Portugal Area

The first meeting was in March, 19, 2013 with 2 members only (Alexandre and Miguel), in Lisbon has a result of conversation held in 2012 C.A. World Convention in Birmingham.

Miguel and Alexandre were friends from 7 years ago but had lost contact with one another. Interestingly, in 2012 Miguel had asked for a starter kit and was looking for someone to open CA with him. Alexandre was living in Madrid, Spain and being sponsored by a CA member who was starting CA in Madrid. Alexandre was moving back to Lisbon, Portugal and decided he would open CA there.

In 2012, Alexandre decided to attend the CAWS 2012 Convention in Birmingham, England. (Miguel had planned to do the same.) At the Convention Alexandre was telling his sponsor he needed someone to open CA in Lisbon and Miguel simultaneously was telling the CA European Trustee the same thing when they suddenly saw each other! They were surprised by seeing each other and realized it was a God sign. So they decided to open CA a few months later in Portugal.

Not yet an Area and hosting 2 meeting per week with 10 members doing active service.

Some fellows from UK contacted us to do a convention here 3 years ago (2016) and 30 people attended that Convention. The next year there was 100 people who attended and this year (2018) we’re expecting approximately 150 members.

Last year (2017) we decided to organize our first ever Convention in Lisbon organized only by the Portuguese members and we are going to the second event these year.

We started the first helpline a few months (2018) ago and we’re are also doing PI and HI.

C.A. PORTUGAL was ratified by the 2019 World Service Conference on August 28, 2019.

Our website is ca-portugal.com