Monte's territory
Territory of great amplitudes and extensions characterized by numerous "montado" (and the ecological system around it, like the surrounding flowers and the animals living from it fields where "sobreiro" (cork tree), "azinheira" (holm-oak) and olive tree fields are dominant; isolated rural populations are detached at the landscape, generally of small dimension and dominated by the white colour on the houses.
People in this region (still) live very turned to the inside of their houses and villages, protecting themselves from high temperatures, and sometimes from the outside world. Being used to a certain isolation and decades of poverty, this populations have become deeply creative at their gastronomy, poetry and "Cante" (typical singing from Alentejo).
More recently this became an elected region for its wines, for the great sausages made of black pork meat, for the olive oil and patés, for its bread, but also for the inner peace (quietness) of its landscape and villages, by the natural resources it offers, nowadays strongly influenced by the construction of "Alqueva's big lake", by the immensity of its landscape marked by important megalithic but also because it was a territory chosen by the Arabian and roman culture characteristics that have left here their testimonies. Plenty of reasons to recognise Alentejo as an unique place in Europe.
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Marta Alter MASTER’S DEGREE IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING DEGREE IN ECONOMY Director < 1997 |
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Rosário Pequito Cuba SECONDARY SCHOOL Secretary < 1997 |
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Inácia Lopes Rebocho MASTER’S STUDENT OF PLANNING AND EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT PROCESSESS DEGREE IN SOCIAL INVESTIGATION Planning and Evaluation Coordinator of Cooperation projects < 1998 |
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Rosa Sampaio POST-GRADUATION IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCES DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Financial and Accounting management < 1999 |
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Paula Santos MASTER’S DEGREE IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANGEMENT DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Training and Education Coordinator of Local and Social Development program < 1999 |
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Maria Casinhas POST-GRADUATION IN CONSULTANCY DEGREE IN ECONOMY Regional development projects Coordinator of Women Resource Centre < 2000 |
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Ricardo Carretas DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL PLANNING Regional and Cooperation projects < 2007 |
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Ana Paula Varela SECONDARY SCHOOL Local Animator < 2005 |
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Zélia Marmeleira DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY GIR Porta do Alentejo < 2005 |
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Jorge Gomes Coelho GRADUATED IN PORTUGUESES STUDIES GIR Aliende < 1994 |
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Vânia Simões DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT GIR ADMC < 2009 |
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Florence Melen DEGREE IN AGRONOMY GIR Trilho < 1996 |
Since the beginning, Monte has privileged to work in partnership with several entities in order to promote a sustainable development, in which the local communities can become a part. Thus, cooperation is a specific working area in Monte, being also a strategic instrument to reinforce internal skills of Monte's team.
The work as a NGO has spread Monte's intervention areas and allowed us to participate in wide platforms to promote the development of communities.
In 2009 Monte became part of the direction Board of the Portuguese Platform of NGO's, which implies an active participation in reorganizing this structure, as well as increases Monte's work in this field of work.
