The days may be filled with sunshine, but nights are now starting to draw in and overnight temperatures dropping. Please spare a thought for the rough-sleeping men and women who spend their nights on the streets and in abandoned buildings. Last year’s campaign was an amazing success with 794 sleeping bags delivered to frontline Associations (MAPS Algarve, Red Cross, Somos Esperança, C.A.S.A Albufeira and Portimão soup kitchen) to distribute throughout the Algarve.

This year’s fundraising has 2 goals.

Goal 1) Provide 100 Sleep Pods which are a one-person shelter that can offer meaningful protection from the elements. The Pods are:

• Insulated – tests in a controlled environment suggested that when it is – 16ºC outside, in a short time a person’s own body heat can raise the temperature inside the Pod to +5ºC with an average “next to the body” temperature of +22ºC.

• Rain resistant

• Wind resistant

• Quick and easy to use

• Lightweight, easy to pack and carry (approx. 2 kg)

• Cost effective to make (at only €35 per Pod)

Arrangements have been made with the UK charity Sleep Pod (https://sleeppod.org.uk) to bring 100 sleep pods over to the Algarve. To enable this to happen €3600 needs to be raised to cover the cost of materials for the Pods and delivery to Algarve Removal’s UK depot. A massive thank you to Algarve Removals the international relocation company who have kindly offered their services for free to bring them to the Algarve.


Goal 2) Provide warm sleeping bags. Despite our delivery last winter, there is an urgent need to replace bags and provide for those recently made homeless.

To find out how YOU can help – contact Eve – please email eacalgarve@gmail.com