MLSAR(Asociatia Marea Loja de Studiu al Artei Regale)

MLSAR ASSOCIATION is a non-governmental and non-profit organization founded many years ago, based in Romania working in the field of youth mobility, participation and facilitating youth awareness about social, culture, sport, environment, human right and European citizenship issues. The vision of the organization is the promotion of youth mobility, youth involvement and participation, voluntarism and human rights. The organization’s target group is youth between 16 to 30 years old, regardless of their educational, cultural, ethnic, etc. background and its activities are always based on the needs and interest of them and the society. Therefore, it has developed a very diverse and rich experience in youth work, having worked in different topics that have advanced its expertise in human rights education, intercultural learning, gender related issues, new media techniques, entrepreneurship, ecology and many more. The objectives of the organization are as the following: • Promoting the values of non-formal learning, voluntarism, active citizenship and democracy for the creation of a better future for the European youth; • Promoting human rights, solidarity and respect for diversity amongst youth and the society; • Involving minorities and immigrants into youth activities; • Building healthy cooperation bridges between countries of the area of the Balkans and Eastern Europe with the rest of Europe; • Using New Media and Citizens’ Journalism methodologies to encourage youth expression, to raise awareness about Human Rights and to promote intercultural dialogue; • Utilizing arts as a tool for the cultivation and expression of youth; • Locating and multiplying the special cultural attributes of our societies; • Breaking down prejudices and stereotypes among the European countries and amongst youth. In order to achieve our purpose we created a platform where Romanian students, entrepreneurs, academia, social and decision makers will interact together and create different projects, philanthropic, cultural and other volunteering activities.