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NGO Cittadinanzattiva (Active citizenship) |
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This file is part of the UP2YOUTH research map on youth participation.
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Section
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Indications of
contents
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Institution
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NGO Cittadinanzattiva (Active citizenship)
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Person(s)
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President:Alessio Terzi; Vice-presidents:
Giuseppe Scaramuzza,
Anna Vittori; Segretary: Teresa Petrangolini
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Location:
City/Country
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Rome, Italy
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Main theme
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1) Civic
participation
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Keywords area of
work
(10 max)
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Active
citizenship, protection of citizens rights,
self-organisation, networking, empowerment, problem solving, lobbying
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Brief description
of institution (250 words max)
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Cittadinanzattiva (Active
citizenship) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978,
that counts around 92.000 members (individuals, associations, groups and
networks). It operates at local level through 250 "Active Citizenship"
Assemblies electing their representatives to the respective regional Congress
(19) and subsequently to the national Congress. It has been recognized as a
consumer organization since 2000. Its main aims are the promotion of civic
participation and the protection of citizens' rights in Italy and in Europe
to be achieved by empowerment of individuals and organizations, production of
civic information (data on the situation of citizens' rights collected and
analysed by citizens themselves), advocacy.
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Running projects
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Monitoring and evaluating the state of
the rights to European active citizenship
The project consists in the set up,
application and diffusion of a toolbox to monitor and evaluate the
implementation of active citizenship rights, both at national and EU levels,
with regard to citizens' organizations. The focused rights are: the right to intervention, to
carry out prevention activities, to consultation, to evaluate, to access, to
a qualified interlocution, to respect of time and obligation to give
feedback, to trust and equal dignity, to facilitation and support measures.
The project's main
goals are the following: .
- Information: gathering and organizing
data on the state of implementation
of rights to Active European Citizenship in a sample of member states and at
community level. Involved countries are the following: 1. Bulgaria, 2. Cyprus, 3. Czech Republic, 4. Greece, 5. Germany,
6. Italy, 7. Poland, 8. Slovenia, 9. Romania, 10. Turkey.
- Evaluation: experimenting the
possibility of compare different situations and evaluate them with reference
to the actual state of rights to European Active Citizenship;
- Toolbox: setting up and testing a tool
to be used to gather information and evaluate the development of the practice
of rights to European Active Citizenship.
Leading organization
FONDACA, Active Citizenship Foundation (www.fondaca.org)
Partnerships
- Active
Citizenship Network (www.activecitizenship.net)
- Marche
Region administration
- European Commission - DG Education and Culture
Timing
July 2007 - June 2008.
Output
- Checklist for the gathering of information on
the implementation of Active Citizenship rights
- Matrix for the evaluation of the State of
Active Citizenship Rights
Follow-up
- Meetings
at national level involving people interviewed and other stakeholders
- Presentation of the project and its results during
the Civicus World Assembly (Glasgow, 18-22 June 2008)
- Presentation of the project and its results of the project during the
Oecd conference, Ljubljana (26-27 June, 2008)
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Relevant
Publications
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The materials produced within the project are available at http://www.activecitizenship.net/content/view/170/110/
G. Moro - I. Vannini (2008), La società civile tra eredità e sfide. Rapporto sull'Italia del Civil
Society Index, Rubbettino: Catanzaro.
G. Trincia (2008), Il consumatore attivo. Guida ai servizi di
interesse pubblico e alla tutela dei propri diritti, Baldini Castoldi Dalai editore: Milano
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Last Updated ( Friday, 03 July 2009 )
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Youth Participation 
