"ComeUnaMareaOnlus" APS

The Association is aimed at promoting and preserving the cultural heritage and gives great importance to the activities that valorise oral traditions and expressions. It has strong skills in social activities: voluntary for the defence of human rights, equal opportunities and protection of disadvantaged people: women, young persons, migrants, etc…; cultural and artistic promotion; partnership with educational institutions and families to contrast school drop-out and social exclusion; research and promotion for sustainable development, environmental respect. The Association realizes events that wants to strengthen citizenship by showing the possibilities to live together harmoniously, embracing the idea that a multiplicity of identities can live together accepting differences inherent to their cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. Inside our organization we have the "Intercultural Time Bank", an innovative form of social economy focused on the simple principle of time exchange - Timebanking fosters the exchange of skills and competencies through local community inhabitants, without ethnic, gender, age, culture prejudices. It joined in with the National Convention "NO MORE!" combating the male violence against woman. The organization cooperates with foreign and Italian ONG and associations and it is member of the "Anna Lindh Foundation”, an inter-governmental institution bringing together civil society and citizens across the Mediterranean and of the RIDE Italian Network for Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue ComeUnaMarea is active in European contest. It has participated in EU Programs in the field of non-formal learning as LLP Programme Grundtvig, Leonardo da Vinci, Youth in Action, ERASMUS + and Europe for Citizens Programme. It took part in UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Campaign 2013/14/15 and in the European Week for Waste Reduction (SERR) 2015/16/17/18/19/20/21 It is Cerealia Festival coordinator for the eco-sustainable activities in Sicily.