 Cilla
Association
The Cilla Association was formed as an attempt to respond with
solidarity to those who live the problem of their own illness
or that of a family member in solitude, far away from home.
Over time a vast network of solidarity has developed in Italy
and abroad, which takes concrete form in the establishment
of “hospitality centers” in hospital centers and
of “Hospitality Houses,” where human companionship
is offered through help in facing the most elementary daily
needs.
Associazione
Fraternità: established in
1984, it obtained legal recognition from
the Region of Lombardy in 1985. It operates
in the field of social work and assistance,
and in particular the assistance, education,
and training of families, with special attention
to children in the formative years. President
of the association is Fr Mauro Inzoli.
Associazione
Giovanni Testori
Associazione Incontro e Presenza (the Encounter and Presence Association) founded in Milan in 1986, is based on the vision of the then-City Councilmember Mirella Bocchini. Its activity is directed to helping convicts and ex-convicts re-enter the world of work and society. The encounter between volunteer and prisoner is the occasion for a relationship in which each person engages her or his identity, dignity, and heart, and gives rise to a companionship that can last for years, attentive to all desires, and striving to answer all possible needs.
The Associazione Rivela [Rivela Association], a not-for-profit entity established in 2002 to offer traveling exhibits in the Veneto Region on historical, artistic and social themes (among others, the exhibits prepared for the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples of Rimini), also seeks to valorize the cultural and religious meaning of local manifestations. It involves volunteers who take on responsibility for organizing the exhibits, and supports them in problems related to installation, advertising, transportation of material, and formation of guides.
The Associazione Curiosità e Desiderio [Curiosity and Desire Association] is a non-profit reality that organizes and promotes the Happening Pavese dei Giovani, [Pavia Youth Happening], proposing each year a program rich with moments for both adults and young ones.
Augustinus is
the website devoted to the life, writings, sainthood, thought, and modernity
of St Augustine. Created for Nuova Biblioteca Agostiniana and Città Nuova
Editrice, it enables the visitor to consult the Opera Omnia, also with the aid
of a search engine.
AVSI (Association
of Volunteers for International Service)
is a not-for-profit, non-governmental
organization engaged in international
projects of aid to development. It is
present in Africa, Latin America, the
Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Among
the links provided are: AVSI press (update
and archive of the periodical Buonenotizie),
the Christmas Tents, long-distance adoptions,
and others active in the field of solidarity
(UN, UNICEF, the weekly Vita).
Banco
Alimentare is a not-for-profit
organization specializing in the collection
and free distribution of food. Every
year it helps thousands of needy people
and facilitates the stock reduction
of companies with excess supplies.
The site contains a map of the Food
Bank locations throughout Italy; articles,
annual reports, the newsletter “PocheParole”,
and the results of the annual National
Collections. Among useful links are:
Non Profit On Line: Italian, European,
and international institutions (from
the site of the President of Italy
to the municipal administrations, from
consumers’ associations to the
European Parliament, from UNESCO to
FAO), information about civilian service,
Spesa Click (online supermarket shopping),
and Agus (the first digital television
in Italy).
Bologna
remakes school
The “Bologna remakes school” project,
promoted by the Bologna chapter of the
Companionship of Works, the Oppizzoni Foundation,
and the “Pelican” Social Cooperative,
was created to raise consciousness in the
city of Bologna and particularly in its
business world, about education of new
generations as an indispensable premise
for assuring the prosperity and quality
of life of the entire community.
The
Pharmaceuticals Bank is a not-for-profit
organization founded in December 2000
to supply over-the-counter medicines
free of charge to hundreds of associations
assisting thousands of poor people.
Every year on the second Saturday of
February, a collection of medicines
is held in pharmacies, under the initiative
entitled “Give a medicine to
those who need it.”
St.
Joseph, St. Rita Hospitality House
The
House welcomes children, adolescents,
and mothers and children who live in
troubled personal and family situations
at high risk for social and psychological
deviation. The workshops that support
the House produce and sell gift objects,
icons, and pottery.
Cara Beltà - Associazione culturale in Varigotti (Dear Beauty – Cultural Association in Varigotti) Beginning in the 1950s, in order to educate his students to the love of Beauty, Fr. Giussani used to bring them to Varigotti, by the sea. The Cara Beltà Association, named for the first line of Leopardi’s famous poem that Giussani loved to recite during his lessons at school, seeks to deepen this education to true Beauty.
Centro
Culturale di Milano Founded
in 1981, the cMc received on December
7, 2000, the Ambrogino d’Oro,
an award given by the City of Milan,
for its twenty years of activity. It
has organized events and meetings with
the participation of writers, artists,
politicians, and Nobel Prize winners
from Italy and abroad. The site contains
an archive, press file, and an up-to-date
program of upcoming events.
