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.”