ATALANTIS & LAGOPATI 45
22132 TRIPOLI
Greece
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- Heritage
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Youth and education
The Μunicipality of Tripolis was formed at the 2011 local government reform. It has 350 employees and a year budget in between 35 and 60 million euros depending the incomes and the financial situation. The sources of funding of the Municipality are coming from the central government, from applications to EU and other international organisations and from own resources ( local taxation and incomes). The Municipality of Tripolis is also the official body of cultural policy in local area. It supervises a number of museums and cultural centers, libraries, galleries and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipality. Partners of the Municipality are the local civil society organisations and a network of international partners all around Europe.
Its mission is the governance of local affairs and the provision of public goods and services to meet the needs of residents and local agencies with a view to sustainable social and economic development.
Activities for the support and promotion of young local artists - Tripolis Festival. Documentary film festival on human rigths - Arcadia Screenings. Theatre Festival. Choir festival. The city has a long tradtion on music and there are a lot of music bands and artists in any kind of music. The Menalon Trail is a long mountain trail in Arcadia, its a certified trail linked both mountain areas and important historical sites. At the area of tripolis Municipality we have a number of very importand archeological places and the most of the international archeological schools ( like the Swedish Institute of Athens) are present in the excavations.
Tripolis is active on cultural topics and this will be our main contribution to the ALF national network. We have a very active civil society sector and we believe that its a great oportunity to train people and to link them with similar initiatives from the countries of the ALF network. The Municipality is leading the Network of the "Arcadia in Europe" an active network of places, institutions and people who are studing the history, the myths and the traditions of the Arcadian "philosophy" and movement. That includes very important and historical Foundations and Institutes having as a main topic the discussion about the role of the human today and its connection with nature.
We are sharing the same principales, priorities and ideas. We believe that culture, democracy, human rigths and education are the keys to develop a healthy society. We are working on that in local level and we believe tha our participation in the family of the ALF Network will help us to connect local initiatives, institutions, the employees of the Municipality and the civil society actors with simiral organisations and activities around Europe and the Med area.