jeunes
Année de fondation: 1978
Langue internationale de travail: Français
Langue locale de travail:
Source de budget annuel: Cotisations des membres / Autres
Affiliations: Confédération internationale des syndicates libres

Domaines d'action:

Objectif:

Promouvoir et défendre les droits et les intérêts des travailleurs, la solidarité et la formation professionnelle.

Projet illustratif:

L'accord de concertation sociale signé avec le gouvernement en décembre 1997 sur la politique salariale (1998 - 2000); création d'un institut de formation professionnelle et syndicale (IFAAG).