Adelante's main aims

Adelante's main aims are the planning and implementation of social activities in favour of children and youngsters, with particular attention to deviation, prevention and family counselling. The values inspiring our social actions are peace making, co – operation as a social model in opposition to individualism and community break – up, diversity seen as a resource, solidarity and centrality of the human being. Our activities are mainly addressed to children, youngsters and their families (in total around 2000 people), thanks to youth leaders and educators and office employees. We are also supported by the help of many volunteers. We completely agree with the democratic and participatory pedagogies. Their values as self managed tools for personal and collective development constitute the very essence of our work. The implementation of participatory pedagogies in educational programmes is one of the most important characteristics of non formal education, that is our main methodology. Our three main areas nowadays are: 1) EDUCATIONAL AREA This area aims to provide educational services to disadvantaged children, adolescents and young adults. We have different services: ALIBANDUS HOUSE - Educational residential community for minors temporary moved away from their families. Alibandus is a residential child care institution (host community) for children and adolescents temporary moved away from their families. Children and adolescents (aged between 10 -18, male) live in the residential communities for a short period and they regularly go to school. Alibandus generally hosts 7 people, the average period of staying is changeable, 5 professional educators and 1 cook work in the community. RAMALOCH COMMUNITY: Educational afternoon community for minors with less opportunities or family problems. Children and adolescents (aged between 10 -18, male) stay in the afternoon community after school and for a short period. Alibandus generally hosts 10 people, the average period of staying is changeable. 2) SOCIAL PROMOTION AREA (non formal – education) This sector aims to involve children and youngsters (11 – 25 years old) in non-formal activities in order to improve their potential through emancipation, cultural inputs and social participation. There are different fields and activities: INTEGRATION FIELD: Services preventing social uneasiness and promoting the weel-being such as street educational projects, outdoor activities. LEISURE TIME FIELD: workshops (art, sport, culture, health, interculturalism, communication) community animation. SOCIO-CULTURAL FIELD: socio-cultural networking projects (participation in territorial animation, festivals, exhibitions and events), international activities, promotion of voluntarism and cooperation. All the activities are lead by a professional team of animators. 3) ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA (R&D OFFICE) A professional team of project managers/educators work together with Public Authorities, local communities and associations establishing partnerships in order to carry out activities (events, conferences, workshops) to promote active citizenship, voluntarism and, above all, social changing and non violent transformation of social and political conflicts. Our approach is inspired by Community development that promote empowerment and participation. 2 project managers, experts in the field of youth participation, active citizenship, voluntarism and European policy work in this service, in collaboration with 13 educators mainly involved in the development of new partnership at local level. EXPERIENCE Adelante hosts international volunteers since 2010, and promotes and implements projects of European volunteer since 2009.