CAI - Conversas Associação Internacional

CAI is a recent association but whose
founding members are key professionals
involved in social intervention, as drug
prevention projects focused in the nightlife
settings working both with target population
as with stakeholders (industry, staff other
actors). Education both no-formal and informal, and community intervention. Some of
them are experienced trainers in areas as social intervention and health and
drug Addiction, Human rights children rights,
and social street work methodology for Youth workers.
Also they have had an extensive experience
in direct work with young people on several
contexts and Youth workers.
CAI is the organization umbrella for the Theatre Group Holofote which works with interactive and Forum methodologies on training settings with adult, professionals and youth with fewer opportunities and theirs youth workers.

To achieve its aims CAI proposes namely:
a) Promote and participate in social
experimentation and innovation in
the fight against poverty and social
exclusion promoting human rights
and the children's rights;
b) Build and support local, national and
international actors of social
intervention networks;
c) Promote the social street work and
social street workers, social
participation and community
development;
d) Promote social intervention programs;
e) Implement training and vocational
training programs, creating and
maintaining centres where these
programs take place and with
psychosocial support;
f) Develop parent education and
family support activities, and family
(re) integration, social and
professional integration;
g) Assist the implementation of local,
national and international strategies
to promote gender equality and
protection of discriminated
populations;
h) Collaborate and / or promote cultural
and sporting activities;
i) Develop consultancy, supervision,
and evaluation of projects programs;
j) Develop studies and promote
research and analysis of issues implicit
in the practice of association;