Who We Are
AIPAR, the Association for the Protection of Girls and Families, based in Faro, is a Private Institution of Social Solidarity since 1988.
Its main objective is to support young girls and families, including those in vulnerable situations due to violence or abandonment. According to its statutes, it can create services such as shelters, after-school activities, and promote meetings and seminars. Its mission is to protect and empower, regardless of the social, economic, ethnic, or religious background of the people it serves.
To protect and promote the rights of young girls and to support and empower families, while respecting differences.
VISION
To be a global, pluralistic, and cohesive institution, recognized as a benchmark in terms of the quality of its intervention with professionals in the field, civil society, and supervisory bodies, establishing itself as a reference point in the reception of young people at risk, the qualification of its assets, and resource management.
To be a benchmark institution in terms of social inclusion and innovative in the field of training and participation of its target audiences, both internal and external, and seen by them as providing an adequate, inclusive, and high-quality service.
To be an institution strongly involved with social, economic, and cultural agents and recognized as a fundamental partner for regional, national, and international development.
VALUES
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Quality of services provided
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Rigor, autonomy, responsibility, and flexibility in management
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Dedication, competence, productivity, and responsibility of professionals
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Professional ethics
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Multidisciplinary teamwork
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Willingness to relocate
Our story
The beginning...
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The Association was set up by a group of remarkable women, including Teresa Ramalho Ortigão, and has since offered social support to young people from all over the Algarve.
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The institution established a network of contacts at district and national level and collaborated with the national association in Lisbon, ACISJF, to refer young women for medical treatment that was not available in the region. Initially, social support included temporary reception, layettes, job search and medical assistance.
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Over time, it evolved into a students' home, which was funded by tuition fees from upper-middle-class young people, enabling it to take in disadvantaged girls to continue their studies. The headquarters changed over the years, finally settling on Rua Monsenhor Henrique Ferreira da Silva no. 10 in 2007, with the building financed by Social Security, Faro City Council and AIPAR itself.
1932
START
Fundação da Associação de Proteção à Rapariga e à Família
1988
status
Recognized as a Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS).
1997
new stage
A new phase in the life of the Association has begun.
2007
cat
O Centro de Acolhimento Temporário entra em funcionamento (primeira resposta social).
2012
social canteen
As part of the Food Emergency Program, we provide meals to families in the municipality of Faro.
2015
apartment
Beginning of the social response within the scope of the autonomy of young girls (Autonomy Apartment).
2015
CAFAP
Social service aimed at supporting families in the municipality of Faro - Family Support and Parental Counseling Center.
2019
caci
At this time, the Center for Activities and Training for the Inclusion of young people with profound disabilities emerges.
2022
Family foster care
AIPAR is launching its newest social service – Family Foster Care for Children and Young People.
Elected Governing Bodies
Four-Year Term 2025-2028
Meet the AIPAR members who dedicate their time and commitment
to the mission of protecting, supporting, and transforming lives.
General Assembly Board
Joana Maria da
Silva Marques
President
Lúcia de Fátima Brito Viegas Ramos
1st Secretary
Anabela Fátima mestre Pimenta
2nd Secretary
DIREÇÃO
Maria Filomena Teixeira Rosa
President
Bertília Maria de Oliveira Madeira
Vice President
Débora Duarte Moita Brites
Secretary
Cristina Maria de Brito Viegas
Treasurer
Inês dos Santos Vargas
Vowel
SUBSTITUTES
Paula Alexandra Pereira da Silva Fraústo Sena Rodrigues
President
Maria da Conceição Marques Fialho
Vice President
Andreia Sofia Pereira Romeira
Secretary
Sílvia Isabel Pereira
da Palma
Treasurer
Luís Filipe Madeira
dos Reis
Vowel
FISCAL COUNCIL
Rui Manuel Bandeiras Morais Caldeira
President
Carlos Victor Falcão de Oliveira Queirós
Vowel
Maria de Fátima Lopes Borralho
Vowel
SUBSTITUTES
Maria da Conceição Gago de Sousa Coelho
Maria Isabel Cruz Santos Queirós
Relevant Documents
List of Governing Bodies 2025-2028
Term of Office
2025-2028
AIPAR Statutes
Organizational chart
Declaration of Eligibility of Governing Bodies 2025-2028
Minutes of the Elections
2025-2028
Employee Welcome Manual
Notice of the 2025 General Assembly
Minutes of the Elections
2025-2028
Notice of the 2025 General Assembly
Medal of Merit
The Municipality of Faro has decided to honor the Association for the Protection of Girls and Families with the Gold Medal of Merit.
The award ceremony took place on 7th September 2008, Faro City Day. The public ceremony occurred in the Salão Nobre of the Paços do Concelho.
