The association for social promotion “Informagiovani” was established at the end of the year 2001 by a group of volunteers who have been running the city youth information centre of Palermo since November 2000.

The association has the following aims:
•    foster and promote human and civil rights, with particular attention to child and youth rights, as endorsed by the UN Convention for children rights;
•    promote the right to information and participation of youth, as endorsed by the European Chart for youth information;
•    defending social and collective rights with particular attention to youth and student rights.

During its life, the association run different activities of information, training and counseling and, since 2006 has start focusing its activities to promote and develop tools for social inclusion of youth with fewer opportunities. In particular it has addressed its work to involve disadvantaged youth in local and international voluntary activities in the frame of Youth in Action and Europe for Citizens programmes of the EU.

Since 2008 has also established a partnership with the Centre for Social Services for Youth of the Italian Ministry of Justice. In the frame of this partnership, the association has been developing activities to include young offenders in international intercultural activities, in the frame of the social rehabilitation programmes.
The association has been coordinating seminars and training on the issue of social inclusion of disadvantaged youth and is accredited as hosting, sending and coordinating organization for action two “European Voluntary Service” of Youth in Action.

The association is also member of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the dialogue between cultures.

Contact details:

Via della Giraffa, 35
90125 Palermo, Italy
Phone:  +39 393 9629434
Fax:  +39 091 3809987
Email: info@informa-giovani.org
Website:  http://www.informa-giovani.org/