إيطاليا

The Association of the Italian NGOs acts consistently with the principles expressed in the "Development NGOs' Chart in the European Union". The Association represents Italian organisations dealing with international co-operation and fair trade, in order to arouse and affirm values and culture of international solidarity, the defence and promotion of fundamental rights of all people and all populations.
Being a coalition, the Association of the Italian NGOs, is committed to represent its Member Organisations (MOs) in contexts like Governmental co-operation with developing countries, international solidarity networks, international organisations, Institutions, international events.

Living together by making music together. OGV is involved in spread of musical education, with particular reference to young generations in difficult social position. More than sixty young girls and boys take part in the Youth Orchestra and Chorus; they play music together, preparing concerts and performances. Our musical works are original operas, composed appropriately for the OGV, which bring messages about children’s social world and civil rights and promote dialogue in the respect of the values and diversities of other cultures.

The objective pursued by "Orlando" has been outlined since its creation in the setting up of a public space for women, which through research, documentation and the organisation of initiatives would promote, generate and widespread women's cultural analysis and production, and political practice. "Orlando" has contributed to women's empowerment and mainstreaming, namely the strengthening and centrality of women as subject, via the attention paid to and the support of links between women's networks in the city, as well as between national and international networks.

L’Associazione,  perseguendo  finalità  di  solidarietà  sociale,  culturale  e  di  tutela  delle condizioni    dell’ambiente  di  vita,  lavoro,  ecologiche  del  sistema  di  vita  nel  loro complesso  e  varietà,  nei  settori  dell'educazione,  della  formazione,  dei  servizi dell’ambito  sociologico,  culturale,  scientifico  e  psicologico  della  tutela  dei  diritti  e della promozione della cultura in generale si prefigge i seguenti scopi: rappresentarele  istanze  e  le  progettualità  di  chi  opera  sul  territorio  con  progetti  socioculturali
fondati  sull’affermazione  del  diritto  alla  cittadinanza  attiva.  L'associazione  potrà esercitare la propria attività su tutto il territorio nazionale ed anche all’estero.

Our association's main purpose is to increase the dialogue between various cultures inside our communal territory. Through courses and activities, our aim is to foster the process of social integration of foreign comunities in the growing multi-cultural society in which we live, with a special regard to women's and children's rights.

Assopace-Pisa promotes projects and initiatives with the aim of overcoming every kind of exclusion and discrimination based on reasons of race, sex, political opinions, religious creed or affiliation to a certain ethnic, social or cultural group. Particularly the association is committed to contrast every form of racism favouring the building of a society based on the acceptance of differences and on the enhancement of diversities.
Assopace-Pisa is engaged in the democratization and the reform of international institutions, in the politics of international cooperation for development, for a social and jointly responsible economy in the aim of justice. For the realization of the appointed purposes, Assopace-Pisa proposes some objectives:
- to express positions at the right moment and to undertake initiatives among people regarding all the reported problems over mentioned;
- to connect and collaborate with other structures operating on similar themes at a national and international level;
- to consider as main point the promotion and realization of projects for the construction and diffusion of the culture of peace and active citizenship and to have the function of stimulating all the educational and formative agencies and every other subject interested in the education for peace;
- to promote refresher courses for teachers at any level on the themes of nonviolence, education for peace, intercultural and human rights;
- to develop activity of research and documentation;
- to take care of the internal information to its own members and external towards the whole population by means of a constant publishing activity;
- to give free services of public utility on the sectors the association deals with.

The Mission statement of the Association is to support the exchange of ideas among young people and scholars, promoting social and cultural initiatives, realizing  seminars and conferences theme, encouraging initiatives with the aim to better understand the social and cultural issues, fostering policies through research, studies, documentation, twinning, exhibitions and trips.

International cooperation in sustainability development with non EU countries (especially African countries). Development of project in cultural and social field in Italy: integration of migrants, integration of vulnerable groups in society. Promotion of cultural dialogue in the Mediterranean through seminars and partnership.

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WHO ARE WE? We are the Teens for Unity of the Focolare Movement and are present in 182 countries.
We are Christians but also belong to other religions and cultures that do not profess a religious creed.
We are united by one goal: to make universal brotherhood a reality by involving many other teenagers in the world in this project.
WHAT DO WE BELIEVE IN? Only love can change the world.
In the Gospel Jesus says, “Love one another as I have loved you”. We want these words to become a reality among all the people in the world.
WHAT DO WE WANT? Beginning with our cities and the surroundings we live in, we try all possible ways to break down barriers and divisions, with the certainty that a united world will become a reality among all people in the world.