SDG 1 - No Poverty

Nova University Lisbon's contribution to tackle the SDG 1 goes beyond research. The Social Welfare Services guarantee that no student is excluded from the university due to financial difficulties, offering support, benefits, and services to improve their possibilities for educational success. NOVA’s Academic Units also have their own support funds for students. NOVA also engages with several impactful projects, supporting the social sector with knowledge and volunteering.

- Support funds:

          - NOVA FCSH | Patrons – ESTUDAR+ scholarships

          - Nova SBE | beNOVA Scholarship

HIGHLIGHTS

• NOVAFRICA is a Knowledge Center at Nova SBE committed to producing applied research to reduce poverty and promote economic growth.
• The Social Leapfrog Program is a pioneer reflection and capacitation program for up to 10 social hybrid organizations (organizations with a clear social mission that also generate their own revenues through the sale of products and services). The program aims to promote a space for reflection and knowledge transfer over the course of 3 years.
• Through "Saúde Porta a Porta", students from Nova Medical School visit old people in their houses on a regular basis. They monitor health indicators and identify major issues in this population with basic social and economic needs.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

NOVA's 9 Academic Units develop programs and initiatives with direct impact in our community. Get in touch, participate!

RESEARCH

NOVA contributes significantly to the research into the area of SDG1. Learn more about the following research project:

• Child Poverty | NOVA FCSH

Understand child poverty through data about living conditions in Portugal. This project aims at better designing policies and interventions addressing the problem.

PUBLICATIONS

• Blood-free diet for rearing malaria mosquito vectors
• Using artificial intelligence to overcome over-indebtedness and fight poverty
• Karl Marx y la crítica de la economía política: Contribuciones a una tradición
• On the efficiency effects of subsidies in microfinance: an empirical inquiry
• Community empowerment and progress in Africa: notes from the field
• Cross-country evidence on the determinants of inclusive growth episodes
• Energy poverty in Portugal: Combining vulnerability mapping with household interviews
• Energy poverty vulnerability index: A multidimensional tool to identify hotspots for local action
• Trade, scale or social capital? Technological progress in poor and rich countries
• Corruption and poverty in Africa. The colonial legacies in comparative perspective

EDUCATION

NOVA University Lisbon has a strong formative offer, distinguished by quality and variety, linked to the SDGs. It supports the integration of interdisciplinarity and sustainability in all our study cycles.

NO POVERTY IN NUMBERS

Contribution for SDG 1 in 2019: