Rancho Folclórico de Chãos

Our organisation placed in Chãos (about 170 inhabitants), in a Natural Park, grew up, when the youngsters and all the community found some limits in their economic and social life. The organisation was a way to start to find new strategies to overcome the difficulties that all the community lived when the agriculture started to stagnate, because this is a rural place. The organisation that started as a dancing traditional group, became an answer for the children and youngsters, providing a place for them, where they can have support in school subjects, or even participating in activities when they have free time, helping them in a social way and also promoting their personal skills. This organisation is for youngsters a place to develop themselves through different projects. We develop national and international projects that give to these youngsters the possibility to with different cultures, that in another they would not have this opportunity. The evolution of the association had different directions, and in this way were created Weaving´s Center, Bee and Biodiversity´s Center, a community herd, that promotes a social economy, keeping the principle of sustainable development. At the moment we also organize thematic guided tours in the Natural Park, and we offer the opportunity to practice sports in nature. The organisation for itself organises different events (workshops, festivities, conferences, trainings), or with other partners.