Monte – Desenvolvimento Alentejo

Central, ACE

Bitonto - Italy 29/10/2013

Who We Are

Monte exists since 1996 and its is composed by 5 local development

associations: Aliende, Adim, Admc, Trilho and Vendas Novas, Porta do

Alentejo- ADL.

Monte is a non-profit private entity, from Arraiolos. It is a non-

governmental organisation for development (NGO) with the legal status of

public utility. It is also a training entity.

Where we are

Intervention Area:

5.279 km2 (the biggest in Portugal)

104.693 persons,

dm = 19,8 Hab/ km2

Mission

To promote social and economic development and advocacy on rural regions.

• Reinforce cooperation with its associates.

• Provide Quality services.

• Reinforce its position in networks; European, national and

regional platforms.

• Reinforce cooperation for development.

• Join other networks and European platforms.

• Make a bet on ICT through e-learning platforms and the

creation of e-learning contents.

• Create, implement and disseminate a methodology to

support entrepreneurship.

• Approve and create dynamic on projects under Axis 3

PRODER/LEADER approach.

• Manage training actions for employed people.

• Sell consultancy services.

Strategic Purposes

OUR PROJECTS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

- Axis 3 ProDer/Leader approach

Financial support to rural development plans

- Microcredit

Small financial support to entrepreneurs

- PAECPE

Consultancy and training for entrepreneurs

- CREMP – Women Resource Centre

Consultancy and training for female entrepreneurs

- Training

Skills improvement for adults

OUR PROJECTS

SOCIAL INNOVATION

CLDS – Local Social Development Contract

Coordinating entity for a social development plan for Arraiolos

municipality

Mirabal – Mulheres 100 Medos

Promote gender equality and fight agains t domestic violence

Monitor Amigo

Open area for the use of computers

Loja Comunitária de Arraiolos

Social store for local families in need

ANIMATION/TERRITORIA L PROMOTIO N

Local Products Promotion

National and international divulgation of local products

OUR PROJECTS COOPERATION

PROVE Projec t for commercialization of fruit and vegetables on a proximity basis

EIDER - Empreendedorismo e Inovação para o Desenv olvime nto Rural Reinfo rce entrepreneurial skills and e xchange of best pra c tices b etween P ortuguese and Cabo Verde’s entrepreneurs Gestão Sustentável dos Recursos Florestais no Parque Natural dos Tarrafes de Cacheu Protection of Guiné Bissau’s rain forest at Tarrafes de Cacheu

Baloi D'horta To raise social and economic capital at Santo Antão – Cabo Verde

ORGANISATIONAL DEVEL OPMENT

Internal training

Participation on several training courses for internal skills development

Centro de Recursos para o D esenvolvimento Rural

Web platform (moodle) to share information on cooperation projects

Newletters

See us or subscribe our newsletter at http://www.monte - ace.pt/site/home.html (news)

Editions

Read ou r editions at http://www.monte - ace.pt/site/home.html (pu blicações)

NETWORKS

ADRAL – Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo

Member of Alentejo’s Regional Development Agency

http://www.adral.pt/

ANIMAR – Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Local

Direction member of the Portuguese Association for Local Development

http://www.animar-dl.pt/

APURE - Associação para as Universidades Rurais Europeias

Member of the association for the European rural universities http://www.ure-apure.org/

EAPN

Member of the European Anti-Poverty Network http://www.eapn.pt/ http://www.eapn.org/

Federação Minha Terra

Portuguese federation of local development associations http://www.minhaterra.pt/ Plataforma Portuguesa das ONGD’s Direction member of the Portuguese platform of non-governmental development associations http://www.plataformaongd.pt/ Rede Rural Nacional

Member of the National network on rural development http://www.rederural.pt/ Winnet8

Member of a network of women’s resource centers’ http://www.winnet8.eu/

Environment

Promote informative and training actions to

divulge the regional environmental patrimony,

and contribute to reinforce the idea on the

local communities and general population, for

the defence of ecologic values and sustainable

development.

The proposed activities complete each others,

trying to have a bigger impact on the different

agents of the territory. An example of this

complementarities is the initial training on

scientific illustration and nature photography,

which embraces nature observation visits and

seminars destined for sustainable companies.

Environment

Guide-books

Environment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKCgptawxII&feature=yout

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Nuno Costa

nuno.costa@monte-ace.pt

Paula Santos

paula.santos@monte-ace.pt

Rua Joaquim Basílio Lopes, n.º 1

7040-066 | Arraiolos, Portugal

+351 266 490 090 | +351 266 419 276

www.monte-ace.pt | monte@monte-ace.pt

Monte Desenvolvimento Alentejo Central - ACE

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