Associazione ESTER

The Association pursues the European social policies and in particular the equal opportunities policies between men and women and anti-discrimination policies in order to prevent social exclusion of new weak; develop initiatives of research, study, training, information and dissemination, building networks in accordance with the guidelines of the European Union in collaboration with institutional partners and private social organizations at local level; promotes initiatives in the field of national and international cooperation to aid developing countries or organizations in those countries.
Areas of intervention include:
The promotion of fundamental human rights, in particular the prevention and contrast to violence and women’s exploitation;
Equal opportunities through the implementation of projects in harmony with the European concept of gender mainstreaming;
Environment and sustainable development through the promotion of economic growth in order to meet the needs for well-being of our society in the short, medium and long term, according to the idea that the development must meet the needs of the present without compromising the growth prospects of future generations;
Access to the knowledge society through the use of new information and communication technologies as a means of equal access to training and information in the knowledge society;
Education to and realization of the co-development with the countries of the South;
Co-operation with countries in the process of accession to the European Union.