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Anna Lindh Foundation

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Uniting Cultures

The Day of the Mediterranean

Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue 

FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES

Mediterranean Youth in Action

ALForum

Young Professionals

INSPIRING KNOWLEDGE

ALF Policy Debates & ALF Outreach Dialogues

Intercultural Dialogue Resources Centre

DRIVING ACTION

Network Engagement Scheme

Hands On

ALF in Motion

Challenging Inequalities 

Young Civil Society Leaders

The Road to Inclusive Narratives

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Fondazione Intercultura per il dialogo tra le culture e gli scambi giovanili internazionali ONLUS

National Network

Italy

Address

Via Gracco del Secco 100 53034 Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI) Italy

Country

Italy

City

53034 Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI)

Street address 2

Via Gracco del Secco 100

Telephone

(39) 0577 900001

E-Mail

roberto.ruffino@intercultura.it

E-Mail (2)

sabrina.brunetti@intercultura.it

Website

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Year of Establishment

2007

Contact Person1

Roberto Ruffino, Secretary General

Contact Person 2

Sabrina Brunetti, Secretariat

Organisation Type

Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation

Fields of Activity

International/Cultural relations

General Information

1. Foundation established in 2007 and governed by an Executive Council appointed for five years by the founding members. A consultative assembly groups individuals and organisations that contribute to the projects of the Foundation. The staff position of Secretary General is apponted by the Executive Council. 2-3. The endowment of the Foundation is € 1.500.000, while contributions are provided by the Association Intercultura, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by other sources. 4. Researches on intercultural education and exchanges; pilot projects about pupils mobility; conferences on intercultural issues; publications and training on related matters. 5. The AFS and EFIL networks for educational exchanges; the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mission and Objectives

"Those who are locked in the cage of one culture, their own, are always in a state of latent war and do not know it". This statement may be expressed also in another way: those who feel unfomfortable away from their homeland or away from their language are only half citizens and inadequate actors in global market. Opening up to the world without losing one's roots; discovering the boundaries of one's culture by interacting with that of others; experiencing the commonality of human links in spiete of visible differences: these are the goals to which Intercultura Foundation will give substance and support, by studying and developing structures and practices for intercultural learning. The Intercultura Fondation will offer concrete opportunities to people involved in education, not just to those who work at the integration of migrants, but to those who are concerned about the narrow nationalism of many school systems in the world.

Main Projects / Activities

A. RESEARCHES 1. The perception of China on the Italian teen agers; 2. the perception of "otherness" among secondary school students in Italy; 3. the role of teachers in promoting intercultural exchanges; 4. long term effects of an intercultural experience abroad B. SEMINAR AND CONFERENCES 1. Defining and measuring intercultural competence; 2. Italian identity between globalisation and European Union 3. A day of intercultural dialogue (26th September 2008) C. PILOT PROJECTS 1. COMENIUS Individual Pupil Mobility with EFIL and the European Commission