CORE Sustentare
CORE Sustentare is an independent, science-driven consultancy specialising in ESG strategy, sustainability reporting and corporate social re…
Community & Social Innovation
The heart of the catalogue: intentional communities like Tamera and Traditional Dream Factory, farm retreats like Four Trees, conscious coliving like Noma Village, and village cafés like O Cais in Silves. People organising new ways to live together.
Projects in this theme
GRACE – Empresas Responsáveis
GRACE – Empresas Responsáveis is a public-benefit, non-profit business association founded in 2000 that promotes corporate social responsibi…
Trokaki
Trokaki is a community exchange shop in Carnide, Lisbon, where people trade unwanted items and services for credits, with no money involved.
Azeitão Eco-consciente
Azeitão Eco-consciente is a community movement in Azeitão, Portugal, fostering sustainable, active and connected living through events like …
ImpacTrip
ImpacTrip is a responsible travel operator founded in 2015 that organizes volunteer programs and impactful travel experiences across Portuga…
ZERO – Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável
ZERO is a Portuguese environmental NGO founded in 2015 that advocates for sustainability across energy, pollution, waste, biodiversity and s…
Rizoma Cooperativa Integral
Rizoma Cooperativa Integral is a nonprofit, multi-sector cooperative based in Lisbon's Anjos neighbourhood, running a self-managed community…
Planetiers
Planetiers is a global ecosystem and active community based in Lisbon, Portugal, connecting sustainable solutions with organizations and ter…
Sat Village
Sat Village is a small conscious eco-community being developed near Sintra and Ericeira, Portugal, rooted in sustainability, intentional liv…
Servivo
SerVivo is a co-living community and event venue nestled in the Natural Park of Arrábida near Palmela, Portugal, dedicated to human developm…
Intentional communities and social innovation in Portugal
This is the collection people arrive at when the question is less about a technique and more about how to live near other people.
Tamera in the Alentejo has been running for decades. Traditional Dream Factory and Noma Village are newer, closer to coliving than to a commune, and built around remote work. Four Trees is a farm retreat. O Cais in Silves is a village café that works as a meeting point. What they share is that someone decided the default arrangement was not the only one available.
The focus filter above separates ecovillages, intentional communities, cooperatives and collectives, retreat centres, community resilience, social permaculture, volunteering and social impact, and animal sanctuaries. If you are looking for a way in rather than a place to read about, check the jobs and volunteering listings, several of these communities recruit through them. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.