Supported projects

LISBON – With this project, DIVERGENTE developed tools to make the distribution of independent journalism more accessible and sustainable: a CRM to strengthen communication with institutions, local organisations and communities, and a dissemination hub where potential partners can discover ...

TAVIRA - Postal do Algarve launched the AI Postal Service in May 2026, opening its local news archive to multilingual conversational searches. Developed particularly for migrant and non-Portuguese-speaking communities in the Algarve, the chatbot allows readers to ask questions and receive answers ...

FARO - Geração SULi brought professional journalism into six Algarve secondary schools, engaging 97 students in hands-on media literacy. Supported by Sul Informação journalists, students developed fact-checking, journalistic and multimedia skills while publishing stories about their communities ...

TREGOSA – The funding enabled SETE JORNAL to create the Portulano Digital, a platform offering free and open access to documentation relating to the decisions of Barcelos Municipal Council. By gathering, organising and making available thousands of documents that were previously scattered and ...

ALTO MINHO - With the financial support received, the AltominhoTV project successfully developed and launched a mobile application for iOS and Android designed to address news deserts in the Alto Minho region. The new digital platform delivers hyper-local journalism and interactive features ...

ABRANTES - Médio Tejo eXpress, developed by PERSPECTIVA / mediotejo.net, launched a mobile-first news app and multimedia strategy to reach 16- to 30-year-olds in the Médio Tejo region, a community long affected by news deserts and declining local journalism.

LISBON - Gazetta do Bairro brought hyperlocal journalism to Chelas (Marvila, Lisbon), a neighbourhood historically affected by news desertification and stigmatising coverage. By pairing local youth with journalism students from NOVA FCSH, and backed by Mensagem de Lisboa's editorial expertise, the ...