Noi@Europe, Italy
Since
2012
"Noi@Europe" is a youth association established in 2012 in Napoli by a group of young former trainees of the local Europe Direct Centre with the aim of informing and guiding young people towards international mobility opportunities and promoting the EU active citizenship among them.
The association takes care of supporting young people in their personal and professional development through activities within non-formal/informal education, and by carrying out active citizenship campaigns.
Noi@Europe has been operating for years, in a network with other organizations, in the Eastern suburbs of Naples (VI Municipality) and in the rural area of Campania region. Among its activities, Noi@Europe has long been planning actions to enhance public libraries intended as places of culture, aggregation and exchange of knowledge. Since 2016 the association has been participating in mobility projects in the Erasmus+ field and since 2019 in the ESC field. Noi@Europe is in the partnership of the Europe Direct Centre of Napoli managing its activities.
The association is thought of as a place where young people can share their ideas and opinions.
Our aims are:
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Promoting European citizenship;
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Raising the level of information of young people;
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Building the activation process of group of young people and make them meet the policymakers;
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Promoting urban regeneration.
Noi@Europe Association during last years played a significant role in providing youngsters with information about international mobility opportunities.
The staff manage 3 info-points in the city and also implement online social campaigns. The association manages several social media channels, such as Noi@Europe Facebook profile (10k like), Europe Direct Napoli Facebook page (6k like) and Europe Direct Twitter profile (+2k followers), has become a point of reference for those who are looking for reliable information.
Since the beginning of 2012, due to our partnership with Europe Direct Napoli of Municipality of Napoli, the organisation worked close to many volunteers, because EDIC Napoli was both Sending and Hosting Organisation in European Voluntary Service. Often members of associations were mentors for the volunteers in town or hold administrative tasks for these projects as a contact person.
Then, in 2019 the organisation got the Quality Label both as supporting and hosting organisation in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps programme.
In addition, at the beginning of 2020, the organisation also opened a new office in the youth-centre "Common Gallery" sharing the space with other local associations.
The association also works in the management of public libraries. From 2015 the staff manage the European Library of the Europe Direct Centre and from 2019 the “Grazia Deledda” Public Library.
From 2019 the association is also promoting “self-construction” workshops for young people following the principles of the “tactical urbanism”. Through this action the association built a working/study room in the “Grazia Deledda” public library and a “school library” at the elementary school “A. Bordiga” using recycled materials.
In these years Noi@Europe association has mainly worked in the following fields:
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Youth Information and Mobility: Information through online campaigns and info-desk for orienteering youngsters in finding the best job or training opportunities. Furthermore, Noi@Europe has drawn up leaflets and booklets on European Mobility Opportunities. From 2014 to 2016 Noi@Europe Association was coordinator of Youth Information desks - "Rete Informagiovani" within the municipality of Napoli;
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European citizenship awareness: since 2013 Noi@Europe Association is partner of Europe Direct Centre in Napoli being responsible for the info desk on European Mobility, Library, social media and website of the centre. Moreover, since 2014 Noi@Europe Association is part of "A Scuola di Open Coesione", a national programme where Italian NGOs and Europe direct centres support high school pupils in monitoring projects funded by EU structural funds;
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Intercultural dialogue and Migrant integration: from 2014 to 2017 Noi@Europe Association supported Italian Language courses for foreigners and organized an intercultural laboratory based on non-formal methodologies inspired by Margalit Cohen-Emerique works - French psychologist and trainer - called "Laboratorio Meticcio". In the same period Noi@Europe Association has been part of local-based network of ngos and public bodies ("Tavolo di Cittadinanza") organizing yearly the "World Refugee Day" in Napoli;
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Promoting foreign Language knowledge: since 2016 Noi@Europe Association has promoted several language courses and language exchanges (Arabic, Turkish, French, English). Since 2018 all these activites.
In the field of youth Noi@Europe staff has experience as they do the following activities:
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Information youth system: The association has 3 info-desks in the city of Napoli where they inform and orient young people towards international moiblity opportunities. The staff also organise info-events in the rural areas of Campania region;
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European citizenship: from 2013 the association is in the Europe Direct Centre of Napoli promoting the EU values, and its policies. The association organise events, initiatives and campaigns (online and offline) to strenghten the European citizenship feelings among young people;
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Youth centre management: the association from 2020 co-manages the "Common Gallery" youth centre in Napoli. In the youth centre there are other associations which deal with youth and Noi@Europe organises events, debats and workshops there;
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Public Libraries: From 2015 the association works in the valorisations of public libraries enhancing their services. However, they organise activities in order that the public libraries become a point where young people can participate in educative workshops, cultural events, or socialise each other;
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Urban regeneration: the association works with young people creating opportunities where they can do small intervention in their communities to make public spaces more beautiful and effecting taking in account the needs of the community;
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Foreign languages workshop: The association organise foreign languages workshops for young people (Spanish, English, Italian for foreigners, Arabic, French);
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Erasmus+/ESC project: From 2016 the association constantly works with KA1 projects both as host and sending organisation. From 2019 it has the QL for hosting and supporting organisation.
2012
Year of foundation:
100
Members:
Youth
Category:
Naples, Italy
Location: