President of the non-profit association Project Earth based in Odemira, south of Portugal.

Our mission is to foster communities of care in our region, promoting trust relations that can generate collaboration and communty engagement, revealing the full regenerative potential of this territory. We develop multidisciplinary activities crossing design, arts, food and ecossystem regeneration, sharing knowledge, valuing local resources and people.

Coordinator of:

CLARA – Center for Rural Future (www.instagram.com/clarabyprojectearth)

CLARAlab is a regenerative lab being developed on an abandoned brick factory

Aldeias à Vista (www.instagram.com/aldeias_a_vista)

Aldeias à Vista is a community monthly cultural event rotating between the 3 local villages

Guardiões do Mira (www.instagram.com/guardioes_do_mira)

The River Mira guardians is a multidisciplinary project for the protection of the river, sharing best regenerative practices in the relation with the river. It engages the local schools, landowners, farmers, artists and many other stakeholders.

Regenerar Odemira (youth volunteering consortium)

A youth volunteering consortium of different partner organizations coordinated by the municipallity of Odemira. Each organization hosts volunteers from the European Solidarity Corps with a common purpose of regeneration of the territory.

Co-founder of:

SOS Rio Mira ((www.instagram.com/sos_rio_mira)

A community activism group for the protection of the Mira River.

Regional Water Community

A group of projects and people conserned with the water scarcity situation in Odemira. We try to coordinate actions and to collaborate so that together we can have a stronger voice.