ACIDI IP

The Alto Comissariado para a Imigracao e Dialogo Intercultural (High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue, ACIDI, I.P.) is the Project Coordinator. ACIDI, I.P. is a public institute under the indirect administration of the Portuguese State, possessing administrative autonomy. It is under the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister. ACIDI, I.P.s mission is to collaborate in the conception, implementation and evaluation of public policies, both cross-cutting and sector-specific, relevant for the integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities, as well as promoting dialogue between various cultures, ethnicities and religions. ACIDI, I.P.s activities are based on the seven key principles of Equality, Dialogue, Citizenship, Hospitality, Interculturalism, Proximity and Initiative. The organisation provides information in order to promote immigrants rights and fulfilment of duties, including information leaflets, local immigrant support centres an...