ALDA is turning 20! In order to celebrate the Association’s 20th anniversary despite the pandemic, four open webinars will take place in the month of July to celebrate itsimportant activity in its different regions of operation, i.e. Europe, the Balkans, the Eastern Partnership and the Mediterranean.

All four digital occasions will be held in English with the possibility to access interpretation in one or more other languages. They will include welcoming words from ALDA President Oriano Otočan and Secretary General Antonella Valmorbida, an overview of ALDA’s multi-decennial work in the respective area of interest, a number of keynote speeches, and conclusions on ALDA and its action plan for the upcoming future.

 View the four webinars’ complete agendas HERE.

Everybody is welcome to register and join: being active in the fields of citizen participation, good local governance and sustainable communities for the past two decades is a veritable source of pride for everyone at ALDA, and the difficult situation the whole world is currently facing is one more reason to intensify the network’s efforts in support of all its members, partners, friends and of the wider community in the enlarged European neighbourhood!

This special webinar series will, besides, pave the way for the Annual ALDA General Assembly, which in this year’s unordinary circumstances will finally take place in Brussels in October 2020 in occasion of the EU Week of Regions and Cities.

More information on each webinar and its specific context at the links below:

Join us to celebrate the results achieved together in the past 20 years and reflect on future challenges and solutions! For more information, please contact alda@aldaintranet.org.

*Click on the webinar(s) of your interest to and register!

In these precarious times caused by the consequences of the Covid-19 spread, ALDA wants to take action with a new initiative to support small local artisans!

We are hence proud to announce that we are opening a call to select crafts, original artworks, handiworks with a story to tell, to advertise them through our social media channels and on a proper marketplace on ALDA’s website.  

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Aim of the call: in order to help small artisans and suppliers damaged by the crisis, we are launching a call to select products that we will then promote and trade at the European Level.

Deadline: 31st August 2020

What we are looking for: ALDA is looking for unique products that are not currently easily available on the European market and have a story to be told! We aim to connect the artisans to their customers  and offer an insight on what lies behind this kind of work. The handiworks can be textiles, clothing, accessories, home decorations, cosmetics, pottery, jewellery and so on.

Criteria for selection: we will select the handicrafts based on the following criteria, i.e.

  • The crafts must tell a unique story (e.g. the artisan’s history and cultural background, location, context, techniques).
  • Compliance with non-toxicity regulations.
  • Aesthetics, originality and uniqueness.
  • Artisans must be located in ALDA’s areas of operation: European Union, Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership, MENA Region.
  • Cost effectiveness: the most convenient and high-quality artefacts will be prioritised.

What we offer:

  • Support in customising the products and international visibility!
  • Ad-hoc communication and marketing campaigns in the ALDA online marketplace and on social media.
  • A cooperation agreement of 1 year, potentially renewable depending on  the results of the partnership.

Terms and conditions: products will be available for sale on ALDA’s website, and ALDA will increase the original price of the product by 10-15% to sustain its mission and projects. In other words, we want to share the message “Support local artisans and their incredible story while strengthening democracy in Europe and beyond!”.

While payment of products will happen through ALDA’s website, producers will be in charge of shipping the products, and customers will be charged for the shipping costs. ALDA will transfer the payments to the seller once the amount of €250,00 is reached.

How to apply: to access the selection process, please FILL OUT this form(in English) by August 31st, 2020. You will be requested to upload pictures and a video of the product. The form is also available in French.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What kind of products do you select? Everything, except for food. This may include any kind of jewelry,  bag, carpets, bio cosmetics, clothing, decorative objects or similar.

2. What does the story need to tell? Who you are, how you started your business and why you decided to produce this kind of product. We are particularly interested in any fun fact related to the product and its story.

3. Can I present more than one product? Yes, you definitely can.

4. What if I want to interrupt the partnership before 1 year? We prefer not to interrupt this collaboration before 1 year. Nevertheless, for very relevant reasons we invite you to call us and explain the situation and reasons for withdrawing the partnership and we will understand.

