Portugal's community spirit

About this episode

Dylan and guests discuss Portugal's strong community spirit in the wake of a devastating storm.

In this special episode, Dylan is joined by Teresa Serrenho, Gerald Rots, and Filip D’havé to explore something many people feel when they move here: Portugal’s incredible sense of community. After one of the worst storms in Portugal's history caused major damage across the Leiria region, locals and internationals came together to help those in urgent need. Teresa shares how Associação MVC quickly stepped in to support affected families. Gerald and Filip explain why the local expat commu...

People in this episode

Host: Dylan Herholdt

Guests: Teresa Serrenho, Gerald Rots, Filip D’havé

Topics covered

• community spirit
• local support
• expat life
• storm recovery
• social cohesion

Keywords

• community
• Portugal
• expats
• storm
• support
• local
• Associação MVC
• Leiria
• recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Associação MVC

Places: Portugal, Leiria

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