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Association for the Embassy of Local Democracy in Zavidovici

« Association for the Embassy of Local Democracy in Zavidovici » takes part in the European Local Democracy Week - a paneuropean event coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe - as « Partner association »

Our Association contributes to the success of the ELDW because

it strengthens transparency and efficiency of the local authorities and officers

it gets people closer to their democratic institutions

it boosts the values of local democracy throughout Europe

our association contributes to the efforts of the Council of Europe and the Congress to enhance the European values of democracy and human rights.

How did you learn about the ELDW ?

Via a National/European Association and/or network

Through the Internet

The Association of Local Democracy Embassy in Zavidovici was officially founded on 1996 by a group of volunteers from the "Coordinamento Bresciano Iniziative di Solidarietà", the Municipality of Alba, the Province of Cremona and the Association of Municipalities of Brescia (ACB), according to resolutions 25/1995 and 39/1996 of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The main activities of the organisation are: local economic development (training, assistance and consulting on business planning; income generation; micro credits; sustainable tourism programmes); environment (environmental education; environmental campaigns; seminars, training on

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The Association of Local Democracy Embassy in Zavidovici was officially founded on 1996 by a group of volunteers from the "Coordinamento Bresciano Iniziative di Solidarietà", the Municipality of Alba, the Province of Cremona and the Association of Municipalities of Brescia (ACB), according to resolutions 25/1995 and 39/1996 of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The main activities of the organisation are: local economic development (training, assistance and consulting on business planning; income generation; micro credits; sustainable tourism programmes); environment (environmental education; environmental campaigns; seminars, training on environmental and ecology issues; researches and analysis; summer eco-camp);  minorities and women (support for local civil society; capacity building for local civil society); youth (support and capacity building for local youth associations; exchange of best practices between Italian and Bosnian youth; entertainment activities for youth and children; sports and cultural activities); schools (exchanges between Italian and Bosnian students and teachers on different topics, focusing on intercultural issues); social services (training on different social work topics, exchanges of best practices between Italian and Bosnian social services), and promotion of European integration.

The root of the project was the spontaneous initiative of a group of pacifiscts who, in 1992, during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, started human aid and assistance operations in favour of the civil population, and at the same time hosted refugees and displaced people in Italy.

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Partner(s) :

www.alda-europe.eu

Dissemination activities about ELDW

EU Integration - a dialogue for the future

Zavidovici/ Bosnia and Herzegovina
From 10/10/2012 to 10/10/2012

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