5. How many products will I be able to sell throughout the year? We can’t say. This is an experiment: it’s the first time we create this opportunity and how much you sell will depend on the customers’ feedback. In any case, ALDA will boost your products strongly at the European level and beyond.

6. How frequently will the products be promoted on your platforms? We will create tailor-made channels to promote ALDA’s marketplace and we plan to promote the products every week.

7. I don’t have the tools to take good quality pictures, will this influence your decision? We invite you to take the best possible pictures with the tools that you do have! You can use your cell phone. It is important to be able to fully see and get an idea of the product.

You can also send a product sample (not compulsory) to:

Ms Sofia Corsi, ALDA
Viale Milano 36,
36100, Vicenza, Italy

For more information regarding the present call for products, do not hesitate to write to Sofia Corsi: sofia.corsi@aldaintranet.org. Can’t wait to hear from you!

From 10th to 19th of June, the Mind Inclusion partners held an interesting online training. For a total of 7 days, international participants discovered new things, shared experiences and just generally had a lot of fun!

The participants had access to a full training by mixing the attendance to theoretical sessions with practical, hands-on activities. The goals of this training were mainly to increase knowledge about the methodology and tools developed in the Mind Inclusion project; increase facilitation skills related to innovative educational methods; and increase knowledge about the complex concept of inclusion.

It was a great opportunity to gather the project partners as well as educators and caregivers working with people with intellectual disabilities. Together, the consortium spent a great time online. A big thank you to all the participants!

Started in November 2018, the Mind Inclusion 2.0 project , funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission, aims to find sustainable and inclusive solutions that help caregivers improve their skills, on one hand, and allow disabled individuals to participate in social life on the other hand – with to help people with disabilities with overcoming obstacles when accessing public places through technology. The project consortium gathers lead partner Margherita: Società Cooperativa Onlus (Italy) together with Polibienestar Research Institute, INTRAS Foundation (Spain), Social IT Software & Consulting Srl (Italy), Lietuvos sutrikusio intelekto zmoniu globos bendrija «Viltis» (Lithuania) and ALDA.

From June 17th to 19th, 2020, the EPIC project hosted three online “focus groups” together with its whole partner consortium, led by Dr Giovanna Astolfo of the Bartlett DPU and by ALDA project manager Dolinda Cavallo as part of the Research and Data collection phase of the project.

Said focus groups aimed to collectively discuss existing practices of migrant integration with partners in each of the involved case cities, sharing challenges, lessons learned and local needs, with the end goal of reaching a common understanding of trends and obstacles and of creating the ground for the capacity-building and matchmaking phases of the project by identifying the priorities that will be the core of the next actions.

Each of the three sessions showcased the individual presentations of small groups of partners on their ongoing work and its adaptation to the Covid-19 outbreak and its consequences. The discussion was then further developed on matters of integration perception; integration practices and their challenges; specific city needs; unrecognized integration practices; and the effectiveness of municipalities, NGOs and the government in supporting this type of work. The impact of the pandemic was deeply discussed and analysed, too, in the attempt to find common issues and trends across the different territories.

More specifically, the first day saw the participation of representatives from Solidaridad Sin Fronteras, the Municipality of Ioannina, the Municipality of Oberhausen, and the Metropolitan Area of Gdansk. On the second day, the focus group hosted representatives of JRS Croatia, the Municipality of Lisbon, the Municipality of Brescia, ADL-Z, and Symbiosis; while the last day concluded the works with the Sardinia Region, Cooperativa Studio e Progetto 2, KITEV, the City of Sisak and JRS Portugal.

All EPIC partners actively took part in the exchange, bringing to the table similar yet different experiences and sharing new and creative ideas that made the conversation stimulating and meaningful! What next? As the surveys carried out by each EPIC partner draw to a close, the consortium is getting ready to meet in Spain in October 2020 to identify the resulting priorities!

