The House of Impact is a program of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon, consisting of a platform for innovation and social entrepreneurship, promoting a series of initiatives in the scope of entrepreneurship. This platform is meant to support projects that put into effect impactful corporate responsibility policies and have social and environmental positive impact.

The House of Impact is a hub, that welcomes different entities sharing similar causes -  a house open to the social impact community.

In this spirit, it welcomes Ashoka in Portugal, since 2019.

Vasco Vieira de Almeida first founded a small law firm in 1976. To this day, his unbending ethics and high professional standards are lived on a daily basis by VdA’s more than 440 lawyers and other legal staff. We are proud of our leading role in the provision of legal services in Portugal and in 12 other jurisdictions with the support of our teams, which are made up of some of the most reputed industry specialists.

VdA strives to achieve the same levels of excellence in pro bono work as in everything else we do. Our work is guided by quality, team spirit, focus on the client, independence and innovation. 
Because we believe in the transformative power of innovation, over the past decade we have assisted in the development and strengthening of numerous projects in the area of social innovation, social entrepreneurship and social investment. We believe this investment has significant impact in the redefinition of current mindsets, generating new solutions to old problems.
 
Since 2018, VdA’s associates have provided pro bono legal support to Portuguese Ashoka fellows, and take part in Ashoka’s  Steering Committee as a legal advisor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=JJN3vEnLpQI&feature=emb…

The post-digital age shows no signs of slowing down, and the need for rapid business transformation has never been greater. Accenture meets its clients wherever they are on their paths to change and uses its approach to technology and its impact in people to transform the whole society responsibly. The ideas and innovations Accenture creates, and the partnerships it develops cause a chain reaction, which improves the lives of millions of people.

Based in Portugal for over 30 years, its 3500 staff, help improve the way the world lives and works through innovation. Since Accenture established in Portugal , it has been a key part of the modernization and internationalization of companies across all sectors and industries. Today, it continues to lead its clients transformation process, with cutting edge technologies and always committed to results.

Accenture supports Ashoka in identifying changemakers and fostering social innovation since 2020.

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese Foundation, established in 1956 and focused on fostering knowledge and raising the quality of life of persons throughout the fields of the arts, charity, science and education.

The Foundation has partnered with Ashoka since the first initiatives in Portugal, focusing specifically on promoting social innovation initiatives that identify and support young changemakers and foster the development of changemaker skills for youth.