Association for the Protection of Girls and Families

Mission
Protecting and promoting the rights of young girls and supporting and empowering families, while respecting differences.
Vision
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To be a global, pluralistic and cohesive institution, recognized as a benchmark in terms of the quality of its intervention among experts in the field, civil society and the guardianship body, assuming itself as a reference point in terms of the reception of young people in situations of danger, the qualification of its assets and the management of resources.
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To be an institution of reference in terms of social inclusion and innovation 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 quality service.
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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 the services provided
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Rigour, autonomy, responsibility and flexibility in management
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Professional dedication, competence, productivity and responsibility
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Professional ethics
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Multidisciplinary teamwork
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Willingness to change
The Association
AIPAR, Associação de Proteção à Rapariga e à Família, based in Faro, has been a Private Social Solidarity Institution since 1988.
Its main aim is to support young girls and families, including those in vulnerable situations due to violence or being abandoned.
Under its statutes, it can create services such as shelters and leisure activities, and promote meetings and seminars. Its mission is to protect and empower, regardless of the social, economic, ethnic, or religious status of the people it serves.
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.
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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.