In the meantime, the EPIC newsletter will be launched soon! To keep up to date with all news, sign up and receive all information about the project surveys, interviews and focus groups on migrant integration
; its capacity-building activities for local authorities and NGOs
; its 8 pilot projects
; policy recommendations
; local communication campaigns
; and international and local events.

Subscribe here: https://mailchi.mp/aeidl/epic-newsletter

Funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) programme and coordinated by ALDA, the European Platform of Integrating Cities (EPIC) project aims to create a network of Local Authorities and NGOs to share knowledge and best practices for TCNs’ integration.

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Les groupes de réflexion EPIC : conclusions réussies et prochains projets 

Du 17 au 19 juin 2020, le projet EPIC a accueilli trois « groupes de réflexion » en ligne, avec l’ensemble de son consortium partenaire, mené par le Dr Giovanna Astolfo du Bartlett DPU et par la responsable de projets de l’ALDA Dolinda Cavallo, dans le cadre de la phase de recherche et de collecte de données du projet.

Ces groupes de réflexion en question visaient à discuter collectivement des pratiques existantes sur l’intégration des migrants avec des partenaires de chacune des villes concernées, partager les défis rencontrés, les leçons apprises et les besoins locaux. Ceci dans l’objectif final d’atteindre une compréhension commune des tendances et des obstacles tout en aménageant un terrain pour le renforcement des capacités et la mise en relation des différentes phases du projet en identifiant les priorités qui seront au cœur des prochaines actions.

Chacune des trois sessions a mis en avant les présentations individuelles de petits groupes de partenaires sur leur travail en cours et son adaptation face à la pandémie de Covid-19 et ses conséquences. La discussion a ensuite été développée sur les questions de perception de l’intégration, les pratiques d’intégration et ses défis, les besoins spécifiques de chaque ville, les pratiques d’intégration méconnues et l’efficacité des municipalités, ONG et gouvernements pour soutenir ce type d’action. En outre, les conséquences de la pandémie ont été discutées et analysées en profondeur dans une tentative de trouver des tendances et des solutions communes à travers les différents territoires.

En détail, le premier jour a été consacré à la participation des représentants de Solidaridad Sin Fronteras, de la municipalité d’Ioannina, de la municipalité d’Oberhausen et de la région métropolitaine de Gdansk. Durant le deuxième jour, le groupe de réflexion a accueilli des représentants de JRS Croatia, de la municipalité de Lisbonne, de la municipalité de Brescia, d’ADL-Z et de Symbiosis. Le dernier jour a clôt les travaux avec des intervenants de la région de Sardaigne, de Cooperativa Studio e Progetto 2, de KITEV, de la ville de Sisak et de JRS Portugal.

Tous les partenaires EPIC ont activement pris part aux échanges, réunissant autour de la table de expériences similaires bien que différentes et partageant de nouvelles idées créatives qui ont rendu la conversation stimulante et constructive ! Que se passera-t-il ensuite ? Alors que les enquêtes menées par chaque partenaire EPIC touchaient à leur fin, le consortium se tient prêt à se retrouver en Espagne en octobre 2020 pour identifier les priorités qui en résultent!

Pendant ce temps, la newsletter EPIC sera bientôt publiée! Pour rester à jour avec toutes les actualités, inscrivez-vous et recevez toutes les informations à propos des enquêtes du projet ; des entretiens et des groupes de réflexion sur l’intégration des migrants ; des activités de renforcement des capacités pour les collectivités territoriales et les ONG ; des 8 projets pilotes ; des recommandations politiques ; des campagnes de communications locales et des évènements locaux et internationaux.

Abonnez-vous ici : https://mailchi.mp/aeidl/epic-newsletter

Le projet European Platform of Integrating Cities (EPIC) – ou « Plateforme européenne pour l’intégration dans les villes » est financé par le Fonds Asile, Migration et Intégration (FAMI) de l’Union européenne, il a pour objectif de créer un réseau de collectivités territoriales et d’ONG afin de partager des connaissances et des bonnes pratiques pour l’intégration des ressortissants des pays tiers.

