A ROCCA

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The A Rocca Artistical and Cultural organization is an association including an experienced staff aged between 24 and 36 who share a common vision and interests. It works
in the diffusion of a new youth culture: more European, participative and inclusive. Its objectives are the promotion of local, national and international volunteering through the projects coordinated and / or advertise. It also aim to create an environmental awareness through different workshops and facilitate international youth mobility. To this end, it regularly organises workshops, presentations in schools, cultural trips and linguistic tandems to stimulate the cultural life of the youth of its local community.
Moreover, The “A Rocca” Associazione Artistica Culturale located in the northern part of Sicily, in the Province of Messina, is a very active non-profit organization.
It acquired at international level, a strong experience as:
- Sending, hosting and intermediary partner, cooperating with hundreds of European organizations in the frame of the former Life Long Learning Program, the so-called Erasmus+ Program. Under the former Lifelong Learning Program and the current Erasmus+ the organization has been involved and coordinating a large number of projects including Leonardo da Vinci (IVT, PLM, & Vetpro), Erasmus Placement, Erasmus Mundus, Transfer of Innovation, Grundtvig.
- Coordinating from 2010 training courses in the frame of the Youth in Action Program, Transfer of Innovation (TOI) and Erasmus+ using as main methodology, a non-formal or informal approach and involving a great network of trainers and local technical and vocational schools.
- Dealing with the implementation of European Projects with specific focus on the following sectors: lifelong learning education, mobility of young and adult people, education, training and culture, youth work, environment education, etc.
- Cooperating with “EProjectConsult – Istituto Europeo di Formazione e ricerca” as well as with “Jalari” Cultural Ecological Association.
- Organizing European cultural event linked to art, culture, short movies festival & cinema, street art festivals, exhibitions.
The collaborations with a large network of partners at regional and international level ensures the full implementation and success of the project through a close follow up during all stages so that the target involved can have an optimal experience and the impact is multiplied.
“A Rocca” is committed to foster the mutual understanding among different cultures and to increase youth’s international and employment opportunities, improving transversal skills and intercultural competences.
“A Rocca”, with its cultural and educational activities, aims to develop European culture knowledge, citizenship awareness, art as a communication tool useful for talking about tolerance, nondiscrimination, and equal opportunity.
More information can be found on the website: at http://www.eprojectconsult.com