Social Solidarity Foundation
Founded on February 15, 1993, by the Evangelical Baptist Church of Braga,the Bomfim Foundation is a Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS),of private law and public utility status.
With the awareness of assuming himself as a minority actor in a global society, it is proposed to fulfill the mission of serving everyone, especially the most unprotected and in a situation of exclusion, without any kind of discrimination, in the defense of the fundamental rights of the person and the family, in a perspective of development of those who care and are cared for!
Mission
Promote the full development of people of all ages, especially the most unprotected
and excluded from society, through actions of a social, cultural, educational, spiritual and artistic character.
Values
First the Person, Family, Solidarity, Cooperation, Voluntarism, Relationship, Recognition and Involvement.
Non-Governmental Development Organisation (NGO)
Bomfim Foundation assumes as a fundamental dimension of its activity the promotion of solidarity actions in developing countries and the dissemination of their realities. In this desire, it is concerned to contribute to cooperation between peoples, the fight against poverty and promote education with a view to promoting citizenship, essential for the integral development of societies and the strengthening of intercultural dialogue.
Private and Cooperative Education Establishment
Under the Tutelage of Bomfim Foundation, Bomfim Conservatory is an establishment of specialized artistic education in music, recognized by the Ministry of Education, which has more than 1000 students in Braga, Oporto and Lisbon. Headquartered in award-winning facilities, designed by the renowned architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, its institutional partners are the Braga City Council, the Minho University and the Portuguese Museum Institute.
Governing Bodies
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
President
André Filipe Oliveira Vieira
Vice president
José Soares Barbosa
Secretaries
Eliseu Augusto Lopes Vieira
Daniel Alexandre de Jesus Figueira Cavaco de Almeida
Vogals
António Gonçalves
Maria da Luz de Almeida Duarte
José da Ponte e Almeida
SUPERVISORY BOARD
President
Luís José Pinto
Vogals
Maria Fernanda Aguiar Martins
Sergio Hélder da Costa Miranda Pereira
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
José Soares
Vogals
Anabela e Pais da Cunha e Costa Pereira
Jónatas Varzielas Pego
ADVISORY BOARD
Américo Reinaldo
António Homem de Gouveia
Cláudio Silva
Jan Peter Karst
José Cruz
José Franco
José Manuel Fernandes
Mauro Prado
Rosa Maria Simões
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