Create your future. Transform your community
BOOST connects young people, communities, and institutions to create opportunities and break intergenerational cycles of poverty in Matosinhos.
Why do We exist?
BOOST is the result of a collaboration between Porto Business School and Projeto Trinsheira, based on a shared
belief: leave no one behind.
BOOST is a Partnership for Social Innovation solution that brings together academia, governance, and community,
with the support of the Matosinhos City Council and MatosinhosHabit.
Our mission is to build opportunities for the future and generate sustainable impact in the most vulnerable
communities. We believe that the potential for transformation lies in people — especially young people — and that
social innovation can be the engine for a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future.
Our mission is to turn talent into impact. We do this through three action areas:
Co-creation
Ideas born within communities
Develop skills, boost self-esteem, and prepare for the
future.
Acceleration
Mentorship and support to turn ideas into businesses
Creating impact business ideas,
based on people and their territories.
Incubation
Physical and digital space to scale impactful solutions
Transforming business ideas into
sustainable businesses that create local value.
Our Numbers
BOOST’s impact is measured in people. Every young person who participates is a step toward breaking the cycle of poverty and building a more just future.
A Nossa Agenda
Workshops, forums, and social innovation labs — where ideas come to life. Check the calendar and join the next BOOST activities.
Partners
BOOST is co-created by Porto Business School and Projeto Trinsheira, supported by Matosinhos City Council and MatosinhosHabit.