Associação Liláz is a non- profit organization established in Pêra, Silves, Portugal, founded in May 2006, by a group of motivated young people who wanted to promote cooperation with the local citizens to develop and boost a better society. The aims of Associação Liláz are: - dynamization of the society through the organization and promotion of sport, cultural and social activities, on a local, regional, national and international level - usage of events to increase the interest and motivation of youngsters in the local community, and develop the cooperation between them and elderly generations, fomenting the intergenerational learning - promotion of the usage of non-formal education methods and its recognition, as a tool for fostering youth employment.

Fernando Cristovao

Group Leader

Fernando Cristovao

Group Leader

“My destination is too big, I’m scared about it.”

Margarida Freitas

Participant

Margarida Freitas

Participant

“Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the Earth.”

Afonso Moita

Participant

Afonso Moita

Participant

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Rute Morais

Participant

Rute Morais

Participant

“Everything is worth it if the soul is not small.”

Beatriz Cordeiro

Participant

Beatriz Cordeiro

Participant

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is – infinite.”

Rita Almeida

Participant

Rita Almeida

Participant

“The life and love we create is the life and love we live.”

Joana Ferreira

Participant

Joana Ferreira

Participant

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that make your rose so important.”