VIDA Project is Católica's new volunteering programme
Universidade Católica Portuguesa has a new volunteering programme. The VIDA project is aimed at students of all levels at the Católica's headquarters campus who want to volunteer. More than 360 students have already signed up since the beginning of the academic year.
The project, which aims to provide students with volunteering opportunities that contribute to the community, has been officially launched for the 2022/2023 academic year and applications are still open.
The volunteering opportunities on offer are as varied as the partner institutions, ranging from study support to fundraising, litter picking and meal distribution. Ajuda de Mãe, the Jesuit Refugee Service and Comunidade Vida e Paz are some of the associations involved in the project.
The VIDA project, organised in partnership between the Social Responsibility Office (GRS) and the Católica Chaplaincy, provides for the complete accompaniment of the volunteers, from their registration to their training and integration in the different institutions.
"Católica sees volunteering as a formative process that adds value to the community," explains Rita Paiva e Pona, coordinator of Católica's Social Responsibility Office. She also mentions that the university is "committed to adding value to organisations and initiatives of recognised social interest, whose vision is in line with Católica's mission: to promote the integral formation of the person, oriented towards global reality, based on the principles of truth and respect for people and the environment."
For more information about the VIDA Project, contact: voluntariado.sede@ucp.pt.