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ACREDITAR Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Cancer AJD Youth Association of Deão Associação de Voluntariado em Saúde de Touça (Volunteering in Health)

ATLAS Association of Cooperation for Development

Albergaria-a-Velha Town Council

Comunidade Vida e Paz (Life and Peace Community)

Eugénio de Almeida Foundation LEQUE Association of Parents and Friends of Children with Special Needs Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Almada

Vida Norte Association for the Promotion and Defense of Life and Family

The selection process complied with a set of social, technical, institutional and economic criteria provided for in the award regulations and applicable to the analysis of the application form followed by a series of visits to the fnalist

institutions by the members of the jury who were able to analyse in loco the activities developed and thus choose the winner.

The selection jury comprised two members of the board of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation and renowned individualities with experience in the volunteering feld:

Elza Chambel

Chairperson of the National Council for the Promotion of Volunteering

Eugénio Fonseca

Chairman of the National Directorate of Cáritas Portuguesa

Manuel Canaveira de Campos Former Chairman of INSCOOP (CASES)

Maria Manuela Eanes

Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation and chairperson of the Institute of Child Support

Maria Manuela Mota

Member of the board of directors of Mota-Engil SGPS and chairperson of

the Board of Directors of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation

Rosa Maria Mota

Member of the board of directors of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation

In a communication partnership celebrated between the Manuel António da Mota Foundation and TSF – Rádio Notícias, the programme “Portugal Voluntário” has disclosed episodes of volunteering work and a series of documentaries and videos with each of the fnalist institutions.

The 4 th December was marked by the conference “Portugal Voluntário” and by the announcement of the winner of the Manuel António da Mota Award, delivered by the minister of Solidarity and Social Security, Pedro Mota Soares.

The Palácio da Bolsa in Porto once again staged this event. Prime minister, Pedro Passos Coelho attended the opening session.

The journalist and National Coordinator of the European Year of Volunteering