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EPIC focus groups: conclusioni soddisfacenti e piani futuri

Tra il 17 e il 19 giugno 2020, il consorzio del progetto EPIC ha tenuto tre focus group online. Guidati dalla Dr.ssa Giovanna Astolfo della Bartlett DPU e dalla project manager di ALDA Dolinda Cavallo, i focus group erano parte della fase di ricerca e raccolta dati del progetto.

Lo scopo era di discutere insieme ai partner di tutte le città coinvolte le pratiche esistenti di integrazione dei migranti, condividendo sfide, lezioni imparate e bisogni locali, con l’idea di ottenere un quadro di insieme dei trend e degli ostacoli nei vari Paesi, di fatto definendo le priorità chiave e preparando il terreno per la successiva fase di capacity-building e matchmaking.

In ognuna delle sessioni sono state fatte presentazioni individuali in piccoli gruppi di partner, che hanno mostrato come hanno adattato il loro lavoro allo scoppio della pandemia mondiale. La discussione è poi proseguita verso tematiche di percezione dell’integrazione, pratiche di integrazione e relative sfide, bisogni specifici delle città, pratiche di integrazione non riconosciute ed efficienza di municipalità, NGOs e governi nel supportare questo tipo di iniziative. L’impatto della pandemia è stato ampiamento discusso e analizzato, cercando di identificare problematiche e trend comuni ai diversi territori.

Più precisamente, il primo giorno ha visto la partecipazione di rappresentanti di Solidaridad Sin Fronteras, del Comune di Ioannina, del Comune di Oberhausen, e della Area Metropolitana di Danzica. Il focus group del secondo giorno ha ospitato relatori di JRS Croazia, del Comune di Lisbona, del Comune di Brescia, di ADL-Z, e di Symbiosis; infine, l’ultimo giorno si è concluso con gli interventi della Regione Sardegna, di Cooperativa Studio e Progetto 2, di KITEV, della Città di Sisak e di JRS Portogallo.

Tutti i partner di EPIC sono stati parte attiva dello scambio online, portando esperienze simili ma con prospettive diverse e condividendo idee innovative e creative che hanno reso la conversazione stimolante e significativa. E adesso? Con la chiusura dei sondaggi, il consorzio di EPIC si prepara ad incontrarsi dal vivo in Spagna a Ottobre 2020 per identificare le priorità che sono emerse dai risultati.

Nel frattempo, la newsletter di EPIC è prossima al lancio! Per restare aggiornati sulle novità, iscrivetevi e riceverete tutte le informazioni sui sondaggi, le interviste e i focus group sull’integrazione dei migranti, le attività di acquisizione competenze per autorità locali e associazioni non governative, gli 8 progetti principali, policy recommendations, campagne di comunicazione locali ed eventi.

Iscrivetevi alla newsletter di EPIC qui: https://mailchi.mp/aeidl/epic-newsletter

Finanziato dal fondo AMIF dell’Unione Europea per Migrazione, Integrazione e Richieste di Asilo e coordinato da ALDA, il progetto European Platform of Integrating Cities (EPIC) vuole creare un network di autorità locali e NGO per condividere conoscenze e competenze per l’integrazione dei migranti.

русский

Фокус-группы EPIC: успешные выводы и планы на будущее

В период с 17 по 19 июня 2020 года в рамках проекта EPIC были организованы три онлайн ”фокус-группы” вместе со всем партнерским консорциумом, возглавляемым доктором Джованна Астольфо из DPU в Бартлетте и руководителем проекта ALDA Долиндой Кавалло в рамках этапа исследований и сбора данных проекта.

Упомянутые фокус-группы были нацелены на коллективное обсуждение существующих практик интеграции мигрантов с партнерами в каждом из участвующих тематических городов, обмен опытом, извлеченными уроками и местными потребностями с конечной целью достижения общего понимания тенденций и препятствий и создания основы для развития потенциала и согласования проекта путем определения приоритетов, которые станут основой последующих действий.

