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Projects and Initiatives for Youth Imago Mundi Association

Projects and Initiatives for Youth Imago Mundi Association: We are 30 members and volunteers - teachers, high school students and university students with common goals and objectives, interested in developing the human potential of people from the county of Arge, Romania; Imago Mundi story started in 2008 in the commune of Mlureni, district of Arge, 25 km from the city of Piteti, Romania by the efforts of teachers and young people from the community. The goal of our association is youths participation in projects and initiatives that support the economic, cultural and social development of the community they come from, the responsible exploitation of the human resources and of the youths potential; Since 2008 until now, we have run a number of activities and projects on themes such as ecology, creativity, european issues, awarness campaigns on prevention of violence and fight against discrimination, volunteering activities in the benefit of rural and urban communities, teacher training activities. Activities we want to continue and enlarge as well as some of activities that we have done so far may be found below!

International youth projects for dialogue between people and countries!

Initiatives for rural and local development!

Adult education projects for professional and personal development!

Training activities for the development 1 of people s potential and skills!

1. In November 2008, the members of the association held Education, challenges and opportunities!, our first activity actually ! - a session in which teachers from 20 schools from rural and urban areas were informed on educational projects and funding opportunities, and in December 2008, along with other non-governmental organizations, we held a debate on the violence in schools.

More info on Education, challenges and oportunities! November

2008. Lets fight against violence! December 2008.

2. In January - February 2009, the members of the association implemented the project Protected environment, secured future!, funded by the European Commission through the Youth in Action project, Action 1.2, having as main objectives the transmission and the acquisition of appropriate behavior regarding the environment and the increase of young people's interest in volunteering. The project generated interest within the participants and collaborators, and some of the volunteers and our members today are beneficiaries or partners in simmilar projects in the communities where the project was implemented.

More images and info on facebook photos , flicker.com - Imago Mundi . 3. In 2009 the Association received funding through the Youth in Action project for the project Creation - itinerary towards knowledge, steps towards the future, Action 1.2. It was implemented from September 2009 to June 2010 and it was aimed to provide support for talented and creative young people in rural areas, but without opportunities to develop their creative skills.

More images and info on facebook - creativity!, asociation website - click me!

4. The EU puzzle! project was funded by the Youth in Action Programme, Action 1.2 Youth Initiatives and its activities unfolded between December 2009 and June 2010. Through non-formal activities and theme visits, the young people engaged in the activities discussed on EU topics, learned new things about other cultures, they acquired new and useful abilities and life skills.

More images and info on association website - click me! , facebook album!

5. In 2010 our association was the partner of the Europe Direct Arge Centre in the BioMosaic project. This project consisted in theoretical activities promoting environmental education and practical activities to protect the environment, including an ecology youth workcamp in the Bucegi mountains. More images and info on Bio Mosaic 2010 !

6. In 2011, our association, together with other several NGOs and institutions, participated in the organization of the European Youth Day - May 21, 2011, an event which took place in Drganu village, Arges county at the headquarter of Compartir Foundation. In early June 2011, along with Europe Direct Arges, we held in Mlureni a greening activity called Protecting the environment we Defend our future!

More images and info on GEEA facebook album!

7. I am volunteering, I get involved, I am important for my community was financed by the European Commision through the Youth in Action programme - action 1.2 Youth Initiatives, december 2011 - june 2012, and was aimed at promoting volunteering among young people as a tool for personal development and for an increased participation in the life of the local community. A series of activities on ecology, debates on issues that affect the young generation such as discrimination, racism, drug abuse, poverty and unemployement, workshop on creativity, awareness campaigns were developed by 22 volunteers for 200 pupils and students from the county of Arges. We were involved in various projects and initiatives in partnership with local and national authorities as well as with Europe Direct Center from the district of Arges, Romania. More info on initiativepro.wordpress.com !

8. In august 2012 as partners of Scoop Welzijn from the city of Almelo, Holland, and with Babe - Bolyai State University form Cluj and Child Protection Cluj, we unfolded a week of nonformal activities for children from a orphan center from Cluj - Volunteering for Romania 2012!, 3 to 15 august 2012. Romanian and dutch volunteers, coordinated by dutch and romanian youth workers and financed by Scoop Welzijn implemented a project with a double aim - developping new social skills for the children involved and also develop new abilities and skills required in youth work for the volunteers involved. More info on the site http://www.scoopwelzijn.nl/ !