Projeto Povos, Culturas e Pontes People, Cultures and Bridges Project 2011/2012 Migrations and Citizenship Office

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Seixal With a total population of about 160,000 inhabitants, about 20% of the population is immigrant or descendant of immigrants, being mostly from Portuguese speaking countries. Location:

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Global Objectives Promoting Development Education and raise awareness of the importance of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Promoting intercultural education.

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Specific Goals Goal1 Developing training of teachers in order to improve skills in the context of Development and Intercultural Education Activities 1.1 Training on Intercultural Education 1.2 Training on Global Citizenship

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Goal 2 Contributing to the improvement of the welcoming and integration of foreign students or students with different socio-cultural experiences. Activities 2.1 Giving information on Espaço Cidadania and referral of cases reported by schools 2.2 Specific Training on Intercultural Education for Youth in Secondary Schools

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Goal 3 Promoting Portuguese language and facilitate their learning as second language or foreign Activities 3.1 Promoting scholarly exchanges by correspondence

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Goal 4 Creating interaction opportunities between schools in different locations Activities 4.1 Promoting the creation of twinning partnerships between schools. 4.2 Implementing Video conferences between teachers and students of schools in Seixal with schools of different countries (mostly from home countries of Seixal immigrant population).

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Goal 5 Raising awareness of school community about the importance of cultural diversity and the richness that it means for the Society and Individual Activities 5.1 Active participation of local schools in initiatives of intercultural promotion, including "Migrant Community Day" (April 26th). 5.2 Encouraging and supporting the creation of interculturalism promotion actions in schools.

People, Cultures and Bridges Project 5.3 Organizing workshops of traditional multicultural stories or other similar workshops. 5.4 Preparing briefcases with multicultural pedagogical content to provide to schools.

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Goal 6 Raising awareness of the importance of achieving the MDGs" and global interdependence. Activities 6.1 Promoting public meetings of global citizenship 6.2 Advancing workshops on global citizenship in schools, through joint activity with NGDOs. 6.4 Involving and mobilizing school community to actions in support of developing countries

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Implementation Strategies Participation of School community in local initiatives promoting intercultural dialogue, or supporting intercultural initiatives in schools. Providing intercultural training that enables local educators in the areas of intercultural communication, cooperation and diversity management in schools. Supporting the creation of partnerships / student exchanges. Promoting and creating moments of school exchange (video conferences, …)

People, Cultures and Bridges Project Exhibiting works made by students about migration, intercultural dialogue and MDGs - Millennium Development Goals. Supporting and monitoring projects of intercultural dialogue promotion in schools, with the involvement of local immigrant associations. Raising awareness and involving the business sector, non- governmental development organizations (NGDOs) and Public Institutions. Promoting awareness through campaigns and community mobilization. Developing pedagogical materials.

People, Cultures and Bridges Project

Responsible organization Divisão Migrações e Cidadania – Município do Seixal Partner Entities Município do Seixal (Portugal) Distrito da Lobata (São Tomé e Príncipe) Município da Boa Vista (Cabo Verde) Secretaria de Estado da Educação e Cultura – SEDUC (Brasil) ACIDI – Alto-comissariado para a Imigração e Diálogo Intercultural IMVF – Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr Others Local Immigrant Associations Associação Cabo-verdiana do Seixal Kamba – Associação Angolana do Concelho do Seixal Póto Beto – Ass. Des. Social, Solidariedade e Cooperação com S. Tomé e Príncipe Associação Moçambique Sempre Associação das Mulheres Guineenses na Diáspora Guineáspora – Fórum Guineense da Diáspora ANALP – Associação dos Naturais e Amigos de Lobata em Portugal Schools Escolas da rede pública do Município do Seixal Escolas do Município da Boa Vista, em Cabo Verde Escolas do Distrito da Lobata, em São Tomé e Príncipe Escola Nilton de Oliveira de Araújo, Jaru, Estado de Rondonia – Brasil Sponsors Soltropico (operadora turística)

People, Cultures and Bridges Project

Contacts Municipality of Seixal Migration and Citizenship Office Alameda dos Bombeiros Voluntários, Seixal Portugal tel / fax ou