Donate

This was a term coined by me, Pedro Queirós, to designate the instrument I use to collect funds to support social causes.

As the name suggests, I propose to go on adventures around the world and, at the same time, raise money to help those in need.

I seek to develop the theme of Humanitarian Adventures around travelling, sports, culture, overcoming, equipment, nutrition, physical and mental effort.

Communication is done through Social Media and also in conferences at schools and companies. There is also frequent news coverage in other media such as TV, newspapers and radio.

The daily dissemination, promotion and reporting of the initiatives are crucial aspects throughout the process.

Initially, the funds raised were directed exclusively to the project Dreams of Kathmandu, a project I founded after the Nepal earthquake in 2015. But over the years, I also started helping other realities, such as Comunidade Vida e Paz in Portugal and some families in Kenya.

Humanitarian Adventures are for everyone, they belong to all of us. In recent years, many people have, on their own initiative, decided to break their limits and raise donations to help others.

The charity initiatives are carried out by people who want to help other people, always with the utmost rigour, transparency and honesty.

The values that guide our work are:

• Transparency towards donors;
• Respect for the culture of the impacted communities;
• Honesty throughout the process of raising and applying resources;
• Courage to make a difference.

We work with several institutional partners who are registered organisations in their respective countries. Examples are the Fundação Vox Populi and Comunidade Vida e Paz in Portugal, and the Dwarikas Foundation, the Rainbow Volunteer Club and the Sharadas Shelter for Children in Nepal.

Funds are collected through various platforms, mainly bank transfers, MB WAY, Revolut, Wise, PayPal and GoFundMe. The links and data from these platforms are announced on my Social Media pages, and also on this website www.pedroqueiros.com.

The only person with access to the funds is me, Pedro Queirós.

To manage all donations, I use an account created at Banco Millennium BCP in Portugal, with the specific purpose of managing the fundraising processes. This account has already undergone regular checks and audits by the Bank's compliance department.

The decision not to have a corporate structure behind Humanitarian Adventures allows me to save on bureaucracy and apply 100% of the donations to the projects.

Occasionally, I also raise funds through book sales, merchandising or spontaneous donations. Whenever this happens, the vehicles used for collection are the same as those mentioned above.

100% of the funds raised through Humanitarian Adventures, book sales or occasional donations are applied to projects, families or institutions that I know in detail.

All personal expenses, whether for food, accommodation, travel, medical treatments, communication, among others, are fully paid by me. In other words, all work is carried out voluntarily.

The focus of humanitarian aid is on housing, health, nutrition and education.

As already mentioned, the bulk of the aid has been spent in Nepal. However, I have already contributed to other solidarity initiatives in countries such as Portugal and Kenya.

When applying funds, there are two possible methods:

• Personally, I go to shops, schools and other establishments myself, to make payments in person.
• Transfer of amounts to partners identified on the ground who handle payments.

In any case, the application of resources is always accompanied by invoices, photographs and testimonies from beneficiaries.

The total funds raised and their subsequent application are published on my social networks, namely through Instagram and Facebook.

To get a detailed idea of how donations have been used since 2017, one can visit the website www.dreamsofkathmandu.blogspot.com. Here it is possible to analyse in detail the origin of the resources as well as their application.

Each field initiative is accompanied by a description of the problem, solution found, photographs and invoices.

At the end of each year, an Activity Report is prepared, and is also available on the previously mentioned website.