Geoclube - Associação Juvenil de Ciência, Natureza e Aventura

National Network
Portugal
Address

Centro Cultural de Rio Tinto - Rua da Boavista, s/n
4435-354 Rio Tinto
Portugal

Telephone
00351223231582
E-Mail
geoclube@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
carlos.ferreira@geoclube.eu
E-Mail (3)
maria.enea@geoclube.eu
Mobile Phone
00351935504948
Mobile Phone (other)
00351919033605
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information

Geoclube is a Youth Association founded in 2000 by a group of teachers and students from the high school of Gondomar.  Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners: We have 2 persons employed and also european volunteers from Turkey (4) working with us at the moment. Budgetary resources available in a year: Per year we manage around 50 000 euros related with projets we have at local and international level. Sources of funding: We have funding from Municipality, Parish and Erasmus+ projects we apply, our own resources are not so many but we are working on it also. Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities: - Agrupamento de Escolas nº1 de Gondomar - High School of Gondomar; - CINDOR - Vocational and Professional Training School of Jewelry and Gold handcraft; - Câmara Municipal de Gondomar - Municipality of Gondomar; - União de Freguesias de Gondomar, Valbom e Jovim - Local Parish of Gondomar, Valbom e Jovim. We are also part of two international networks: -TDM2000 International from Sardenia, Italy -IDA International Development Alliance, from Bulgaria. Modalities of action (concrete projects, exchanges, seminars, scholarships etc.): Geoclube has participated and is still participating in several national and international Projects with Youth in Action Programme and Erasmus+ programme concerning youth participation, active citizenship, democracy, entrepreneurship, social inclusion and others. Now we are able to promote inter-generational activities, involving young people and adults, promoting the exchange of knowledge and experiences as well as best practices.  

Mission and Objectives

The main aim of the association is to foster the participation and the involvement of young people in the decision making process of their education and their future involving the educational community (parents, teachers, counsellors, social workers) in this process. Our objective is to create opportunities for young people to be active, to participate, and to have special interest in issues that concern directly their future, such as Education, Politics, Economics and Social activities.

Main Projects / Activities

These local activities are mainly:
- Outdoor activities (camping’s, hiking’s, orientation and visits); these are extracurricular activities, promoted outside the school during their holidays.

- Workshops and Conferences; although these workshops have different themes, they all work towards the active participation of young people, and to boost competences of entrepreneurship. For these workshops we usually invite an expert in the specific area (politics, economics, entrepreneurship) that we consider important to share his experience and knowledge. We also invite the local community to be involved in this activity, because we consider this information important for everyone and not only for young people.

As international / european activities we have:
- Several projects under the Youth in Action Programme and Erasmus+ programme concerning youth participation, active citizenship, democracy, entrepreneurship, social inclusion and others. These activities are Training Courses, Seminars and Youth -Exchanges and aim to foster the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities at an European level.
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Our activities can be followed in this two websites:  
http://geoclube.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/geoclube

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Our contribution comes from our humam resources: Carlos Ferreira: one of the founders of Geoclube and actual president of the board. Geography teacher since 2003 and a facilitator for the Portuguese National Agency for Erasmus+. Carlos has more than 8 years of experience in European Projects as a coordinator and as responsible for its implementation and evaluation. Highly experienced in the youth field in formal and non-formal education. He was responsible for the implementation of non-formal education in the School of Gondomar, as a tool to involve the family in the school activities.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We started to have relations with some partners in EuroMed region specially in Middle East (Israel and Jordan). Recently we also received some turkish volunteers from EVS (European Voluntary Service) and we want to develop our partnership with youth from middle east and north Africa.

Contact (1) Full Name
Carlos Jorge da Silva Ferreira
Job Title
Project Manager
Head of the organisation
Carlos Ferreira
Contact (2) Full Name
Project Manager
Job Title (2)
Project Manager