BACKUP

‘BACKUP’ is a non-profit youth association which was founded in 2013, based in Vila Real de Santo António (Algarve, Portugal), that aims to promote youth empowerment, community development and enhance youth participation in civil society.

Our mission is encouraging active participation of young people in the development of their community, by empowering them, offering working spaces, tools, opportunities and the necessary support to ‘backup' their projects.

We work in several fields like trainings, youth exchanges, volunteering service, youth policies, community development, social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, democratic citizenship and human rights education.

‘BACKUP’ follows transversely in its projects and activities the principles of non-formal education.

We are an accredited organization in the National Register of Youth Associations (RNAJ), member of City Youth Council of Vila Real de Santo António, member of the Education Council of Vila Real de Santo António, member of the international network Anna Lindh Foundation, co-founder of FAJALG (Algarve Federation of Youth Associations) and co-founder of the european network AIM.

Currently the ‘BACKUP’ office is composed by 5 staff members, plus punctual local volunteers and collaborators.