Strategic Axes
The Vasco Vieira de Almeida Foundation fulfils its mission through the following strategic axes:
Justice
Fully aware that access to justice and the law is paramount to an effective exercise of citizenship and to social cohesion, the VVA Foundation is determined to strengthen the role lawyers play in facilitating access to justice and protecting social groups at risk, by improving access to legal services by vulnerable citizens and non-profit organisations, as well as supporting innovation and social entrepreneurship.
Education
The VVA Foundation supports education, training and knowledge as tools for personal and collective development, as well as civic engagement.
Human Rights
One of the VVA Foundation’s strategic goals is to act in matters pertaining to human rights, combating all forms of their violation, while simultaneously fostering a collective conscience of the importance of valuing diversity and respecting the rule of law.
Knowledge & Science
The dissemination of knowledge and science is essential to building an open, engaged and inclusive society. The VVA Foundation is determined to deepen the study and understanding of issues relevant to its mission, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and innovation, as well as the dissemination of information within the community, by promoting information sharing networks – all in a bid to encourage greater equality of access to knowledge.
Culture
The advancement of culture in its diverse expressions (notably, musical, artistic and literary) and awareness-raising about the value of cultural diversity and the importance of respect for multiculturalism, are key concerns of the VVA Foundation.
Civil Society
Mechanisms designed to alert civil society must be implemented if active civic participation and mindful social engagement are to be attained, notably, through advocacy on relevant social issues, and by creating and promoting tools for collective participation. The VVA Foundation is determined to play a relevant role in this regard.
Digital Citizenship
In a world profoundly marked by technology and globalisation, the VVA Foundation thinks it important to contribute to a collective consciousness of the challenges the digitalisation of society and the economy pose to the concept of citizenship as we now know it, notably in terms of the protection of privacy, human dignity and freedom itself, in all its expressions.
Sustainability
The VVA Foundation is strongly committed to the development of a collective conscience that upholds the importance of adopting environmentally and socially sustainable practices as part of an active exercise of citizenship and stronger sense of belonging to the community at large.