Akto – Human Rights and Democracy is a NGD, recently founded and headquartered in Coimbra – Portugal which aims to enhance education, promotion and intervention in Human Rights and Democracy as structuring elements of a positive change in the world, promoting social and community integration of the most vulnerable and risk populations in Portugal and worldwide.
Akto promotes regular training / education in areas of Human Rights and Democracy, using non-formal learning methodologies, both in schools and universities and at its headquarters, targeting different audiences and promote the acquisition of new skills, often not included in academic curricula.