Nurturing Futures,Regenerating Legacies
At Fundação Mendes Gonçalves, we aim to plant seeds of change and possibility in our territory, Golegã, which will transform into roots of new ways of educating, nurturing and regenerating. We aspire to leave a legacy, for everyone’s future.
Building an equitable, healthy, sustainable future with well-being for everyone requires essential collaborative action: Caring.
Educate
Caring, through quality education, ensuring that all children have equitable opportunities to grow, learn and flourish.
Regenerate
Caring, through the regeneration of soils and biodiversity, so that the planet and communities have a better future.
Nurture
Caring, through healthy nutrition and food security, enabling all individuals to adopt healthy lifestyles and experience well-being.
Who we are
Transforming the present to inspire the future
Born from the commitment of our founder, Carlos Mendes Gonçalves, and the Casa Mendes Gonçalves, we exist to care for the present while building a more promissing future and a more sustainable World.
With the mission of “Nurturing Futures, Regenerating Legacies”, we aim to leave a legacy for everyone’s future.
We develop projects in education, regeneration, and nutrition, rooted in the local context yet capable of inspiring and transforming on a global scale.
Through a model of community-based philanthropy, we operate on the ground guided by scientific evidence, co-creation, impact assessment and ethical responsibility.
The Foundation
From Golegã to the World
From Golegã, we promote locally rooted solutions with the potential to influence, inspire, and shape public practices and policies in Portugal and in the World.
Team
Who makes it all happen
Behind every action is a team driven by commitment and purpose. Meet the people behind the Foundation.
“As the company grew, I was able to build my own future. Now, I want to give the opportunity to others.”
— Carlos Mendes Gonçalves
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