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Mare Liberum

A pilot project that worked with young people in three educational centres in Lisbon, based on the conviction that they need differentiating and worldview experiences that will allow them to fully reintegrate into society and the educational community, and seeking, through physical and artistic stimulation, to help them develop their self-esteem, their creative capacity and their team spirit.

As well as sailing sessions on the caravel Vera Cruz, promoted by the Portuguese Sailing Training Association, the participants took part in creative writing, photography, film and theatre workshops, always around the concepts of the sea, the horizon and freedom. This ‘crossing’ culminated in a public sharing of the work done.

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Mare Liberum: Minidoc
Sailing ‘The fact that they sail on a vessel that is a replica of a 500-year-old Portuguese ship (...) makes them realise that, if they don't all row in the same direction, as we say, the ship won't go anywhere... I think that gives them a great sense of unity, a sense of belonging.’
Teamwork “If a new colleague joined, I would explain to them that it was good to be in theatre because playing someone else's role is good and it is also a positive experience, creating new relationships and working as a team.”
Catarina Aidos “The pandemic has taught us something we already suspected: that it is impossible not to be together. No matter how many ways of connecting are invented, if there is no presence and proximity, relationships are lost or weakened.”
Latitude Zero “I don't think I found the project very interesting at first. I thought it was going to be a bit boring. I wasn't very motivated. But over time, it became more fun and enjoyable.”

Project supported under the 3rd edition of the PARTIS initiative.

Promoters
APROVELA - Associação Portuguesa de Treino de Vela
Programmes
PARTIS 2019-2022
Social Issues
Deprivation of freedom
Artistic Area
Theater
Beneficiaries
74 participantsYouth16–25 years, 7–15 years
Date
2019 – 2022 (36 months)
State
Done
Territories
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Lisboa, Oeiras
Links
Updated on 08 august 2025

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