На каждой из трех сессий демонстрировались отдельные презентации небольших групп партнеров об их текущей работе и ее адаптации к вспышке Covid-19 и ее последствиям. Затем была продолжена дискуссия по вопросам интеграционного восприятия; интеграционные практики и их проблемы; конкретные потребности города; непризнанные методы интеграции; и эффективность муниципалитетов, НПО и правительства в поддержке этого вида работы. Влияние пандемии также обсуждалось и анализировалось в попытке найти общие проблемы и тенденции на разных территориях.

В частности, в первый день приняли участие представители Solidaridad Sin Fronteras, муниципалитета Янина, муниципалитета Оберхаузена и столичного района Гданьска. Во второй день в фокус-группу были приглашены представители JRS Хорватия, муниципалитета Лиссабона, муниципалитета Брешии, ADL-Z и Симбиоза; в то время как последний день завершил работу с регионом Сардиния, Cooperativa Studio e Progetto 2, KITEV, городом Сисак и JRS Portugal.

Все партнеры EPIC принимали активное участие в обмене, привнося схожий, но разный опыт и делясь новыми и креативными идеями, которые делали разговор стимулирующим и значимым! Что дальше? По мере того как опросы, проводимые каждым партнером EPIC, подходят к концу, консорциум готовится встретиться в Испании в октябре 2020 года, чтобы определить итоговые приоритеты!

Тем временем, информационный бюллетень EPIC будет запущен в ближайшее время! Чтобы быть в курсе всех новостей, зарегистрируйтесь и получите всю информацию об опросах проекта, интервью и фокус-группах по интеграции мигрантов; деятельность по наращиванию потенциала местных органов власти и НПО; его 8 пилотных проектов; политические рекомендации; местные коммуникационные кампании; и международные и местные события.

Подпишитесь здесь: https://mailchi.mp/aeidl/epic-newsletter

Финансируемый программой Европейского союза по убежищу, миграции и интеграции (AMIF) и координируемый ALDA, проект Европейской платформы по интеграции городов (EPIC) направлен на создание сети местных органов власти и неправительственных организаций для обмена знаниями и передовым опытом интеграции TCN.

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Fokus grupe projekta “EPIC”: uspešni zaklјučci i predstojeći planovi

Od 17. do 19. juna 2020, projekat “Epic” bio je domaćin tri online “fokus grupe” zajedno sa celim svojim partnerskim konzorcijumom, na čelu sa dr Giovanna Astolfo iz “Bartlett DPU” i ALDA-inom projektnom menadžerkom Dolindom Cavallo kao deo istraživačkog tima projekta.

Navedene fokus grupe imale su cilј da zajednički razgovaraju na temu postojećih praksi integracije migranata sa partnerima u svakom od gradova ukljčenih u projekat, da razmenjuju iskustva, izazove, naučene lekcije i lokalne potrebe, sa krajnjim cilјem postizanja zajedničkog razumevanja trendova i prepreka i stvaranja osnova za fazu izgradnje kapaciteta i povezivanja projekta identifikovanjem prioriteta koji će biti srž budućih akcija.

Svaka od tri sesije prikazala je pojedinačne prezentacije malih grupa partnera o njihovom tekućem radu i prilagođavanju situaciji u vezi sa epidemijom virusa Covid-19 i njegovim posledicama. Diskusija je zatim dodatno razvijena o pitanjima percepcije integracije; integracione prakse i njihovi izazovi; specifične potrebe grada; neprepoznata praksa integracije; i efikasnost opština, nevladinih organizacija i vlada u podržavanju ove vrste rada. Uticaj pandemije takođe je detaljno debatovan i analiziran u pokušaju da se pronađu zajednička pitanja i trendovi na različitim teritorijama.

Prvog dana učestvovali su predstavnici iz Solidaridad Sin Fronteras, Opštine Ioannina, Opštine Oberhausen i Gdanjske metropolitske oblasti. Drugog dana, fokus grupa je ugostila predstavnike JRS Hrvatska, Opštine Lisabon, Opštine Brescia, ADL-Z i Symbiosis; dok je poslednji dan zaklјučen radovima sa Regiona Sardinija, Cooperativa Studio e Progetto 2, KITEV, Grad Sisak i JRS Portugal.

