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Inventing the Future – Multipurpose O.P.E.N. Centre

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Objectives

  • To create the multipurpose O.P.E.N. Centre for young people aged 14-18/19-25 in Palermo
  • To create laboratories and workshops where young people can be protagonists
  • To promote wholesome ways of life and positive behavior models
  • To educate to legality
  • To promote inclusiveness and multiculturalism culture
  • To enable intergenerational dialogue

Activities

  • Creation of a Young Information desk
  • Creation of a library
  • Workshop activities on theatre, painting, active citizenship, photography
  • Self-managed space for activities suggested by young people
  • Workshops for making short films about legality and active citizenship and for realizing multimedia guide-books
  • Parenthood workshops

Results

Partners

  • Coordinator: CESIE
  • Centro Internazionale delle Culture Ubuntu
  • Associazione Immaginaria
  • Centro per lo sviluppo Creativo Danilo Dolci
  • Associazione Centro Astalli Palermo Onlus
  • Associazione Bayty Baytik
  • Istituto Tecnico Nautico Statale Gioeni Trabia
  • Istituto Professionale di Stato per i Servizi Commerciali e Turistici “Luigi Einaudi”

The project

Inventing the Future – Multipurpose O.P.E.N. Centre

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Implementation date

1/10/2010 – 1/10/2013

Fundings

Sicilian Region – Department for Development and Cohesion Policies, together with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Department of Youth

Categories

Innovation in Education | Intercultural Dialogue | Intergenerational Dialogue | Rights equality and Citizenship | Socio-cultural Promotion | Youth

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tiziana.giordano@cesie.org

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