AGENZIA DI PROMOZIONE INTEGRATA PER I CITTADINI IN EUROPA APICE

APICE is a national youth NGO composed by young people under 35, aimed at promoting a common European culture though rising awareness among citizens and disseminating and promoting fundamental values of the European Union and the principles of the Council of Europe. APICE actively contributes to the improvement of active youth participation, social development, dialogue and cooperation, by supporting the participation of citizens, NGOs, public and private authorities, to initiatives and programs promoted by European Union and Council of Europe, in particular in the field of youth, human rights education, social inclusion, access to rights of young people from disadvantaged background, engagement of youngsters at risk of criminalization, inclusion of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, youth participation to decision making process, youth mobility, adult education, urban regeneration and graphic arts. APICE realizes its projects and activities by different methodological approaches: APICE offers specific training and seminars on project design and management, workshops on European awareness and citizenship, structured dialogue initiatives, conferences addressing young people, youth workers, educators, teachers and professionals interested in the field. Furthermore, APICE encourages its trainers and facilitators to stimulate young people participation, creativity and learning capacity by experimenting different kind of non-formal education methods. APICE is involved in several international programmes and projects, such as Erasmus+ youth exchanges, training courses and structure dialogue initiatives, Europe for Citizens, Network of Cities and Civil Society projects, CoE seminars, Study Sessions, Conferences and local activities with youth in different regions of Italy. Thanks to the mentioned activities, their members learned the power of non-formal education, acquired a wide range of methods and implemented workshops with numerous youth groups. In addition, APICE supports public institutions for the implementation, coordination and management of Europe Offices, Eurodesk, Europe Direct and other similar offices, providing experts, project managers and a Pool of trainers and facilitators (POT&F). Finally, APICE is National Coordinator in Italy for No Hate Speech Movement of Council of Europe.