Impact and projects

We innovate to include: projects that create jobs, support families and open up new opportunities on Terceira Island.

Featured project

We repair lives

A social business run by Olhar Poente offering small repairs, cleaning and gardening across Terceira — with lower prices for vulnerable families, jobs for people over 55 and profits that go back to the children.

12vulnerable families with access to repair, cleaning and gardening services
3jobs for long-term unemployed people over 55 in vulnerable circumstances
22financially secure families who have joined the solidarity model
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An SOS Casa handyman in a white logo polo shirt works on a piece of wood in a workshop.

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Dozens of young people sitting in rows listen to a speaker in a wood-panelled hall during a 3EAZ session.

Since 2026

3EAZ

Empowerment, education and employment for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Praia da Vitória: 150 young people, 18 months and three paths …

ODS 4: Quality educationODS 8: Decent work and economic growthODS 10: Reduced inequalities

Children and young people in an Academia study room.

Since 2020

Olhar Poente Academia

Born during the pandemic to help pupils catch up, the Academia now brings together study support, personal development and holiday camps — and 94% of its …

ODS 4: Quality educationODS 10: Reduced inequalities

A volunteer plays with two toddlers in a nursery room.

Project

Volunteering

A volunteering programme that brings people of all ages together with our children and families — and one of ten national winners of a fund managed …

ODS 10: Reduced inequalitiesODS 11: Sustainable cities and communitiesODS 17: Partnerships for the goals

A young woman sitting outdoors working on a laptop.

Project

European and Erasmus+ Projects

We take Terceira to Europe and bring Europe to Terceira, with innovation and mobility projects for children, young people and professionals.

ODS 4: Quality educationODS 17: Partnerships for the goals

A training session with participants following a presentation.

Since 2021

Training and Qualifications

Certified training for professionals and the community, and the Island Congress on innovation in teaching.

ODS 4: Quality educationODS 8: Decent work and economic growth

An audience in an auditorium during a congress.

Since 2024

Event Organisation

From the Island Congress to the Olhar Poente Talks, we create events that inspire the education community.

ODS 4: Quality educationODS 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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