Dr. Ivana Novaka 38, 40000 Čakovec, Croatia
HR-40000 Cakovec
Croatie
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Media
- Others
- Youth and education
Mission: ACT is a non-profit organization that works on the development of civil society and community through non-formal education, informing, consulting and promotion to induce social change in areas of open technology, social entrepreneurship, philanthropy and media.
Strategic objectives (2009-2011):
1. Strengthening ACT as a education center;
2. Strengthening ACT as a center for the civil society development in northwestern Croatia;
3. Popularization and promotion of social enterprises issues in Croatia.
1. Program of regional development and strengthening the ability of civil society organizations in northwestern Croatia is partner project with Nacional foudation for civil society development and KVARK CSO. Program works through education, consulting and informing of CSOs.
2. club.act includes presentations, lectures, workshops, projections which promote issues which organization deal with.
3. Education activities – Organization organizes courses and workshops on areas of new technologies and (self)employment for vulnerable groups like unemployed, minority groups...
4. ACT implement multi-year project of education of peer trainers for issue of prevention of alcohol/drugs addiction.
5. ACT carry out 2 festivals:
a. FreeFest is education international manifestation regarding new technologies, new media, free software, free culture;
b. ACTFest is international music festival who promotes free licenses in creativity.
6. Community library Tabula rasa deals with humanistic and social sciences (books, CDs, DVDs) with lots of reading matter available in reading room.