Lisbon LTTA
Training & Cultural Exchange · 16–22 November 2025 · Portugal
The Learning, Teaching and Training Activity (LTTA) in Lisbon, hosted by Associação Check-IN, focused on strengthening the disaster-preparedness network and fostering active volunteer participation among youth workers.
Key Programme Highlights
Educational Workshops
Deepening strategies for disaster awareness and community volunteering.
Technical Visits
Sessions with local partners connected to civil protection and volunteering — IPMA, the Portuguese Red Cross, ISEL, and the Municipal Civil Protection Service — with contributions from local experts.
Best-Practice Exchange
Collaborative work to adapt and implement disaster-management and volunteering best practices to the specific contexts of partner countries.
Cultural Immersion
Guided visits to the historic centre of Lisbon (Baixa, Chiado, Alfama) and a cultural tour of Sintra, Cabo da Roca (Europe’s westernmost point), and Cascais.
Closing Ceremony
Consolidation of learning, group results presentation, and the official certificate-awarding session.
Weekly Programme
Arrival, welcome, and networking.
Opening session and IPMA visit on early-warning systems; cultural evening in Baixa, Chiado & Alfama.
Portuguese Red Cross — volunteering and humanitarian aid.
ISEL — erosion control & slope stability; visit to the Quake Museum (1755 Lisbon earthquake).
Field visit to the Municipal Civil Protection Service and Alcabideche Fire Station.
Certificate ceremony and cultural visits — Sintra, Cabo da Roca & Cascais.
Closing and departure of participants.
All moments from Lisbon, Portugal — technical sessions and cultural tours — are gathered in the gallery below.
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