Anna Lindh Foundation

Xeración

National Network

Spain

Address

Carballo Calero 6/8 3ºD 15570 Narón Spain

Country

Spain

City

Narón

Street address 2

Carballo Calero 6/8 3ºD

Telephone

+34684126167

E-Mail

info@xeracion.org

E-Mail (2)

fran@xeracion.org

Year of Establishment

2013

Contact Person1

Francisco Xosé Sequeiro Allegue

Job Title 1

President

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development

General Information

Xeración is an Spanish network of youth organizations based in Valencia and Galicia. We count with over 70 volunteers in the whole country and a team of 5 full time workers developing mobility and participation projects. Our target group is youngsters between 18-30 years old. We offer them a wide variety of non formal education activities as: forum cinemas, workshops, theathe, human libraries, cultural routes... implemented at local level. In the international field we count with partners in 5 European countries with who we cooperate in 2 strategical partnerships (about promotion of social entrepreneurship and inclusion) as well as in several youth exchanges per year. We cooperate with local institutions who provide us the funds needed to run our projects. Also we receive great support from Erasmus+ programme.

Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to promote soft skills development of young people (specially the ones with less opportunities) through mobility and non formal education projects. We focus specially in spreading the attitudes needed to become a participative citizen with critical thinking. Also we work in raising awareness about our ecological footprints and the environmental threaths we, new generations, are facing.

Main Projects / Activities

- Schools of leaders. Serial of local workshops aimed to develop the entrepreneurial competences of youngsters. - humanlibrary.edu Implementation of several events aimed to break stereotypes in the context of a methaphorical library. Creation of course for organisers - Precious plastic. Recicling workshops to give a second life to the so consider "waste" - Social movie nights: Weekly forum cinema tackling current social issues

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Helping to create bridges of intercultural undestanding with partners from the other side of the Mediterranean sea