ACT NOW
1 of the 3 projects in the ACT Series
The ACT Series is a trilogy of Erasmus+ projects developed by Associação Nó Górdio (Portugal), under the 2025-1-PT02-KA151-YOU-000297099 project big umbrella.
Each project addresses one of Europe's core challenges — education, sustainability, and solidarity — through youth participation, intercultural learning, and community impact.
Together, they form a journey: from learning (ACT+), to transforming habits (ACT NOW), to changing the world (ACT TOGETHER).
Information
Project Name: ACT NOW
Duration: 7th to 13th of July, 2026
Accomodation: Hotel Apartamento, Paredes
Activity: Youth Exchange (Paredes Youth Center, Porto, Portugal) of 22 participants from 5 different countries
Applicant Organization: Associação Nó Górdio
Management Team: Albino Pereira
Facilitators: Joana Pereira, Patrícia Vagaroso and Mariana Pereira
Description of the Project
ACT NOW was a five-day youth exchange for 25 participants aged 18–22, from Portugal, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and Morocco, focused on environment and sustainability through experiential learning. The project combined collaborative challenges, creative activities, and critical reflection to inspire young people to move from awareness to concrete action.
ACT NOW explored artistc expression and subtanability as a tool to promote inclusion, challenge discriminations and support mental wellbeing among young people from diverse backgrounds. The Youth Exchange combines collaborative art creation, reflection and intercultural exchange in a non formal leraning environment where every voice matters.
Meet Our Team
Albino Pereira
Project Manager, characterized by his inability to say no to a good challenge and a genuine appreciation for working with young minds.
Joana Pereira
Youth worker and facilitator, is known for her dedication to supporting others and her fearless approach to new challenges.
Patrícia Vagaroso
Facilitator, arts and special education teacher, known for her creativity, dedication and enthusiasm for innovative and challenging projects.
Mariana Pereira
Youth worker in Nó Górdio, activist and social education student. Known for being everywhere, she believes in the power of young people as active agents of change and builders of the future.