Educational Programme: "Esperança e Jacinto", a story to wake us up

Esperança is a young girl full of dreams. Jacinto is a distracted giant who leaves the lights on and forgets to close the door on cold days. But can he change? With Esperança's help, Jacinto learns that caring for the planet starts at home, through simple choices that can make a real difference.

Written by Rita Ferreira and illustrated by Rita Almeida, this book introduces young readers to energy literacy and encourages more environmentally responsible habits.

In addition, Esperança e Jacinto has a charitable mission: for every copy sold, €1 is donated to the Institute for Child Support, an organisation that has worked since 1983 to uphold children's rights and promote their wellbeing and protection.

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Created through a partnership between Porto Editora and Fundação Galp, this book represents the evolution of Fundação Galp's educational programme, which has been promoting energy literacy in schools for more than a decade. To date, the programme has reached more than 2.2 million students and teachers across Portugal. Now, this mission extends beyond the classroom into family life, inspiring a new generation of informed and responsible citizens.

"Esperança e Jacinto" is now available in bookshops and hypermarkets across the Porto Editora retail network.