Fundação COI

EU Legislative Interests

- Disadvantaged groups: Social inclusion is one of COI Foundation main areas: supports disadvantaged and marginalized groups, including Roma and people with disabilities; develops a whole set of initiatives and approaches that promote their integration and active participation in the community. - Social Rights: In January 2017, when the Pillar of Social Rights was voted, COI Foundation had the initiative to contact the Portuguese representatives in the European Parliament in order to express its concern about the direction of the debates on the subject. On this occasion, the institution took a favorable position regarding the document contents, in line with the principles expressed in its mission, and called for the Parliament representatives to adopt a similar position. - Demographic change: The increase in life expectancy has led to the growth of the elderly population, a situation that has an impact on society at various levels. COI Foundation has been developing some initiatives in order to deal with the growing problem of the population ageing, including the promotion of seminars to discuss such issues. - Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD): The food support is part of the intervention carried out by the Community Support Office team near the most deprived population of the Parish of Pinhal Novo, and the Union of Parishes of Poceirão and Marateca, namely through the Social Cantina and the of the Operational Program to Support the Most Deprived (PO APMC). - COI regularly submits information to the SOC Group of the European Economic and Social Committee on its experience of intervention that deems appropriate, particularly by the occasion of public hearing, and intends to participate in future public consultations at European level.

Communication Activities

[EN] 2013 - “From Words to Action" project, adaptation of the “Le dire pour agir” notebooks (of Secours Populaire Français). - Presentation of the project "From words to action" at the European Council in Strasbourg. 2014-2016 - Partner in the Erasmus+ project “inTICgration: Integrating ICT in the educational processes of people with severe mental illness and/or dual diagnosis.” 2015 - Presentation of the book "From words to action" at the EESC in Brussels. - Establishment of a Protocol with the Platform for Refugees Support, for hosting and supporting of refugee families. - "Networks for Development" Prize for a project on the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030. 2015-2017 - Participation in the Erasmus+ International Vocational Education and Training (VET) project "Facilitarea tranzitiei de la scoala la viata activa a personao talitaciităţi mintale accentuate şi grave – SCHOOL 2 LIFE". 2016 - "European seminar on integrating refugees into the labor market: turning the crisis into an opportunity" held at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels at the EESC. - Presentation of a report in the ESAN Seminar on Refugees (Migrants and Refugees in Europe - Children and Young People - Between Field Work and Political Choices) held in Brussels. 2017 - Annual General Assembly of the European Foundation Center; Conference "Courage to re-embrace solidarity in Europe - Can philanthropy take the lead", held in Warsaw. - Demos 2017 – Foro de Fundaciones y Sociedad Civil, held in Madrid. 2018 - Participation in the IV European Forum on Migration, held in Brussels. A representative was a candidate in the election of the Bureau. - Participation in the "Building Social Europe" event, promoted by the european Social Platform, held in Lisbon. - Organization of a Seminar about "Public Policies for the 4th Age". 2019 - Participation in the V European Forum on Migration held in Brussels.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Among the associations/confederations/networks of which the COI Foundation is a member, we underline: - at European level, the European Social Action Network - ESAN, aisbl; - at national level (Portugal), the National Confederation of Solidarity Institutions (CNIS) and the Portuguese Foundations Center (CPF); - and at regional level, the Setúbal District Union of Social Solidarity Institutions (UDIPSS); - the institution is heading the newly created "Associação UNIV Sénior de Palmela" (longlife learning).

Organisation Members

The COI Foundation is an associated member in several organisations (the list is available here: https://fundacao-coi.pt/institucional/parcerias). However, because of its statutory profile, it has no other member organisations.