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Social agriculture in Quinta das Carmelitas

Entity

CERCI - Disabled Citizens' Education and Rehabilitation Cooperative

Year

2014

District

Lisboa

Area of Action

Social Inclusion

 
Creation of a 10,000 m2 garden, with a 325 m2 greenhouse, in partnership with CERCICA and Lisbon City Council. The goal is to create an organic agriculture centre, which will be cultivated by young people with mental disabilities, producing vegetables and herbs for direct sale to end consumers. In the medium term, the project envisages the creation of a vocational training hub for people with disabilities/at risk of social exclusion and the establishment of a protected employment company.