Who's there? Raise your hand!
"Lève ta main" PROJECT IN MANTOVA
Participation, dialogue with local authorities and active citizenship: these are the key-words of the international project “Lève ta Main”, that in French means “raise your hand”, promoted by our social cooperative Alce Nero, in collaboration with the Province of Mantova. This is the second international meeting, after a first encounter made in Frontignan last month.
The main aim is to open or facilitate communication channels between young people and administrators. In order to shorten the gap and experience what being active citizens engaged in local communities means. The protagonists are 15 Mantovan and French youngsters, who are hosted at Rivalta hostel in these days. The activities are held in different parts of the town, among with Zanzara and Lab.Com. Yesterday's activities were: focus group on the theme of abstention, a role-play to experience active citizenship, and a meeting with Marco De Pietri, president of Alce Nero .
Today the youngsters have been to S. Agnese, where they met with: Ilaria Rebecchi, coordinator of the Youth Information Centre of Mantova, Ton Vilalta, referent person for Lab.Com (and previously an EVS volunteer), Fausto Banzi, councillor in charge of social policies at the Province of Mantova, and Luca Malavasi, town councillor of the village Quistello. It's been a very interesting and lively exchange of ideas, in the spirit of dialogue among youngsters and local authorities.
In the afternoon our French guests will be presented some meaningful experiences of active participation by with young people in Mantova, such as the case of the "blue T-shirts" of Festivaletteratura, the GXG association of Curtatone and the cultural association Pollywood of S. Benedetto Po.
Tomorrow the project will end with a solid proposition made by participants to Teresa Spagna (social policies of the Province of Mantova). Then, free time to discover Mantova and its outskirts, through a canoeing excursion on the Mincio river.
The other French partners are Ipeicc association of Montpellier, the Province of Hérault and the Municipality of Frontignan (Montpellier).
The main aim is to open or facilitate communication channels between young people and administrators. In order to shorten the gap and experience what being active citizens engaged in local communities means. The protagonists are 15 Mantovan and French youngsters, who are hosted at Rivalta hostel in these days. The activities are held in different parts of the town, among with Zanzara and Lab.Com. Yesterday's activities were: focus group on the theme of abstention, a role-play to experience active citizenship, and a meeting with Marco De Pietri, president of Alce Nero .
Today the youngsters have been to S. Agnese, where they met with: Ilaria Rebecchi, coordinator of the Youth Information Centre of Mantova, Ton Vilalta, referent person for Lab.Com (and previously an EVS volunteer), Fausto Banzi, councillor in charge of social policies at the Province of Mantova, and Luca Malavasi, town councillor of the village Quistello. It's been a very interesting and lively exchange of ideas, in the spirit of dialogue among youngsters and local authorities.
In the afternoon our French guests will be presented some meaningful experiences of active participation by with young people in Mantova, such as the case of the "blue T-shirts" of Festivaletteratura, the GXG association of Curtatone and the cultural association Pollywood of S. Benedetto Po.
Tomorrow the project will end with a solid proposition made by participants to Teresa Spagna (social policies of the Province of Mantova). Then, free time to discover Mantova and its outskirts, through a canoeing excursion on the Mincio river.
The other French partners are Ipeicc association of Montpellier, the Province of Hérault and the Municipality of Frontignan (Montpellier).
Next appointment will be in November, always thanks to the co-funding of the "Youth in Action" programme.
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