Svi “EPIC” partneri aktivno su učestvovali u razmeni, donoseći za sto slična, ali različita iskustva i razmenjujući nove i kreativne ideje zbog kojih je razgovor bio podsticajan i smislen! Šta dalјe? Kako se ankete svakog “EPIC” partnera privode kraju, konzorcijum se priprema za sastanak u Španiji u oktobru 2020. godine kako bi identifikovao prioritete proistekle iz rezultata!

U međuvremenu, “Epic newsletter” će biti pokrenut uskoro! Da biste bili u toku sa svim vestima, prijavite se da dobijate sve informacije o projektnim anketama, intervjuima i fokus grupama o integraciji migranata; aktivnostima na izgradnji kapaciteta lokalnih vlasti i nevladinih organizacija; 8 pilot projekata ; preporuka politika ; lokalnih komunikacionih kampanja; međunarodnih i lokalnih događaja.

Prijavite se ovde: https://mailchi.mp/aeidl/epic-newsletter

Finansiran iz programa Fonda za azil, migracije i integraciju Evropske unije (AMIF) i koordiniran od strane ALDA-e, European Platform of Integrating Cities (EPIC) projekat ima za cilј stvaranje mreže lokalnih vlasti i NVO-a za razmenu znanja i najbolјih praksi za integraciju.

العربية

المنبرالأوروبيلدمجالمدن: الاستنتاجاتالناجحةوالخططالقادمةالمتعلقةبالمجموعاتالمركزعليها

 من 17 إلى 19يونيو 2020 ، استضاف مشروع المنبر الأوروبي لدمج المدنثلاثمجموعاتتركيز عبر الإنترنت  إلى جانب مجمل شركاء الاتحاد ، بقيادة من الدكتور جيوفانا استولفو ممثل   Bartlett DPU ومديرة المشاريع بآلدا دوليندا كافالو و يتعلق هذا الإجتماع  بمرحلة البحث وجمع البيانات .

تهدف مجموعات التركيز المذكورة إلى مناقشة جماعية للممارسات الحاليةلإدماجالمهاجرينمعالشركاء في كل مدينة من المدن المعنية من أجل تقاسم التحديات والدروس المستفادة والاحتياجات المحلية ، بهدف نهائي يتمثل في الوصول إلى فهم مشترك للاتجاهات والعقبات    حتى يتم تثبيت الأساس لمراحل بناء القدرات والتوفيق بين المشروع من خلال تحديد الأولويات التي ستكون جوهر الإجراءات الموالية.

عرضت كل جلسة من الجلسات الثلاث العروض الفردية لمجموعات صغيرة من الشركاءحولعملهمالمستمروتكيفهمعتفشيوباءكورونا 19 وعواقبه. ثم تم تطوير المناقشة حول مسائل تصور التكامل. ممارسات التكامل وتحدياتها ؛ احتياجات المدينة المحددة ؛ ممارسات التكامل غير المعترف بها ؛ وفعالية البلديات والمنظمات غير الحكومية والحكومة في دعم هذا النوع من العمل. كما تمت مناقشة وتحليل تأثير الوباء بعمق في محاولة لإيجاد قضايا واتجاهات مشتركة عبر المناطق المختلفة.

