ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE JUMPIN

description of organisation

Jump in is a concept regarding different ways of LIVING OUR POSSIBILITIES increasing the value of diversity respecting of our personal ambitions. We invest on the young’s and we pay attention to their voices, as an essential source of new ideas, creativity and artistic expression. Over national boundaries and stereotypes, we want to promote interculturality that is a key value of our work. Moreover, we strongly want to enrich ourselves with our diversity.

JumpIn is a non-governmental Association which delays with:
• education activities (education projects in schools and on an extra-schools basis throughout a non- formal education method focused on active citizenship, European conscience, against racism and xenophobia, human rights principles);
• cultural events (conference, seminars, cineforum, concerts, art exhibitions);
• intercultural activities (programme and projects of youth mobility, education on international topics, promotion of different cultures in Italy and abroad, welcome activities of tourists and foreigners, promotion of Youth in Action Programme);
• Territorial promotion (promotion of its typical aspects, its artists, tourism, sport activities)
• The mission of education activities consists of providing non-formal education opportunities for young people involving as many as possible and trying always to involve others that have never participated before. Our aim is to help youngsters develop their transversal competences (life skills) by using non-formal learning tools. We try to educate youngsters to a peaceful cohabitation with people coming from different cultures, countries and social conditions by giving them the opportunity to confront themselves with others in an intercultural environment, which stimulates the development of a social conscience.

Among our key priorities are: raising young people’ s awareness of the aching problems of our world, integration of socially disadvantaged and disabled people, fostering human rights, gender equality and intercultural dialogue.

MISSION
• To provide challenging intercultural learning experiences for young people.
• To promote their social and personal development through international volunteer programmes
• To promote intercultural understanding, equality of opportunity, tolerance and peace among people in the world

GOALS
• Justice for all persons who suffer from social, political, economic and personal injustice;
• Break through the barriers between cultures and peoples;
• The principle of equality among cultures, nations and sexes;
• Providing experiences that will encourage international and intercultural understanding;
• Helping participants to become aware of the issues and problems in the local and national community in order to better understand world-wide socio-economic-political issues and problems;
• Encouraging commitment to act on these understandings, both during the exchange experience and beyond."

Volunteering project