"Jambo! That's my name! I used to be in charge of a warehouse, along with my brother, Jimbo.  Then we were made redundant.

Nandi was founded in 1996 by John and Doreen Piteleen, who, concerned about the number of stray cats and dogs in the Algarve, opened a small charity shop in Espiche, to raise funds for a sterilisation programme, veterinary treatment, and animal food. The enterprise is named after their first dog, Nandi (Afrikaans for beautiful) who turned up on their doorstep one day.

Would you like to help the Fire Fighters of the Algarve? If you draw, paint, sculpt, make anything professionally, or are willing to help by donating something for our charity Auction, please get in touch!

"Hi. I'm Paulinha. At least, that's my current name. I'm very friendly, and clearly I was once a house-cat with an owner. I don't understand what went wrong."

Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) whose mission is to help those in need, joined forces with the Rotary Clubs of Faro, Olhao and Praia da Rocha to help purchase refrigeration units for the new Refood premises in Faro and Almancil.  Helped by a grant from the Portuguese Rotary Foundation, almost 3000 euros was raised to buy the equipment.

This week we have a BOGOF offer with the Boys from Tavira!

The mission of Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) is to help those in need in the community.  With this in mind, we are delighted to announce the launch of our online project - Happy Bears.  

This pandemic brought us all a clear picture of how bureaucrats use public funds to expand their power. While for most of the poor, aid comes as a rule, for those who have special needs or whose documentation is old, or who suffer from the slowness in final decisions it does not. Same for individual professionals, as hairdressers, footcare and massage experts, who had their income more than halved.