Opis organizacji

The ‘Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII’ Association (APG23) is a non-profit organisation with the objectives of: - promoting the social inclusion of disadvantaged and marginalised people (abandoned children, children and adults with physical and mental disabilities, ex-offenders, former drug addicts, victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation, migrants); - preventing the causes of social exclusion and poverty. Over the years, the Association has worked with national and international organisations such as UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR, DCI, Irish Aid, the European Union and the Italian Ministries of Internal, Foreign and Social Affairs. Today the Association is present in more than 25 countries worldwide and on every continent. In addition to Italy, it is present in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, France, Georgia, Kenya, India, Israel / Palestine, Portugal, the Netherlands, the Republic of San Marino, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Ukraine, the USA, Venezuela and Zambia. The Association is made up of 1.850 members and 1.400 volunteers. On 21 July 2006 the Association was granted Special Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and has a permanent representative in Geneva.Every year the APG23 involves young people in training and educational projects both in Italy and abroad, where they experience a range of educational and cultural activities and participate in voluntary work.In parallel to the above activities, the Association Community Pope John XXIII involved in the field of peace and non-violence through a National Central Office of Coordination: Conscientious Objection and Peace Service, among CASA DELLA PACE. It was established in the seventies, in support of the fights for the recognition of the Conscientious Objection to the military service as means of social and civic denunciation, and not only as a mere individual right. The experience gained in the promotion of peace and nonviolence, organized volunteering and processes of inclusion led, nowadays, the Service to expand its activities in the areas of European projects, educational projects for peace and nonviolence, especially in schools, lifestyles and fair-trade, information as a tool for peace and fight against oppression. Since 2011, in response to the massive arrival in Italy of asylum seekers and in line with the need of welcoming in all over the Italian territory, we host and accompany migrants. We guarantee them the possibility to attend Italian language and thanks to some socially useful jobs we offered them the chance to integrate themselves in the Italian local community. We follow their integration day by day, after the initial period we help them to find an internship and then a job.