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Italy
- Democracy and community development
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
Europiamo is the Italian meeting point between young ambassadors of European mobility and active stakeholders operating in the youth sector. We directly involve both young people under 30 and NGOs active in the mobility field. We count on 8 local member organisations (among them Scambieuropei and Nous) who are also active at European level through Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, and more than 20 "Giovani Ambasciatori Europei".
We were established in January 2020 but we can count on a two-years development phase and on the expertise of NGOs active in the youth field for more than 10 years.
We just submitted a Youth Dialogue project (developed in 13 Italian regions) and we wish to combine pilot activities, social media campaigns, training and exchanges, digital tools and processes of structured dialogue.
We are in close contact with European youth networks and key actors in Italy, including Europe Direct and Eurodesk.
Europiamo, as a national youth-led network, strives for a more direct and inspiring involvement of young people in decision making processes at local, regional, national and European level.
Our vision is "Together for a more inclusive, sustainable and participatory Europe" while our mission is to bring the new generations closer to European opportunities and support the development of a personal connection to European citizenship. To do so we promote the participation of young people in civil society, we share good practices among the actors involved and we advocate to determine policy progresses and to protect our members' interests.
The organisation pursues the following core objectives:
a) To promote European citizenship, supporting personal and professional growth of young people through European mobility opportunities.
b) To represent the needs and proposals of our associates towards the interested institutions.
c) To connect the realities that work in the world of European mobility, with the aim of sharing good practices and favoring moments of productive networking.
The network Europiamo was lunched in early January 2020 but it can count on a two years-process that led to its foundation. We managed to dialogue with and involve young people from all around the country, to support the introduction of the EuroPeers network in Italy, to create a space for mutual dialogue and active collaboration among beneficiaries organisations (implementing EU funded projects) and to finally launch the forum of the network, participated by "Giovani Ambasciatori Europei", who are inspiring and energetic examples for their peers.
We have already set two work areas for the next months that are related and strongly beneficial for this application:
- Project development area:
We have started to support informal groups of young people interested to develop solidarity projects (ESC31) at local and regional level, proposing expert coaches and giving useful feedbacks on the project management side. We have also planned a civil society project and a Europe for Citizens proposal, related to civic engagement and democratic participation.
- Partnerships area
We are already in contact and working with EuSN, ESN Italy, AEGEE Europe, GFE Italia, the European Youth Card Association, Europe Direct contact points around the country and the Eurodesk network, among other important actors. We are also in contact with the Italian Youth Council.
We combine the strong motivation and the energy of Young European Ambassadors with the experience and competences of NGOs active in the youth field. Among these, Associazione Eufemia and Nous often develop initiatives that target hate speech, the inclusion of minorities and intercultural dialogue between multiple European and partner countries.
We already have a fair network of contacts in the civil society as well as in local and regional administrations and we are committed to respect the fundamental human rights, equality between genders, social inclusion, the promotion of a mental and physical wellness among several key pillars. We wish to extend the awareness on the European Youth Goals and to offer young people from Italy and many other countries learning opportunities that defend and promote these crucial values.
Because we firmly believe and strive for inclusive, sustainable and participative societies.
We aim at empowering young people at local, national and international level and we look forward to dialogue with policy makers so to create more youth friendly, ambitious and forward-looking policies in our country. We value the potential of young leaders as proactive actors that can determine a positive change in our communities, we are interested in launching researches and conduct studies that better understand the current dynamics that influence our daily work.
Most of all, we wish to learn and grow in the ALF network by building long-lasting partnerships and disseminating the already developed good practices by its members.