VOAHR – Pista Mágica

VOAHR Municípios

VOAHR is the abbreviation for the project “Voluntariado Organizado para uma Ação Humanitária de Referência” – Organized Volunteering for a Humanitarian Action of Reference – created by Pista Mágica – Escola de Voluntariado.

We are currently implementing its 2nd edition, which aims to boost volunteering at a local level, involving volunteer agents, such as volunteers, social economy organizations, the public sector, companies and educational entities.

It has the financial support of Portugal Social Innovation – Partnerships for Impact (POISE) and as social investors the 14 Municipalities of the AMP (Metropolitan Area of Porto), namely: Espinho, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Oliveira de Azeméis, Porto, Póvoa de Varzim , S. João da Madeira, Santa Maria da Feira, Santo Tirso, Trofa, Valongo, Vila do Conde, Vila Nova de Gaia.

It is an initiative that aims to increase the impact of volunteering at the municipal level through training, consulting and auditing activities that make volunteering work increasingly efficient and professional.

VOAHR

The 1st edition of the VOAHR Project took place between October 2014 and March 2016 under the Active Citizenship Program, funded by the EEA Grants and managed by the intermediate body Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in which FNAJ (National Federation of Youth Associations) is the sponsoring entity, counting as partners with IPDJ (Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth), Asserbiz and Pista Mágica as implementing entity.

This project was created with the purpose of improving the performance of NGOs in the management of their volunteers, using an experimental methodology in the training of their collaborators. Voahr has proven to have fulfilled its purpose, with goals achieved above expectations.