Lýsing á stofnuninni/samtökunum

VKE is an association of volunteers, founded in Bolzano in 1974 by a group of parents who wanted to dedicate
themselves to promote children's and youths' right to play and more generally to improve children's life quality, as well as that of youths and their families. VKE is a nonprofit organization.
VKE conduct its activities in South Tyrol in educational, cultural and leisure activities. It is committed to improve the
quality of life, especially of children and youths, for instance by creating and defending spaces to play as well as by implementing educational interventions The pedagogy of VKE aims to be non-violent and non-repressive. In its work, VKE tries to put limits on competitive attitudes, rather trying to encourage the experience of solidarity and cooperation. VKE is a multilingual association which does not represent any political party or religious group, it can work and collaborate with such groups if they represent common goals.
The activities of the VKE take place mainly in two different areas:
1) Direct contact with the children and youths in the various activities of the association:
2) VKE as an ambassador of the right to play: VKE is involved in the protection of children's right to play by creating new spaces and organizing specific activities, reflected also the philosophy of the VKE.

Viðfangsefni tengd samfélagslegri þátttöku

This organisation is willing to involve volunteers who face situations which make their participation in activities more difficult, from the following categories for different types of project:

• Cultural differences
• Economic obstacles
• Geographical obstacles