About 4Change

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Since 2005, 4Change has been a social and cultural cooperative imagining and promoting a transition to a more equitable society, through designing participatory projects, producing knowledge and creating learning opportunities in fields such as citizenship education, media literacy, human rights, gender and inclusion.

Our ways of Working

We curate spaces designed for learning and sharing, prioritising the sustainability of bonds and relationships. Within these spaces, community knowledge and contextual learning is valued in designing responses and solutions.

Media Literacy

Education for Citizenship and Development

Gender and Inclusion

Human Rights

Participatory Methodologies

Projects

Knowledge Production

Organisational Capacity Building

We believe Education is a practice of freedom

We work collectively in a participatory and cooperative manner.

We build active communities organised into networks of knowledge and mutual care

We nurture sustainable and personal bonds

We believe in diversity and equality as cross-cutting lenses.

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Who we work with

Testimonies from Workers

Working in partnership with 4Change is rewarding. It’s a competent team that creates a great working environment. The experience of producing films as part of projects for children, young people and the elderly has been personally and professionally enriching.

Director

I loved everything we did at the Dating by the Window project and for me it was also a way of letting go of past things. I met new friends who I’ll remember for life. It’s helped a lot during this pandemic.

Participant in the Dating at the Window of the World Project

Working with 4Change is an opportunity to learn and grow, but also a space to share and voice our ideas, in the hope that we can all contribute to a more equitable society.

Facilitator

I was an intern at 4Change and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. 4Change is and will always be home, a place where I have grown personally and professionally alongside people with their hearts on the right side. It’s an opportunity to make society better.

4Change trainee

Although I already worked with computers, this project taught me a lot more. Every week I looked forward to ‘dating’. More than the learning, it was the meeting. At the time, we were prisoners of COVID and it was a way of getting together. Our fellow teachers were always very present and attentive. It ended to my regret. But the nostalgia and friendship remained. I’m still hoping to continue dating.

Participant in the Dating at the Window of the World Project

The Dating at the Window (of the world) project was very good for me. I learned a lot of things I didn’t know.

Participant in the Dating at the Window of the World Project

For me, taking part in the Dating at the Window of the World project was wonderful! I have no words to describe how I feel. It never occurred to me, at the age of 79, that I would be able to maneuver a tablet and talk to people on the internet. It was with this project that I began to see another world, another life, another way of reaching people.

Participant in the Dating at the Window of the World Project

My experience with 4Change has been remarkable! Witnessing the genuine care and unwavering dedication that goes into each project has greatly inspired my professional and personal career.

4Change trainee

Working with 4Change is synonymous with effective partnership, positive synergies and local and community development. A partner with a strategic vision, professionals of excellence and a huge spirit of mission that guarantees success in any project developed.

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Team

Sandra Oliveira

Head Advisor

Co-founder of 4Change, she has collaborated with a significant number of national and international NGOs and funders: consultant for the European Commission (INTPA), alumna of the Bosch Foundation BAN/IAC, project manager for Global Citizenship and Cooperation (GB, MZ, AGO, EU) and researcher at CE3C/FCUL in the INCITE-DEM project – Democracy and Sustainability. She has a background in Communication Sciences and Anthropology, in the design and facilitation of participatory processes, and in methodologies such as theory of change and participatory photography.

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– Project communication and evaluation

– Participatory methods

– Facilitation / Training

– Training Civil Society Organizations

– Global Citizenship/ED

Alexandra Dias da Silva

Project Manager

With a background in Education and Storytelling, she has worked as a public relations and social responsibility project manager – and is an experienced trainer in areas such as Civic Literacy for the media, oral storytelling and education. An ability to communicate adapted to each situation and each team, with experience of corporate work and with diverse target audiences – a passion for origami and the pleasure of being a storyteller.

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– Training

– Digital Literacy

– Storytelling

– Non-formal education

– Social responsibility

Felipe Faillace Salazar

Project Manager

Strategic designer and social entrepreneur, Felipe has been working for over 10 years as a Service Designer and Strategic Consultant involved in implementing creative solutions using digital technology, collaboration, and design thinking. He works developing digital transformation and social innovation processes with social businesses, NGOs, foundations, municipal libraries, independent entrepreneurs, and international corporations.

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• Facilitação de processos

– Strategic Consultant

• Designer de Serviço

• Digital Transformation

• Web-design

Marina Bravo

Project Manager

Marina Bravo is a historian and educator specializing in cultural heritage and community education projects. At 4Change, she coordinates and facilitates activities at the Neighborhood Museum, promoting participatory photography workshops with young people and supporting the curation of exhibitions. Academically and professionally, she focuses on cultural mediation and methodologies that bring communities closer to heritage in a creative and inclusive way.

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• Participatory Photography

• Heritage Education

• Cultural Mediation

• Project Coordination

Rita Mouro

Gestora de Projetos

Educadora Social com experiência em projetos educativos, comunitários e culturais, focados na cidadania ativa, desenvolvimento local e participação comunitária. Especializada em metodologias participativas, mediação educativa e capacitação de públicos estratégicos através de práticas artísticas e processos democráticos criativos de envolvimento comunitário. Na 4Change, coordena e facilita atividades do Museu do Bairro_ Entre Gerações.

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• Cidadania e participação

• Mediação educativa

• Arte e educação

• Desenvolvimento comunitário

Isabel Valente

Communications Manager

Passionate about communication as a tool for building a more just society. She holds a degree in Communication Sciences and is certified in Digital Marketing and E-commerce. She has several decades of experience in communication for civil society organizations, branding, and comprehensive management of projects, events, and communication teams.
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• Marketing

• Communication

• Branding

• Contents

• Consultancy

Joana Saraiva

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Joana Saraiva has a degree in Philosophy and Theater, post-graduate studies in Theater and Community and Philosophy with Children and Young People. She organizes artistic and educational projects on migration, intercultural dialogue and human rights, and is a language mediator, a collaborator with the National Arts Plan and a trainer at Real Pelágio.

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– Participatory methods

• Theatre

• Mediação Cultural

• Philosophy

Partnerships

Beatriz Lopes

Licenciada em Ciências Psicológicas e Mestre em Psicologia Social e das Organizações

Barbara Barbedo

Mentor, Facilitator and Coach

Eduardo Amaro

Film and audiovisual trainer

Mariana Marques

Communication and designer

Bhya Sugai

Designer e artista plástica

Our History

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