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PASSAGGI	ARBIS
Passaggi a no profit association is a cultural and educational association whose aims are to promote learning courses, workshops and events which enhance the role of culture, education, wellbeing, art, history and environment on the basis of collaborative partnership with national, European and international institutions and organizations. The association is located in the region of Calabria, Italy. Passaggi has developed a high and vast competence on local culture and other art expressions. Its members believe in the development of society through a closer contact with European citizens, in order to share and exchange their experience in mutual understanding, on democratic basis and inspired by peace. The principal aim of the association is to provide a solid link for the exchange of ideas and information about the many expressions of society, and reflections on human relationships with the natural world, for a sustainable development. It seeks to facilitate the dialogue between people working in cultural, educational studies and to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation and multiculturalism. It also seeks to combat poverty and social injustice, to promote social cohesion, to raise awareness towards environmental concerns, to support history and heritage values, to promote equal opportunities, youth and aging perspectives, to encourage both formal and informal learning opportunities, to foster the continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for career and personal fulfillment. The association promotes the development and use of modern means of communication, in order to overcome digital divide and illiteracy; Its activities include the following: - organizing and supporting courses, seminars, conferences, lectures, discussion panels and other cultural events; - promoting publications, cooperating and exchanging information and idea among associations, institutions whose purposes are consistent with those of the Association; - promoting new approaches to structural problems, equal opportunities, so to overcome the limits of localism, language barriers, physical impairments. Passaggi works locally in the field of volunteering organizations both as a single one and as partner in a wider network which includes organizations of senior and adult participants. Besides, it is running a project for Grundtvig partnership based on the memory of the past 60 year; this project is named: 1950’s coming back, where a number of senior people are involved, as trainers, trainees, exchanges and visits. It is also external partner with the Grundtvig partnership: Me(u)mories; In addition the president of association is responsible for international projects (Grundtvig and LdV) for networking organizations, both working in the field of senor learning and volunteering for disability, where most trainers and trainees are aged over 55. Exchange visits and workshops for these projects are being done. Location: south Italy on the East coast of Calabria, rural setting, and fishing activities. The environmental contest presents coastal and rural characteristics, also mountain agricultural contest is present, since mountains are nearby (m1000 altitude at distance of only 20 km). Local economy is poor with industries, deprived in social structures and rich with environmental and cultural heritage, tourism is to be more developed.	Vasa Arbis (the Swedish Adult Education Centre of Vaasa) is maintained by the municipality of Vaasa and follows the law of Liberal Adult Education. The institute’s main objective is to support life long learning among the citizens – a learning that strengthens the personality of the individual. The education that is given is voluntary and doesn’t follow any curriculum. Courses are offered in the field of languages, music, art, handicraft, health, social sciences and computer studies and so on. The mission of Vasa Arbis is to - be a Swedish-speaking and multicultural teaching centre, where social connections are made. - give the target group the opportunity to participate in versatile and high-quality activities that are requested and needed. These activities should also support personal development and improve the quality of life. - be a social actor that works as part of a well-functioning network. The target group of Vasa Arbis is the inhabitants of Vaasa and its surroundings. Finland has Finnish and Swedish as official languages. In Vaasa there is about 25% Swedish speaking inhabitants. Vasa Arbis has Swedish-speakers as its main target group, but also people with other mother tongues. Arrangements for specific purposes are aimed at groupings such as children and young people, students, seniors, immigrants, the unemployed, low-education groups and people with functional disabilities. Vasa Arbis have some experience in involving volunteers to support immigrants in their studies. Vasa Arbis is situated in the town of Vaasa. It is a multicultural town in which the number of immigrants is about 6 %. Vaasa is a bilingual town (Finnish – Swedish) and Vasa Arbis is a education centre for the Swedish minority and the immigrants.

PASSAGGI

ARBIS

Passaggi a no profit association
is a cultural and educational association whose aims are to promote learning courses, workshops and events which enhance the role of culture, education, wellbeing, art, history and environment on the basis of collaborative partnership with national, European and international institutions and organizations. The association is located in the region of Calabria, Italy. Passaggi has developed a high and vast competence on local culture and other art expressions. Its members believe in the development of society through a closer contact with European citizens, in order to share and exchange their experience in mutual understanding, on democratic basis and inspired by peace. The principal aim of the association is to provide a solid link for the exchange of ideas and information about the many expressions of society, and reflections on human relationships with the natural world, for a sustainable development. It seeks to facilitate the dialogue between people working in cultural, educational studies and to encourage interdisciplinary cooperation and multiculturalism. It also seeks to combat poverty and social injustice, to promote social cohesion, to raise awareness towards environmental concerns, to support history and heritage values, to promote equal opportunities, youth and aging perspectives, to encourage both formal and informal learning opportunities, to foster the continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for career and personal fulfillment. The association promotes the development and use of modern means of communication, in order to overcome digital divide and illiteracy; Its activities include the following: - organizing and supporting courses, seminars, conferences, lectures, discussion panels and other cultural events; - promoting publications, cooperating and exchanging information and idea among associations, institutions whose purposes are consistent with those of the Association; - promoting new approaches to structural problems, equal opportunities, so to overcome the limits of localism, language barriers, physical impairments.

Passaggi works locally in the field of volunteering organizations both as a single one and as partner in a wider network which includes organizations of senior and adult participants. Besides, it is running a project for Grundtvig partnership based on the memory of the past 60 year; this project is named: 1950’s coming back, where a number of senior people are involved, as trainers, trainees, exchanges and visits. It is also external partner with the Grundtvig partnership: Me(u)mories; In addition the president of association is responsible for international projects (Grundtvig and LdV) for networking organizations, both working in the field of senor learning and volunteering for disability, where most trainers and trainees are aged over 55. Exchange visits and workshops for these projects are being done.

Location: south Italy on the East coast of Calabria, rural setting, and fishing activities. The environmental contest presents coastal and rural characteristics, also mountain agricultural contest is present, since mountains are nearby (m1000 altitude at distance of only 20 km). Local economy is poor with industries, deprived in social structures and rich with environmental and cultural heritage, tourism is to be more developed.

Vasa Arbis (the Swedish Adult Education Centre of Vaasa)
is maintained by the municipality of Vaasa and follows the law of Liberal Adult Education. The institute’s main objective is to support life long learning among the citizens – a learning that strengthens the personality of the individual. The education that is given is voluntary and doesn’t follow any curriculum. Courses are offered in the field of languages, music, art, handicraft, health, social sciences and computer studies and so on.

The mission of Vasa Arbis is to

- be a Swedish-speaking and multicultural teaching centre, where social connections are made.

- give the target group the opportunity to participate in versatile and high-quality activities that are requested and needed. These activities should also support personal development and improve

the quality of life.

- be a social actor that works as part of a well-functioning network.

The target group of Vasa Arbis is the inhabitants of Vaasa and its surroundings. Finland has Finnish and Swedish as official languages. In Vaasa there is about 25% Swedish speaking inhabitants. Vasa Arbis has Swedish-speakers as its main target group, but also people with other mother tongues. Arrangements for specific purposes are aimed at groupings such as children and young people, students, seniors, immigrants, the unemployed, low-education groups and people with functional disabilities.

Vasa Arbis have some experience in involving volunteers to support immigrants in their studies.

Vasa Arbis is situated in the town of Vaasa. It is a multicultural town in which the number of immigrants is about 6 %. Vaasa is a bilingual town (Finnish – Swedish) and Vasa Arbis is a education centre for the Swedish minority and the immigrants.

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