Well-being, equity, and inclusion are central aspects of happy schools. In this context, we aim to provide information to identify the characteristics of happy schools and Portuguese children’s level of happiness at school. In total, one thousand three hundred and ninety-nine parents of children from five to twenty years old participated in this study by answering a mostly open-ended questionnaire. They indicated their perceptions of how happy their children were at school, the moments they associated with individual happiness and unhappiness, and the characteristics of schools that they found conducive to promoting happiness. The findings show that parents value the relationships their children establish at school, teachers’ personal and professional skills, learning strategies, and the fact that students can be creative while learning valuable content. From the perspective of parents, unhappy schools are characterized by teachers with negative attitudes and attributes, bullying, an excessive workload, and consequent stress. Differences in terms of gender and age were not significant in this study. We found that levels of happiness at school decrease as students’ ages increase.

O processo de criação de valor baseado no turismo criativo não está suficientemente aprofundado na literatura. Especificamente, não está clara a formação de destinos turísticos criativos no contexto das comunidades rurais, com poucos recursos e sem uma visão clara do caminho para a criação de valor. Esta investigação analisa a cooperação como um antecedente da criação de valor, no contexto do turismo criativo, com base em cinco casos coletados em cinco países por meio de entrevistas em profundidade com stakeholders locais. Os resultados mostram que as comunidades são capazes de reconhecer suas potencialidades e cooperar para criar valor, porém sozinhas são incapazes de superar as barreiras ao comportamento empreendedor. Os resultados destacam o papel das entidades externas: facilitador de consenso, orientação e acesso a recursos técnicos e financeiros.

The World Drug Report highlights that the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the leading causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma globally. This report estimates that HCV is responsible for the annual death of around 700,000 people due to liver disease and is associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality with high health and socio-economic costs. This exploratory study aims to evaluate the socio-economic return provided by HCV treatment of individuals integrated into the MOP developed by the NGO Ares do Pinhal in Portugal. Using the SROI (Social Return on Investment) methodology is estimated that for every euro invested in this program, the return for society is 3,75€. This is a significantly positive SROI value, highlighting the importance of this investment in the creation of monetized value for society, as well as to provide greater well-being to those who need it and to society as a whole.