Via Castello, 13
98079 Tusa
Italy
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Heritage
- Human rights
- Youth and education
MISSION
In essence, the founding members aim to construct “new horizons” in the imminent future of the
people and crucially young people in their city of residence.
Based in Tusa, a small ancient town of approximately 3,000 inhabitants in the province of Messina,
Italy, New Horizons takes the initiative to rediscover, revitalize, and relaunch a floundering town
dealing with depopulation, youth unemployment and the shortage of socio-cultural services for the
its remaining residents.
Nevertheless, the founding members recognize and believe in Tusa’s unawakened potential
demonstrated in her diversified territorial features (in possession of both seaside beach and
mountain ranges), and her long-lived cultural heritage. Tusa could be seen as suitable for developing
either traditional or modern economic activities and move forward, under the condition that her
human resources be pooled and sufficiently trained to cope with today’s challenges of a knowledge
economy.
This is the mission that New Horizons will bravely initiate and undertake.
Specifically, the objectives are:
* to prepare young people with necessary skills and competences, thus increase their employability;
* to make the local territory an attractive place to live, work and thrive;
* to develop and implement programs in non-formal education for young people & adults
* to support active citizenship and integration of all people regardless of their social and ethnic
background
ACTIVITIES
- Project design and implementation
- Research and data collection
- Education, training and job orientation
- Development of local territory
- Public communication and sensitization events for the community
The above activities will take place in different formats such as Training Courses, Info Days,
workshops, study visits, youth exchanges, workcamps, symposia, forums, and so forth, with
local/regional/national/european partners working in different fields.