Cáritas Diocesana de Beja reabre a Loja Entrelaços, um espaço solidário na Praça da República

Caritas Diocesana de Beja reopened the Loja Entrelaços solidarity shop on September 25 in Beja. Located in Praça da República next to the Church of Mercy, the shop occupies the former Ala Esquerda space, which the Seminary provided to the organization.

Teresa Tavares de Almeida, president of Caritas Diocesana de Beja, stated that the shop previously closed because expenses exceeded revenue. The reopening follows requests from staff, volunteers, and the local community.

The shop operates as part of the Voluntariado em Movimento project, which grew from an entrepreneurship through volunteering application. The shop aims to support sustainability, strengthen the volunteer network, and sort donated goods to create emergency kits.