C.I.C.S.E.N.E.

National Network
Italy
Address

Via Borgosesia, 30, 10145
Torino
Italy

Telephone
0039.011.74.12.435
Fax
0039.011.77.10.964
E-Mail
cicsene@cicsene.org
E-Mail (2)
cicsene@cicsene.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1972
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Others
  5. Youth and education
General Information
Non for profit organization. Management board: 1 chairman, 1 director, 2 counselors Staff: 3 full-time, 3 part-time employees, 4 consultants. Budgetary resources in 2005: 449.640 € Funding: Local institutions (Comune Torino, Regione Piemonte, Provincia Torino), foundations (Don Mario Operti, Compagnia San Paolo, CRT, Unidea), other private funding. Modalities of action: concrete cooperation projects, exchanges, seminars, training, intercultural education, studies, publications. Main partners: Comune Torino, Provincia Torino, Regione Piemonte, Compagnia San Paolo, Turin and Catania Universities, North-South Center, Khouribga Provincial Delegation of the Education Ministry, Moroccan Youth Ministry, APPSDS (Khouribga), CICSN (Casablanca), Carmel School (Haifa), Ghaza Municipality, Al Ghad Association (Cairo).
Mission and Objectives

Cicsene is a local cooperation and development organization. Its original purpose is to find new solutions to the problem of housing and social, cultural and economic habitat, in countries in the South and in the North of the world, by means of integrated local development programs.
Cicsene has developed four branches for its work: Progetto casa, Tecniche urbane, Pianeta possibile, Percorsi internazionali. In particular, Pianeta Possibile department promotes intercultural education, educational cooperation and exchange among associations, schools, universities and local bodies of North and South of the world, in particular euro-mediterranean area.

Main Projects / Activities

Cicsene’s Pianeta Possibile department focuses on cooperation with Mediterranean countries and areas of major migration. It:
? carries out educational materials and information towards intercultural relationship.
? proposes intercultural education activities, school exchanges and cooperation.
? studies and spreads methods and strategies for the daily practice of interculture.
? tries to establish relationships between educational bodies in the Mediterranean region, supporting the relationship between different realities and starting cooperation experiences.
? aims to the living together of different realities and to social cohesion promoting participation.
? plans and carries out cultural events and educational and citizenship courses.
For further information: http://www.pianetapossibile.it/progetti/index_en.html

Contact (1) Full Name
Gianfranco Cattai
Head of the organisation
Gianfranco Cattai