Comitato Gemellaggi

"Colletorto in Europe" is a cultural and social association formerly active since 2008. It counts almost hundred members, involved in all kind of activities. It organizes various aspects of the social town life, as meetings to discuss ideas for new public initiatives with various associations of the town, especially with the Social Cultural and Sports Centre to organize joint activities. The committee benefits from the support of its group of volunteers, who helps it to spread the message of an active European commitment. Through its members, it disseminates information, organizes board and lodging for participants coming from out of town and encourages the active participation of the inhabitants during the events. We promotes and carries out: volunteering activities at local, regional, national and international level and activities of boosting, supporting and coordinating of volunteering itself; intercultural exchanges; medium and long term volunteering and learning projects; cultural, social, sport and recreational activities; seminars and training courses aimed to organisations, social workers and youths; formative, promotional and informative initiatives related to specific themes linked with the third sector, the global challenges.Aims - To contribute at and to boost the development of the non profit and for social sector; - to foster training, cooperation and partnership between non profit organisations and social workers; - to promote and to support volunteering at a local, national, European and international level; - to promote youth learning, participation and mobility with particular regards - to youngsters with fewer opportunities; - to foster active citizenship, social and democratic engagement; - to support social inclusion and cohesion; - to promote intercultural dialogue and exchange and to foster the access at an European society whilst fighting racism and xenophobia; - to encourage local sustainable development in the north and south of the world; - to raise awareness and to promote mobilisation around global challenges.