Civical Participation Platform - Mais Interior, Mais Portugal

Creating a movement of citizenship that accepts the Interior's affirmation not as a problem to the Government's finances but as a golden opportunity for development in the country is undoubtedly the platform's biggest goal. Thought of since 2013, this platform originates from the need to give a voice to the people that don't identify themselves with political parties, because these "aren't open enough to foment the free participation of every citizen".

Fighting against the weak civic participation and instigating debates about the development of low density territories are "More Interior, More Portugal" platform's main goals.

“To challenge the citizens and the institutions of the Interior to question themselves about what can and should be made for the development of their territories is one of the project's main objectives. We want to promote the dissemination and sharing of experiences, strategies, projects and testimonies of all people that fight everyday to keep Portugal's Interior alive".

Creating a movement of citizenship that accepts the Interior's affirmation not as a problem to the Government's finances but as a golden opportunity for development for the country is undoubtedly the platform's biggest goal. Thought of since 2013, this platform originates from the need to give a voice to the people that don't identify themselves with political parties, because these "aren't open enough to foment the free participation of every citizen".

On the other hand, given that a new legislative and political cycle is getting closer and closer, it is vital that these cycles bring adequate answers to the nature and the dimension of the Interior's problems, even though we know that "the development's door opens from the inside, by our own hands".

About the author

The platform wants to gather personalities from the civil society, the academic world, politicians, businessmen, entrepreneurs and institutional directors to freely discuss ideias. Therefore, there will be held a session in a city in Portugal's Interior each month, so that matters related with entrepeneurism, innovation, solidarity, social economy, territorial identity, cultural inheritage, human resources qualification, natural resources valorization and many others may be discussed.

Budget and due dates

The budget concerns expenses related only with the lauching of the platform, because the following activities will be financed by annual membership fees, paid by the platform's members and partners.

The initial expenses are the following:

Communication companies - 700€; Graphical design for material production - 800€; Image concession - 600€; Platform registration and contract signing - 425€; Offers to speakers - 100€; Pamphlet/brochures editing - 300€

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