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Organizations : Portugal

This pathfinder includes information on both governmental and non-governmental organizations, associations, institutes, and foundations in Portugal. The Library of Congress Online Catalog Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of published works on subjects relating to Portugal. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Portugal are the following sites: Iberia, The University of California at Berkeley's link to the Iberian Peninsula for both Portugal and Spain Iberian Studies Web, of WESS. Others sites one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/portugal.html) and the one prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Portugal - A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pttoc.html)

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AMNISTIA INTERNACIONAL : PELA DEFESA DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS  (http://www.amnistia-internacional.pt)
The International Amnesty Web site in Portugal. The site contains information about human rights, the Institution, help for victims, volunteers work, information, related links, and more. In Portuguese. Some news are translated into English.

ASPEA : ASSOCIAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL  (http://www.aspea.org)
The Web page of ASPEA : Portuguese Association for Environmental Education. Features information about the Association, experiences and projects, events, ASPEA and the schools, games, news, journal clippings, and links. In Portuguese.

ASSOCIAÇÃO JUVENIL DE CIÊNCIA  (http://www.ajc.pt)
The Portuguese Youth Science Association. The homepage contains information about the Institution, activities, events, news, thematic groups, contact, and access to the online periodical: CiênciaJ. In Portuguese.

CPR : CONSELHO PORTUGÛES PARA OS REFUGIADOS  (http://www.cpr.pt)
The Portuguese Refugee Council home page. Contains information about events, legislation, publications, opinion, integration, statistics, reference, contribution, dossiers, news, contact, and a search engine. In Portuguese.

CRUZ VERMELHA PORTUGUESA  (http://www.cruzvermelha.pt/cvp/)
The official Web site of the Portuguese Red Cross. The site contains information about the Red Cross in Portugal, activities, news, useful information, volunteers, donations, health, campaigns, social actions, links, and contact. In Portuguese.

DECO : PRO TESTE ONLINE  (http://www.deco.proteste.pt/index.htm)
The DECO PRO TESTE online Web page: protection of consumer rights in Portugal. In Portuguese.

A DIRECTORY OF ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF PORTUGAL  (http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/0/55.html)
Portugal's index of associations and organizations, linking to subindexes or directories or information pages, by Virtual Portugal.

EUROSOCIAL  (http://www.portugalsocial.org/eurosocial/matriz.asp)
UIPSS: Union of Private Social Solidarity Institutions in Portugal. Organized by regions, the home page contains information about: social institutions, childhood, orphans, elderlies, handicapped in general, handicapped children, handicapped adults, family and community, drug addicts, HIV-infected people, mental health, new social answers, contact, how to register, forum, and a search engine. In Portuguese.

FCT : FUNDAÇÃO PARA A CIÊNCIA E A TECNOLOGIA  (http://www.fct.mct.pt)
The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology home page. Presents information about the Institution, projects of scientific investigation, fellowship programs, laboratories of research, statistics, legislation, science and technology policy, support for projects, acess to a bibliographical database and links, events, and much more. In Portuguese.

FUNDAÇÃO MÁRIO SOARES  (http://www.fundacao-mario-soares.pt)
The Mário Soares Foundation's home page. The Foundation promotes and sponsors cultural, scientific and educational events in the human rights, political science and international relations fields of study. Contains information about the Foundation, activities, the Museum-House João Soares, guided tour, events, news, a digital library of contemporary history thesis, access to documents of the Foundation, and contact. In Portuguese and English.

GRUPO LOBO  (http://lobo.fc.ul.pt)
Grupo Lobo is an independent and non-profit association that was founded in 1985 to work for the conservation of the Wolf and its habitat in Portugal, where the wolf is in danger of extinction. One of the main objectives is the dissemination of accurate information about this misunderstood and persecuted predator. Further initiatives include field research about wolf biology and ecology. Grupo Lobo is also responsible for the management of the Iberian Wolf Recovery Centre (IWRC), where disabled/wounded wolves, or wolves kept in deficient captivity conditions, are homed, cared for and studied. The IWRC has an international volunteer's program for those who are interested in participating in the Centre activities, as well as an adoption program for the wolves that live there. Includes information about the Group, wolves, wolves around the world, the project "Signatus", bibliographies, genealogy, contact, links, images, adoptions and cooperation, shopping, and more. In Portuguese.