Centro Culturale di Lugano (Lugano Cultural Center)
The Charles Péguy Cultural Center in Stresa
Proposes initiatives, meetings, exhibitions and everything useful for witnessing the faith. As Charles Péguy himself did one hundred years ago, the Cultural Center intends to give a contribution for defeating apathy and habit. It is located inside the Rosminian International Study Center and for some years now has promoted a cycle of meetings recognized as a course of in-service training for teachers.
Centro
studi per la cultura popolare
Compagnia
delle Opere In the light of
the social doctrine of the Church,
the Cdo promotes and protects the social
presence and work of persons and enterprises.
Among the main links included in the
site are: Eurosportello (European projects
and rules and regulations, Co.Export),
CdO non profit (solidarity centers,
Euresis, Club Santa Chiara), Cdo previdenza,
Cdo salute, le Fiere (Artigianato in
Fiera, Salone dei sapori), the weekly
magazine Tempi, and the monthly Corriere
delle Opere. Numerous services are
offered online: press coverage, all
the member firms of CdO, documents,
and conventions.
Crossing is the intersection of three sites already present on the web (waltermuto.it, polifriends.it and sentieridelcinema.it) to create a common place for exchanging ideas and judging facts, articles, and news, with the desire to valorize the beautiful of what impassions us. The Forum is the principle instrument, supported by a rich portal and spaces for creating and consulting blogs on music, film, and current events.
Cometa is a work oriented to the education and support of minors and their families. Beginning with the educative experience of several families, this constantly growing reality has made hospitality, education, and sharing daily life the guiding principles of their work.
Cultura
cattolica
Diesse (Scholastic
teaching and innovation. Center for training
and updating). Scholastic teaching and
innovation. Center for training and updating.
Established in 1987 as an association of
teachers, it has a dual aim: shared responsibility
for education and profesional growth. The
site contains many useful links for those
who work in the school sphere.
DiSAL
- Dirigenti Scuole Autonome e Libere
Ediciones
Encuentro is a Spanish publishing
house. Its ample catalogue covers art,
literature, history, theology, philosophy,
economics, and politics. Among the
authoritative authors are Ratzinger,
Giussani, Andrés-Gallego, Moa,
Brown.
Edizioni
Cantagalli has operated since
1925 in the sphere of Catholic publishing,
disseminating the thought of the saints
and the Fathers of the Church in the
series “I Classici Cristiani” [The
Christian Classics], directed by Franco
Cardini, which contains more than 300
titles. Currently in a phase of renewal
and expansion, the publishing house
has created two new series: “Cristianesimo
e Cultura” [Christianity and
Culture] and “Matrimonio, Famiglia
e Pastorale” [Marriage, Family,
and Pastoral Work]. Since 2001, Cantagalli
is the publisher of Nuntium, the cultural
magazine of the Pontificia Università Lateranense.
Education
and Development – EDUS
Education, understood as accompanying
an individual toward his own human
fulfillment, and development, understood
as reciprocal help in making the most
of resources, in order to set out on
a dignified life.
This non-governmental organization
focuses on projects dedicated primarily
to small children and young people
in countries of Africa, America, Eastern
Europe, and the Middle East. EDUS promotes
distance adoptions, has participated
in public events and exhibitions, and
has been involved in conferences and
seminars on topics such as solidarity,
peace and international cooperation.
EDUS belongs to AVSI International,
a network of associations and non-governmental
organizations of European, African,
and Latin American countries, which
has been operating for 30 years in
the areas of cooperation and support
for developing countries.
Elsinor is
the result of a merger between Fontana
Teatro of Milan, Teatro dell’Arca
of Forlì, and Cantiere Florida
of Florence. While remaining faithful
to the social-cultural environment of
their origins, the three groups are united
by the same approach to the artistic,
formative, and educative aspect of the
theater.
Famiglie
per l'accoglienza
FOE. The Federazione Opere Educative (Federation of Educative Works) is an association of non-public schools, formation centers, and educational institutions whose goal is education, formation, and instruction. Formed in 1996, its members in Italy now number 400 associated educative institutions, managed by foundations, cooperatives, scholastic entities, and religious entities. Drawing its inspiration from the Church’s social doctrine and magisterium on education, the FOE fosters cultural, political,and formative engagement in the field of freedom of education, and provides services for the support and development of associated schools, in network or individually.
Fondazione
San Giuseppe Moscati: founded
in 1989, this not-for-profit organization
located at 27, Via Orti in Milan
manages a modern rest home for up
to 69 elderly people, whether self-sufficient
or in need of assistance. It includes
a specialized outpatients clinic
equipped with the most modern diagnostic
equipment.
