New european volunteers in Mó de vida

In this year 2012 - 2013 two new volunteers will start working with Mó de Vida. We (Blanca and Jessica) just arrived here and will try to propose new ideas and activities, and we will specially learn a lot of thing of our mates and from all the people cooperating with Mó de Vida. We will keep informing of our activity here. 

                             Blanca and Jessica on our first weekend here, in Festa d'Avante.

Meeting with schools for sharing experiences

On January 18th, 2011 a meeting took place to exchange experiences about fair trade under the project titled as “Fair Trade: Contribute to the Construction of Global Citizenship.”

This meeting took place in Loures by encouraging the participation of teachers, the Municipality of Loures, Mo de Vida and CIDAC organizations, the guests Carolina Leão and João Vieira and these schools:

- Miguel Torga

- Voz do Operario

- Odivelas

- Delfim Santos

- Sec. da Amora

- Romeu Correia

- Sec. Fernão M Pinto

- EBb 2/3 Costa da Caparica

It was a very interesting meeting to share the knowledge in this fair, where each school built a stand to present its vision of fair trade. This also allowed people to explore the concepts and practices of fair trade.

Thus, during this fair experience, the students were able to share their knowledge and had the chance to learn from others.

The intervention of the two guests permitted students to learn the different concepts of fair trade and economic solidarity.

At the end of the meeting, everyone had the opportunity to express what they learned about the theme of "fair trade".

The visit of Julia and Delphine

Visita de ex-voluntárias SVE à Mó de Vida
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We entered 2011 in good company because we had a visit from Julia (from Austria) and Delphine ( from France) who are two ex-EVS volunteers from Mo De Vida. With them we remembered the good times that was spent in 2005/2006 and 2008/2009 respectively and planned the future of each individual collectively. They follow their paths that will cross with ours. And it is precisely such crossings that make everything much richer.

Venezuela time in Mó de Vida

Venezuela, which has been the most unequal country in Latin America for nearly 10 years, is currently one of the most fair ones. The United Nations declared this country as the illiteracy-free territory with the highest minimum salary of that sub-continent, with proven advances in health, with an exponential growth in the number of alternative means of communication, etc...For this reason, why this process of inclusion and transformation have caused many negative reactions, attempts at interference, boycotts on the part of foreign governments(including U.S.) and manipulation of information in hegemonic ways of communication? Mo de Vida performs this cycle shows which include documentaries, discussions, food and singing sessions free of Latin America for the purpose of providing a view from the grass roots and discussing the social and political advances in this transforming process.

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A Servidão Moderna (Eng/Fr/Esp)

The December Jaw Harp

December is a tough month for volunteers and the whole team of Mo de Vida: Pausas Justas, Work in the shop, christmas market...
Oustide, the winter came... It's freezing say portuguese people !! You would laugh and say..A winter with positive temperature is not a real winter pa!!
BUT...while you may be comfortable and warm in your cosy home...in Potugal, winter is also inside the houses...Once I was said : "Portuguese architects thought they were living in a tropical country !" and that's TRUE ! No central heater for us...Our punishment for wonderful summers!!

SOlutions ?
1. Stay outside, at least you know why you are cold
2. Hide under the 4 blankets you have on your bed and wait till spring
3. Dance on the electronic sound of Ivette's jaw harp

Guess our choice..let's dance !!

Story of Stuff - A historia das coisas

Copier/Coller - Copy and Clone

Books exchanges

In addition to the others initiatives of Mó de vida,

and following the same idea as the Banco de Tempo,

Volunteers implemented at Mó de Vida a system of book exchanges.
People are invited to let a book they want to share with the community, and explain why they liked it in a short message. Then that person can take away any book let by another.

Arrival of a new friend!

In June, Mó de Vida welcomed a new friend !

Ivette is from Catalunya, Spain and will spend a year at Mó de Vida.

Soon you will find her profile on the volunteer's profile !