Inclusion
Inclusion, valuing Difference
Inclusion, valuing Difference
The pioneering Centro Incluir is the only one of its kind in Portugal and Europe that offers people with disabilities the chance to find their place in the labour market. And to make their dreams come true.
In Search for Purpose
In Search for Purpose
Project Search plays a decisive role in the inclusion of young people and adults with disabilities in the job market. Deeply committed to this cause, Jerónimo Martins welcomes the programme in two stores.
Not Wasted Lives
Not Wasted Lives
Having fled from their war-torn hometowns in Syria, Abdul and Safa found an opportunity for a fresh start in Portugal, with Jerónimo Martins. First, they had to learn the language. Then, it was all about not wasting this chance at a brand new life.
Rerooting Lives
Rerooting Lives
André Costa Jorge, JRS Portugal Director, shares his view on the role of this institution in empowering refugees and other forcibly displaced people, so they start anew in their welcoming countries.
Valuing Social Inclusion
Valuing Social Inclusion
In the last three years, Jerónimo Martins has welcomed 90 migrants and refugees. Susana Correia de Campos, Head of Employee Relations and Internal Social Responsibility, believes attracting diverse talent encourages innovation within the Group.
A Change on the Cards
A Change on the Cards
Jerónimo Martins and Caritas Polska have been working together for 12 years supporting the neediest. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence, they launched a shopping card to help those affected by social exclusion buy their basic goods in the Biedronka stores.
Writing a New Storyline
Writing a New Storyline
At Casa de Santo António, in Lisbon, young mothers seek refuge and find a future. Most have never been daughters. Most have never been adult women. But, before they have time to call this house their home, they are taught how to build their own.
Sow Today Reap Tomorrow
Sow Today Reap Tomorrow
In Lisbon, a social inclusion project is putting its own twist on an old saying. At Semear (“sow”, in English), “waste makes haste” when it comes to attracting the talent of people with intellectual disabilities while providing them with tools to find their place in the job market.
Hoping is not Wasting
Hoping is not Wasting
More and more foreigners are looking for a new start in Poland. Most are migrants who were forced to leave their countries. Mazovia, one of the most dynamically developing regions in the country, is helping them build a second life, a second home.