The CCILL and APEMH, an associated member of IMS, are urgently calling for donations of all types of office furniture for institutions supporting disadvantaged children and young people in Portugal, followingthe storms and depressions that have hit the country.
To find out how to donate or for any further information, please send an email to: info@ccill.lu
Kristin, Leonardo, Marta, Nils, and Pedro are the five most severe storms and depressions among the ten that have struck Portugal since January 1, 2026. The damage is estimated between €4 and €6 billion. These extreme weather events have left tens of thousands of buildings damaged, roads impassable, and caused numerous landslides and floods of unprecedented scale.
Following Storm Kristin, during the night of January 27 to 28, 2026, a spontaneous wave of solidarity emerged within the Portuguese community in Luxembourg. This solidarity quickly spread to the widerpopulation, as the full scale of the disaster became clear, with the Centre, Alentejo, and Western regions of the country severely affected by flooding.
To date, more than 24 tonnes of supplies have been sent from Luxembourg to the affected regions in Portugal.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all companies and private individuals who have generously responded to this call for donations. The scale of the mobilization has been such that two additionaltrucks are already planned to transport all collected aid to Portugal.
Donations are primarily intended to support the most vulnerable populations, particularly institutions assisting children and elderly people in the hardest-hit areas, including the municipalities of Ourém, Pombal, Leiria, and Santarém.
Additional trucks will soon depart to continue the efforts initiated last week in several locations, particularly in Marinha Grande (Leiria region), where two buildings of a social solidarity institution dedicated to protecting at-risk children and adolescents have suffered significant damage. The funds and equipment sent will contribute to repairing the roof and restoring the buildings.
While repairs are underway, children are being accommodated in temporary facilities that are not fully suitable, and some community services, such as early childhood support, are operating at significantlyreduced capacity. Educational staff members must also cope simultaneously with the damage to their institution and to their own homes.
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