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Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho

Porto · Portugal Reg PT-515346683 (DGPJ) Community Development
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Na MEERU acreditamos que todos temos o direito a um lugar onde pertencemos. Acreditamos que estes lugares são feitos de pessoas concretas. Através d projeto MEERU APROXIMA tem como objetivo combater o ISOLAMENTO SOCIAL de famílias MIGRANTES e REFUGIADAS acolhidas em Portugal, em zonas rurais. Capacitamos, orientamos voluntários para a construção de genuínos laços de afeto, pertença e confiança. Estes voluntários constituem EQUIPAS DE PROXIMIDADE que acompanham famílias com encontros semanais, sendo responsáveis pela sua orientação cultural, por encontros de lazer e convívio.

Mission

Desenvolver Comunidades através do Diálogo e da Proximidade. Através da sensibilização, da educação e da intervenção, facilitamos a inclusão de migrantes, refugiados e requerentes de asilo em Comunidades locais.

Focus & reach

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Verification & registration

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DGPJ
Government register · PT-515346683
On record

Integrity assessment

A score from 0 to 100 for how openly a charity shares public information across five areas: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and data recency. It does not measure programme impact. See exactly what we do and do not have →

Registration 16/20
Government registration ID on record +8
Sourced from official registry +4
Cross-referenced (2+ sources) +4
Profile not yet claimed by organization 0
Financial Transparency 12/30
No financial documents found on website 0
No financial filing on record 0
Revenue figure disclosed +6
Spending figure disclosed +6
No detailed financial breakdown disclosed 0
Governance 6/20
No officers disclosed 0
No officer titles disclosed 0
Executive compensation not disclosed 0
Mission / description on file +3
Founding date on file +3
Contact Availability 10/10
Website +3
Email +3
Phone +2
Physical address +2
Data Recency 20/20
Updated within 6 months +20
Red flags 0
No red flags detected, so nothing is deducted 0

Financials

Public filings
Annual revenue
€206,000
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GiveRadar Analysis

From what GiveRadar has verified so far, Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho has a complete profile.

  • GiveRadar has verified financial records for only 1% of community development charities in Portugal, and this is one of them. See national comparisons
  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all similar organizations, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
  • Its integrity score of 64 places it in the top 1% of the 11,239 community development charities in Portugal GiveRadar tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration and its contact details. View this cohort
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  • financial records
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page

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Employees
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Base de Dados Social status change None found
Open investigations None found
Governance scandals None found
Related-party deals None found
Excessive exec comp None found

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Where it ranks

#2 of 11,239 community development charities in Portugal on integrity score

The highest integrity score in this cohort (64/100). Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.

Integrity score64/100
#2 of 11,239 tie
community development charities in Portugal
Contact completeness10/10
#1 of 11,239 tie
community development charities in Portugal
Profile completeness80%
#1 of 11,239 tie
community development charities in Portugal
Independent sources3 sources
#1,706 of 11,239 tie
community development charities in Portugal
Agefounded 2019
#321 of 1,248 tie
community development charities in Portugal
Revenue size$100K to $1M
#46 of 102 tie
community development charities in Portugal

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How it stacks up against peers

Compared with 8 similar community development charities in Portugal.

Integrity Assessment Behind peer average
This charity
64 Peer average
65

Cause areas in Portugal

Charities working in each area, this charity's highlighted.

Arts & Culture
20,602
Community Development
11,239
Education
3,009
Social Services
1,108
Health
618
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Portuguese Ministry of Justice
Financial filings
Portuguese Ministry of Justice
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News

What we know and don't know

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Financial data
Government registration
Mission statement
Official website
Headquarters address
Direct contact
Founding date
Named leadership
Executive pay
Programs & activities
Tax-deductibility

Data freshness

How current this profile is, and when we last checked it against the official source.

Last updated
April 21, 2026
Profile edits and newly added data
Profile completeness
65%
Data points we track that are filled in

Methodology

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho

Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho is a community development nonprofit based in Porto, Portugal. It is registered with the Portuguese DGPJ registry. It was founded in 2019 and has been operating for 7 years. Its registration number is PT-515346683. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 64/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. The organization reports €206K in annual revenue. No red flags have been detected.

Based on official filings, Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho has €206K in annual revenue. Its revenue is below the peer average of €12M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

Na MEERU acreditamos que todos temos o direito a um lugar onde pertencemos. Acreditamos que estes lugares são feitos de pessoas concretas. Através d projeto MEERU APROXIMA tem como objetivo combater o ISOLAMENTO SOCIAL de famílias MIGRANTES e REFUGIADAS acolhidas em Portugal, em zonas rurais. Capacitamos, orientamos voluntários para a construção de genuínos laços de afeto, pertença e confiança. Estes voluntários constituem EQUIPAS DE PROXIMIDADE que acompanham famílias com encontros semanais, sendo responsáveis pela sua orientação cultural, por encontros de lazer e convívio. Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho is a community development organization based in Portugal. The organization was founded in 2019.

Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho is classified as a Community Development organization, based in Portugal. It operates as an Associação. By size, it is categorized as a small organization. It has €206K in annual revenue.

Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho is located in Porto, Portugal. The organization was established in 2019 and has been active for 7 years.

Among community development charities in Portugal: Its annual revenue of €206K is below the peer average of €12M.

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Quick facts about Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho

What is Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho?
Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho is a community development associação based in Porto, Portugal. Na MEERU acreditamos que todos temos o direito a um lugar onde pertencemos. Acreditamos que estes lugares são feitos de pessoas concretas. Através d projeto MEERU APROXIMA tem como objetivo combater o ISOLAMENTO SOCIAL de famílias MIGRANTES e REFUGIADAS acolhidas em Portugal, em zonas rurais. Capacitamos, orientamos voluntários para a construção de genuínos laços de afeto, pertença e confiança. Estes voluntários constituem EQUIPAS DE PROXIMIDADE que acompanham famílias com encontros semanais, sendo responsáveis pela sua orientação cultural, por encontros de lazer e convívio.
When was Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho founded?
Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho was founded in 2019.
Where is Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho located?
Headquartered in Porto, Portugal.
What is Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho's annual budget?
Annual revenue is €206,000.
Is Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho trustworthy?
Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 64 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho's registration number?
Registration: PT-515346683 (Portugal).
What is Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho's website?
https://www.meeru.org
Are donations to Associação para o Desenvolvimento MEERU | Abrir Caminho tax-deductible?
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Portugal under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.