Category Archives: Networks

  Cáritas Coimbra is Main Coordinator of the D4 group – Age-friendly environments – of the European Innovation Partnership for Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA), following the elections held in June 2016. The European Innovation Partnership in Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) is an initiative launched by the European Commission to […]

  Caritas Coimbra is member of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition. On January 17, Cáritas Diocesana of Coimbra became a full member of the Alliance of Digital Competencies and Jobs. The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition brings together Member States, companies, social partners, non-profit organisations and education providers, who take action to tackle the […]

  Caritas Coimbra in the Vice Presidency of the European Convenant on Demographic Change. Cáritas Coimbra is represented in the Vice-Presidency of the European Convenant on Demographic Change following the elections held on 28 January 2017. The European Covenant on Demographic Change was launched on December 7th 2015 in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) […]

  Cáritas Coimbra is a member of Ageing@Coimbra, a consortium aimed at enhancing the role of the elderly in society and applying good practices for their general well-being and active and healthy ageing. Its main objective is to improve the lives of elderly citizens in the Central Region of Portugal through better social services and […]

  Caritas Coimbra was admitted in November 2017 as a member of ECHAlliance – the European Connected Health Alliance. ECHAlliance is a global non-profit organization that works to facilitate international connections around ecosystems that can lead to sustainable changes in health and social care delivery. With direct presence in more than 40 countries, including Europe, […]

In June 2018, we invited a range of Portuguese organizations to create a broad network of partners around the themes of Inclusive Environments for All Ages and Ageing in Place. This invitation was brought on the context of several initiatives already under way in which Cáritas Coimbra and Coimbra’s Nursing School participate at the European […]

Caritas Coimbra is a supporter of the European Commission Breast Cancer Initiative (ECIBC) ECIBC: Quality and Equality in Breast Cancer Care What is ECIBC? The European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC) is a person-centred initiative to improve and harmonise breast cancer care in Europe. ECIBC is developing the most up-to-date evidence-based recommendations on breast […]