CEMEA is a non-profit organization that promotes democratic values through non-formal education. It began in France in 1936 and now operates in 29 countries. CEMEA del Mezzogiorno is the Italian branch based in Rome, working with disadvantaged youth through activities like international mobility projects, training, and community development. It aims to provide opportunities for self-improvement to all individuals and support participation, intercultural exchange, and active citizenship, especially for those with fewer opportunities.

1. CEMEA del Mezzogiorno ONLUS
Website: www.cemea.eu
E-mail: mobility@cemea.eu

2. CEMEA HISTORY
CEMEA means Training Centres for Active
Education Methods. The CEMEA movement was
born in France in 1936 with the aim of developing
democratic and participate behaviours.
After the war Cemea spread all over the world.

3. CEMEA IN THE WORLD
Today the Cemea movement is active in 29
European, African and American
countries, coordinated by the International
Federation with its headquarters in Paris, which since
1964 has the B status at the UNESCO and since
1972 a consultative status at the Council of Europe
and at the European Youth Forum in Brussels.
In Italy, the Cemea movement was born in 1950 and
adhered at the Italian Federation of CEMEA in 1974.

4. CEMEA VISION
CEMEA promotes the respect of people diversities,
believing in everyone's desire to better one self.
Making this opportunity accessible to each individual
is CEMEA’s main aim.

5. CEMEA MISSION
CEMEA’s educational activity, combined with the
international learning opportunities offered by the
European Union, support participation, intercultural
approach, local dimension and active citizenship
as basic elements for collective and individual
actions.

6. CEMEA DEL MEZZOGIORNO
CEMEA del Mezzogiorno is an ONLUS (non profit
organisation of social utility) placed in Rome and its
action deals with:
o disadvantaged young people,
o non formal education,
o training,
o learning mobility,
o the development of local communities,
o active methodology,
o active citizenship.

7. PUBLIC INVOLVED AND TOOLS
In its initiatives CEMEA del Mezzogiorno involves
children
teenagers
Adults
Youngsters
through play and recreational activities
and International Mobility projects

8. ACTIVITIES IN ITALY
 training stages for educators, teachers, animators;
 educative centres for children, teenagers and youngsters;
 artistic and cultural activities within social programs;
 holidays and spare time centres;
 international exchanges;
 workshops outside compulsory education;
 ecological and environmental education;
 exchanges with universities;
 national and international meetings and seminars;
 publishing activities (bulletins, books, reviews…)

9. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
“We leave a sign in time not by producing some works of art, but by acting, living and
bringing others to act and live.”

10. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
YOUTH IN ACTION
 YOUTH EXCHANGES
 EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE
 TRAINING COURSES AND SEMINARS
LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM (LLP)
 LEONARDO DA VINCI – MOBILITY
 GRUNDTVIG PARTNERHSIP
 GRUNDTIVIG MULTILATERA PROJECT
 SENIOR VOLUNTEERING
EUROPEAN YOUTH MEETING
 INTERINSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION

11. INCLUSION STRATEGIES
All the International projects are realized with a particular attention to
inclusion of young people with less opportunities. Our 3 main targets in
the inclusion work are:
 JUSTice in TIME
A cooperation with the Office for Social Services for Minors of the Ministry of
Justice,about mobility learning as complementary tool for on probation
system. Only youngsters defined "ready" from social services staff will
participate
 AD HOC
A cooperation with local and national association taking care of youngsters
with light mental disability ( Asperger syndrome, autistic, down, light mental
deficiency…) already included in local paths of autonomy
 URBAN LESS
Youngsters with socio economic disadvantage backgrounds, with school
dropout and occasional jobs. Often they are immigrants of second
generation with cultural identity problem

12. Thank you!
E-mail: mobility@cemea.eu
Website: www.cemea.eu
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