_19
Associação Sonha, Faz e Acontece
Dream, Do and It Happens
transition
From TRANSITION Lisbon
lisbon
In 2010, moved by the desire to create value, a
group of friends flew to the Principe Island in Sao
Tome and Principe. There they discovered a different reality, where there were books to read,
teachers to teach, libraries to study, training in
several areas, etc. In Principe, there was - and still
there is - a lot to do for the Education of those
children and ‘Sonha, Faz e Acontece’ wanted to
participate actively in this change that reveals
urgency.
That was how, in April 2012, ‘Sonha, Faz e Acontece’ was born, a non-profit association of social
entrepreneurship and volunteerism whose dream
is to promote Education on the Portuguese-speaking African Countries (PALOP countries).
They started by the Principe Island, their pilot
project, but the intention was to expand the activity to other countries where the Education still is
a basic need. Currently, they are focused on two
lines of action - one in Portugal, the other one in
Principe.
TRANSITION Lisbon provided a framework that
supported the innovators to focus and clarify the
idea, to enhance the social value and to define
the criteria’s to evaluate the social impact. Moreover TRANSITION Lisbon whelp them with
network development by connecting them with
more stakeholders, and to re-think their strategy
to become more finance stable.
The past September, the organization won the
first price in the national contest for volunteer’s
organization given by the Montepio Foundation,
increasing their credibility and recognition.
WEBSITE: www.sonhafazacontece.org