Leigos para o Desenvolvimento
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| Abbreviation | LD |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Estrada da Torre, n.º 26, 1750-296, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Affiliations | Jesuits, Catholic |
| Website | LD |
Leigos para o Desenvolvimento (Lay Association for Development) is a Non-governmental organization (NGO) that assists people in their integral development. It was founded in 1986 under the auspices of the Jesuits in Lisbon, Portugal, and grew from assisting people in former Portuguese colonies to a wider mission abroad and in Portugal.[1]
History[edit]
In 1984, António Vaz Pinto of the Society of Jesus took his experience at the Jesuit University Center Manuel da Nóbrega (CUMN) at the University of Coimbra to Lisbon and founded Padre António Vieira University Center (CUPAV). With students from CUMN, he founded Leigos para o Desenvolvimento (LD) in 1986.[2]
In its thirty-first year, LD had 14 volunteers in Africa,[3] working in education, training and employment, and community development.[4] Its volunteers are in Angola, Mozambique, Sao Tome, Principe, and Portugal.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leigos para o Desenvolvimento | European Youth Portal". europa.eu (in Irish). Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "cupav". cupav. Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ Itcode. "Missão: Leigos para o Desenvolvimento enviam 14 voluntários para África". www.agencia.ecclesia.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ I.P, II. "Site Voluntariado". www.voluntariado.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Leigos para o Desenvolvimento apelam ao voluntariado em Portimão". Algarve Primeiro (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-18.