Evalt PROJECT
Art, Volunteering, and Inclusion: A Transformative Alliance
At Contempla Trilhos, we believe that art is a universal language with the power to unite, inspire, and transform. It is with this conviction that we engage in the EVALT project – Empowering Volunteering in Socially Disadvantaged Groups of Adults Learning. This European initiative arises from the desire to empower volunteers and organizations to intervene with quality and sensitivity among adults in situations of social vulnerability.
EVALT focuses on training volunteers through artistic practices—such as theatre, music, cinema, dance, and visual arts—as tools for inclusion and personal development. More than training artists, it is about shaping active, conscious, and creative citizens capable of fostering more just, empathetic, and transformative human relationships.
The project combines local and international experiences, promoting exchange between diverse cultural contexts and creating space for sharing methods and experiences. In doing so, it helps strengthen networks of solidarity and highlights community intervention as a cultural and deeply human act.
objeCTIVES
To empower volunteers with artistic and social skills to work with adults in contexts of exclusion.
To foster European volunteer mobility by creating sharing networks across different cultural and social contexts.
To promote social inclusion through participatory artistic experiences in areas such as music, theatre, dance, cinema, and painting.
To develop practical methodologies so that volunteers can act with confidence, empathy, and creativity.
who we work with
With limited access to education, culture, or community support.
Adults in situation of social exclusion
Through art, active listening, and participation.
Creative volunteers
Who wish to integrate artistic practices into their intervention programs.
social organizations
partners
(Portugal)
Project coordinator
(Spain)
(Lithuania)
(Turkey)
(Italy)
International Workshops by Specialty
Each workshop focused on an artistic methodology in which the host partner had recognized expertise:
Theatre and dance
Comtempla-Trilhos
(Portugal)
creative writing
Fepamuc
(Spain)
Crafts and decoupage
Šiauliai University (Lithuania)
Şişli Vocational Technical School (Turkey)
film production
Theatre and navigation
Tecnopras
(Italy)
Workshop schedule
🗓️ 23–27 November 2011
📍 Lisbon (PT)
➡️ Initial meeting and action plan definition
🗓️ 29 February – 4 March 2012
📍 Istanbul (TR)
🗓️ 25–29 June 2012
📍 Šiauliai (LT)
🗓️ 3–7 October 2012
📍 Rome (IT)
🗓️ 6–11 May 2013
📍 Guadalajara (ES)
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