The SYMMETRY project, funded by the Public Health Initiatives Program, under the EEA Grants 2009-2014, is being implemented since April 2015 with several ongoing interventions in the field.

Up until now, 74 professionals have been trained by the ““Intervention strategies with vulnerable groups: nutrition and access to health" program. This course, credited by the Continuing Education Office of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of Porto, of 51 hours, not only includes the nutrition issues but also bring to discussion the role of citizenship, communication, interpersonal relationships and social economy in the reduction of asymmetries.

Starting in September, there will be training cycles in specific agreed organizations: Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Maia, STASSA – Associação de Solidariedade Social de Areias, ADEIMA – Associação para o Desenvolvimento Social de Matosinhos, Fundação Padre Luís and Cruz Vermelha – Fafe office. There will also be three training cycles in the cities of Aveiro, Guimarães and Vila Real, based on local social networking.

At the same time, its running the consultancy process with the Centro Paroquial de Promoção Social Rainha Santa Mafalda (Patronato de Arouca), with the implementation of local intervention plans that aim to raise knowledge about nutrition and health and to improve professional practices. More organizations will be involved on the next quarter.