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)
The 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 the Bomfim Foundation, the Bomfim Conservatory is a specialized music arts education establishment, recognized by the Ministry of Education, which has more than 1000 students in Braga and Lisbon. Headquartered in award-winning facilities, designed by renowned architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, its institutional partners are the municipality of Braga, the University of Minho and the Portuguese Museum Institute.
BOMFIM BULLETINS
Nº. 10, Nº 11, Nº 12, Nº 13, Nº 14, Nº 15, Nº 16, Nº 17,
Nº. 18, Nº 19, Nº 20, Nº 22, Nº 23, Nº 24 – 20 years FB,
Nº. 25, Nº 26, Nº 27, Nº 28, Nº 29, Nº 30, Nº 31, Nº 32,
Nº. 33, Nº 34, Nº 35, Nº 36, Nº 37, Nº 38, Nº 39, Nº 40,
Nº. 41, Nº 42, Nº 43, Nº 44, Nº 45 – 25 years FB, Nº 46,
Nº. 47, Nº 48, Nº 49, Nº 50, Nº 51, Nº 52, Nº 53, Nº 54,
Nº55, Nº56, Nº57, Nº58, Nº59