Priestly
Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo
L’Istituto
Sacro Cuore is a foundation
for the training and education of young
people. It covers kindergarten, elementary,
and middle school and artistic, classical,
and scientific high school. ISC aims
at educating youth to a knowledge of
reality in its manifold aspects, starting
from the fundamental premise that reality
has a meaning. Among the numerous services
offered are: meal service, swimming
lessons, music education, tutoring,
language courses, and athletic programs.
ITACAlibri is
a firm for the production and distribution
of cultural instruments: books, compact
discs, cassettes, videos, and magazines.
The site has an online catalogue (including
books translated into various languages)
and orders can be placed online, in some
cases with special offers. A link is
devoted to six Italian magazines “for
the changing school world”: Documenta,
il Quadrangolo, Emmaciquadro, Zetesis,
Iniziare, and Lineatempo.
Medicina
e persona is a free association
of health workers (physicians, nurses,
technicians, and administrative personnel)
set up to defend professionality in
health, understood as a personal, free
and responsible answer to the needs
of the person who is ill. Among the
links are: the aims of the association,
how to join, documents archive, and
archive and program of events.
Meeting
di Rimini (official site).
The Meeting in Rimini
is the most heavily attended summer
festival of encounters, culture, politics,
music, and shows in the world. A search
engine makes it easy to find information
about the events, exhibitions, shows,
and testimony of important historical
figures (among them Mother Teresa of
Calcutta, Ionesco, Lech Walesa, Giovanni
Testori) who have taken part.
Rodaviva
Musical editions and recordings. Besides
its catalogue of recordings of sacred and
early music, pop, folk, and children’s
songs, the site offers study tools such
as scores, texts, and educational materials.
A calendar of concerts and a bulletin board
for announcements of interest to music
lovers are also present.
Russia
cristiana aims at spreading knowledge
of the riches of the spiritual, cultural,
and liturgical tradition of Russian Orthodoxy,
fostering ecumenical dialogue, and contributing
to the Christian mission in Russia. The
site contains links to the magazine La
Nuova Europa and “La Casa di Matriona” publishing
house, valuable bibliographical information,
addresses of specialized libraries, information
on the iconographic school, Byzantine
liturgy, and organized trips to Russia.
Sentieri
del cinema
This not-for-profit cultural association
was created by a group of film enthusiasts,
both amateur and professional: teachers,
film journalists, organizers of film
forums, and movie theater managers (Cinema
Palestrina in Milan). The site offers
reviews of coming films, useful information
for organizing film forums, and suggestions
and ideas for thematic films.
Sindacato
delle Famiglie founded in Milan
in 1982, it has spread throughout all
of Italy, with more than 50,000 families
enrolled. It is part of the Forum delle
Associazioni Familiari [Forum of Family
Associations] established in Rome by
the CEI (Italian Episcopal Conference).
Teatro
degli Incamminati the Company,
founded in Milan in 1983 by a group of
theater people, including Emanuele Banterle,
with Giovanni Testori as president, offers
a repertory ranging from the “Classics” to “Experimental
theater and young artists” (Filarmonica
Clown and Teatro dell’Artificio),
to new drama (Franco Branciaroli).
The Euresis Association derives from the discovery that the content, method, and gaze upon reality implicated in the experience of scientific knowledge profoundly have to do with the human subject who is its protagonist.
The objective of the Association is to promote initiatives to deepen the value and beauty of scientific work, and to develop its cultural and expressive potential, for its greater enjoyment and greater common usefulness. “We were looking for a name that would express man’s desire to know. Rather than focusing on the search, we wanted to underline the finding (enuresis) because research serves to find, not for permanent doubt. What counts is not so much the individual discoveries, as the human activity of finding” (A.F., 1985).
Universitas-University is
a free association whose purpose is to
furnish support to teachers and researchers
all over the world who wish to compare
notes about the nature and methods of their
work and, more generally, about the conception
of the university. The association, through
a network of international relationships,
promotes initiatives, exchange of experience,
and standing forums on the topics of research
and teaching in the university, also with
the aim of indicating methods for work
and action.
Universitas was
born out of the desire to find an answer
to a question: since the university is
the place where man’s reason is given
value, how can a professor communicate
the rationality of what he knows? This
desire and the need to express it publicly
gave rise to the work of a group of university
professors, who together with some doctoral
candidates formed an association recognized
by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior
in January 1998. today Universitas is present
and active in the most important universities
in Madrid and in Spain.
YES - Youth Education Support is a not-for-profit Association for social promotion established in 2002 for cultural and assistance purposes, the primary objective of which is to support the condition of students at every level in Italy and abroad. YES pursues three lines of intervention: awarding scholarships, supporting and building centers for education and formation, and managing a network between Italy and Latin America.
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