Society

Mutual Aid Associations / Associações de Socorros Mútuos

In Funchal, we know the following mutual aid associations, in addition to the Mutual Aid Association "4 de Setembro de 1862", which we have already mentioned in the appropriate place:

  • Mutual Aid Association of Funchal Shoemakers. It was founded on May 5, 1895, and its statutes were approved by decree on July 16, 1896.

  • Mutual Aid Association "Monte-Pio Maritimo Funchalense". It was founded in 1900, and its statutes were approved by decree on December 24, 1901.

  • Female Mutual Aid Association of Funchal "15 de Setembro de 1901". It was founded on September 15, 1901, and the decree approving its statutes is dated January 15, 1903. These statutes were reformed and approved by royal decree on December 26, 1905.

  • Mutual Aid Association "Monte-Pio Madeirense". It was founded on March 28, 1904, by twenty-eight members from various social classes, and its statutes were approved by decree on January 23, 1905. The statutes were reformed and approved by decree on May 31, 1913. It has an attached savings bank, the creation of which was approved by decree on September 7, 1907.

  • Mutual Aid Association "Reforma dos Operários Madeirenses". It was organized on July 31, 1904, and legalized by decree on March 16, 1905. It admits individuals of both sexes.

  • Mutual Aid Association "Pedro Alvares Cabral". It was established in 1916 and legalized by decree on January 13, 1917. It admits individuals of both sexes.

V. Philanthropic Association of Funchal Students, Madeiran Association for the Promotion of Public Good, and Association for the Protection and Education of Women.