With the growing demand for effective social investment, transparency, and accountability, the need to measure social impact has become more critical than ever. The requirement for accountability, transparency, and legitimacy by funders, coupled with organizations’ interest in understanding the effects of their interventions on society, drives this focus on measurement (Kah & Akenroye, 2020). This […]
Joana Romeiro Fellow of Postdoctoral Program in Integral Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal. E-mail: jromeiro@ucp.pt; joana.m.romeiro@gmail.com Catarina Pinheiro Master´s degree in Pediatric Nursing; Registered Nurse, ULS Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: catarina_pinheiro96@hotmail.com Pope Francis’ words at the inauguration of a temporary […]
“Não gosto da palavra idoso. Soa-me a eufemismo de velho e ser velho não tinha de ser mau”, escreve Dulce Maria Cardoso no texto “Diário de uma cuidadora informal”, publicado no livro “tudo são histórias de amor” (2024). Concordo com ela. Em outros tempos, ser velho/a era ser reconhecido/a como sábio/a, experiente, alguém que orienta […]
Helga Martins1 & Silvia Caldeira2 1Helga Martins Pos-doctoral Fellow at Integral Human Development Program, PhD, RN, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Doctoral School (CADOS). Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal. Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Escola Superior de Saúde. R. Dr. José Correia Maltez, 7800-111 Beja, Portugal. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-7934 E-mail: […]
Screened at the opening session of the festival “Triste Para Sempre” in Lisbon, in December 2024, the film “Alma Anciana” (ancient soul) tells the intertwined stories of three elderly groups whose vastly different family ties and trajectories paint a profound picture about care, vulnerability and resilience. Set in Porto (Portugal), Vienna (Austria) and Havana (Cuba), […]
Colocam-se hoje fundos desafios à democracia num quadro em que a desconfiança em relação ao sistema político se acentuou. A pobreza, a precariedade no trabalho e na vida, e as desigualdades cresceram. O temor coletivo agrava-se em face das novas guerras. Experimentamos a crescente fragilidade das nossas posições sociais e da provisoriedade de nossas realizações […]
Helga Martins1 & Silvia Caldeira2 1Helga Martins Pos-doctoral Fellow at Integral Human Development Program, PhD, RN, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Doctoral School (CADOS). Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal. Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Escola Superior de Saúde. R. Dr. José Correia Maltez, 7800-111 Beja, Portugal. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-7934 E-mail: […]
A exposição fotográfica “A Arte de Envelhecer – Dar Mais Vida aos Anos”, concebida por Sandra Ventura e que ficou aberta ao público até ao dia 1 de dezembro de 2024, no Museu da Farmácia de Lisboa, reuniu algumas qualidades que merecem ser aqui discutidas. Seja pela capacidade da expressividade artística em interpelar os sujeitos, […]
/ 40th Interview: Algeria / In today’s world, millions of people are looking for a new home as a response to economic difficulties, political tensions, environmental issues, or the opportunities presented by work or education. (Re-)searching needs and hope through visual storytelling is an online audiovisual project that contains interviews with migrants in Portugal. The same set of […]
/ 39th Interview: Brazil / In today’s world, millions of people are looking for a new home as a response to economic difficulties, political tensions, environmental issues, or the opportunities presented by work or education. (Re-)searching needs and hope through visual storytelling is an online audiovisual project that contains interviews with migrants in Portugal. The same set of […]