I.A.C. : INSTITUTO DE APOIO À CRIANÇA  (http://www.iacrianca.pt)
A Portuguese private non-profit Organization for Children's Assistance, comitted to improve children's health, social protection, leisure, culture, and education. The home page presents information about the Organization, children issues, services, publications, news, projects, information bulletins, and more. In Portuguese.

IEEI : INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS ESTRATÉGICOS E INTERNACIONAIS  (http://www.ieei.pt/)
The Portuguese Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) is as a non-profit, independent organization devoted to research and fostering debate on international affairs, defense and security issues. The homepage provides information about the Organization, projects and activities, publications, forum Euro-Latinoamerican, IEEI library, site updates, discussion forum, document archive, calendar, news, links, and contact. In Portuguese and English.

INDE  (http://www.inde.pt)
A Portuguese ONG for development and cooperation of social projects. The home page features information about the projects, news, donations, contact, and contains a search engine. In Portuguese and French.

INETI : INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA E TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL  (http://www.ineti.pt)
The Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Engineering and Technology (INETI) is a research, demonstration and technological development organization, integrated with the Ministry of the Economy, to strengthen the potential of innovation and quality in the business community and the national technological system, in order to foster knowledge towards sustainable economic growth. The home page presents information about the Institute, events, training and scholarships, areas of expertise, activities, activity results, news, the virtual library, FAQs, contact, and links. In Portuguese and English.

INSTITUTO MARQUÊS DE VALLE-FLÔR  (http://www.im-valle-flor.pt/imvf2/matriz.asp)
The Marquês de Valle Flôr Institute (Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr : IMVF) is a Non-Governmental Development Organization that promotes cultural, social, and scientific research projects in Portugal and in countries whose official language is Portuguese. This Web site contains information about the Organization, projects, activities, news, ONGS sites in Portugal and abroad, publications, and contact. In Portuguese with a brief introduction in English.

LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES: PORTUGAL  (http://corc.oclc.org/WebZ/XPathfinderQuery?sessionid=0:term=4808:xid=LCP)
This pathfinder includes information about electronic resources on libraries, archives, digital collections, and library & archival organizations in Portugal.

LIGA PORTUGUESA DOS DIREITOS DO ANIMAL  (http://www.lpda.pt/index2.htm)
The Portuguese Joint for Animal Rights. The Web page contains information about the Organization, departments, legislation, volunteer, how to join it, veterinarians, news, campaigns, adoption, forum, children's forum, links, contact, and mailing list. In Portuguese.

ORGANIZAÇÕES PROFISSIONAIS : PORTUGAL  (http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/citizens/pt/pt/1061.htm)
A list of names, addresses, telephones, and faxes of profissional organizations in Portugal. In Portuguese.

SAÚDE EM PORTUGUÊS : ASSOCIAÇÃO DE CUIDADOS DE SAÚDE PRIMÁRIOS DOS PAÍSES DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA  (http://www.saudeportugues.pt/home.htm)
Health in Portuguese : Association of Health Assistance for Countries of Portuguese-Speaking Language. The home page presents information about the Association, social agencies, events, members, events, training, assistance, research, press releases, contact, and access to the magazine: "Saúde 2 mil". In Portuguese.

SUL : ASSOCIAÇÃO DE COOPERAÇÃO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO  (http://www.sul-online.org/dir%5Fhum.asp)
The SUL : Cooperation and Development Association for Human Rights in Portugal. The home page presents news, campaigns, archive, documentation, forum, social agencies, statutes, members, projects, history, partners, environmental and development, direct cooperation, development education, human rights, cultural exchange, donations, SUL products, catalogues, and contact. In Portuguese.

UNESCO : PORTUGAL  (http://www.unesco.web.pt)
The Web site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Portugal. The site describes UNESCO programs and activities, legal instruments, documents, events, news, Portuguese patrimony and cultural endownments, UNESCO associated schools, links, and more. In Portuguese.

UNICEF : COMITÉ PORTUGUÊS  (http://www.site.unicef.pt)
The United Nation's Children's Fund Web site of the Portuguese Committee. UNICEF works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of Children. The home page presents information about the UNICEF, actions, global movenments for children, highlights, donations, greeting cards and gifts, assistance, campaigns, statistics, news, publications, catalogs, children's rights, emergencies, HIV/AIDS, about supporting UNICEF - Portugal, contacts, and more. In Portuguese.

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