وبشكل أكثر تحديدًا ، شهد اليوم الأول مشاركة ممثلين عن Solidaridad Sin Fronteras ، بلدية يوانينا ، بلدية أوبرهاوزن ، ومنطقة العاصمة غدانسك. في اليوم الثاني ، استضافت مجموعة التركيز ممثلين عن JRS كرواتيا ، بلدية لشبونة ، ، ADL-Z ، و Symbiosis .  أما اليوم الأخير فخصص لملخص الأعمال مع منطقة سردينيا , ومدينة سيساك ,JRS Portugal

.KITEV و Cooperativa Studio e Progetto 2

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يحصي مشروع المنبر الأوروبي لدمج المدن  بتمويل من برنامج الاتحاد الأوروبي للجوء والهجرة والاندماج و هذا البرنامج منسق مع آلدا و يهدف إلى إنشاء شبكة من السلطات المحلية والمنظمات غير الحكومية لتبادل المعرفة وأفضل الممارسات لإدماج مواطني البلدان الثالثة

The Balkan Network for Local Democracy is proud to present its new profile video animation! The video presents the BNLD values and engagement through the eyes of its members and those it works with in the Balkans, and gives a brief idea of what the Network does.

Cooperation, Solidarity, Innovative, Equality, Partnership, Multigenerational, Regional are among the core concepts mentioned in the video: it’s through these words that the BNLD showcases its contribution to the regional development and cooperation!

–> Have a look at the video on Youtube <–

The clip was filmed within the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project, implemented by ALDA together with the Center for Democracy Foundation, the Balkan Network for Local Democracy, CRTA, Youth Act and Sodem. The project is funded by the European Union and the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.


In May 2020, the Balkan Network for Local Democracy (BNLD) was proudly awarded a grant by the prestigious Western Balkan Fund (WBF) for the implementation of the CulTours: Western Balkan Cultural Tours project, starting from the month of June.

CulTours is a 12-month project that involves 5 countries from the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia) with the aim to promote regional cooperation in the field of culture and sustainable growth. It is a follow-up of the Monumental 9 project, currently implemented by the same project partners, and proposes touristic routes of 9 cultural heritage sites from World War 2 in the Western Balkans.

Its activities will include research and work with local stakeholders; the development of a tool for the promotion of cultural heritage; a series of webinars for the exchange of ideas on tourism and local economic development; and one of its planned outcomes is the creation of a phone app that showcases touristic routes linking 9 cultural heritage sites in the Western Balkans.

The Western Balkan countries have common cultural heritage from World War 2 and the post-war period that is highly interesting from architectural, cultural and ideological points of view“, stated Ivana Petrovska, Director of the Balkan Network for Local Democracy. “Making a link between these sites and providing a shared touristic offer is going to be crucially beneficial for the local communities in all involved countries”.

The award of a grant by the WBF is of great encouragement to the CulTours project, as well as a great honour. The BNLD will work hard to achieve the maximum benefit for all its target communities!

The Balkan Network for Local Democracy is a network created by ALDA and the Local Democracy Agencies in the Western Balkans to support regional cooperation in the region.

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Une subvention du Western Balkan Fund pour le projet CulTours du BNLD!

En mai 2020, le Balkan Network for Local Democracy (BNLD) a été fier d’obtenir une subvention du prestigieux Western Balkan Fund (WBF) pour la mise en place du projet CulTours: Western Balkan Cultural Tours, qui a débuté au mois de juin.

CulTours est un projet sur 12 mois qui implique 5 pays des Balkans occidentaux (Bosnie-Herzégovine, Kosovo, Monténégro, Serbie et Macédoine du Nord) avec l’objectif de promouvoir la coopération régionale dans le domaine de la culture et de la croissance durable. Il s’agit du prolongement du projet Monumental 9, qui est actuellement mis en œuvre par les mêmes partenaires du projet, qui propose des routes touristiques dans les Balkans occidentaux autour de 9 sites relevant du patrimoine culturel de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Ces activité comprendront des recherches et des actions avec les parties prenantes locales ; le développement d’un outil pour promouvoir le patrimoine culturel ; une série de webinaires pour le partage d’idées autour du tourisme et du développement de l’économie locale et l’un des objectifs attendus est la création d’une application pour smartphone qui met en valeur les routes touristiques qui relient ces 9 sites liés au patrimoine culturel des Balkans occidentaux.

« Les pays des Balkans occidentaux partagent un patrimoine culturel commun provenant de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et de la période d’après-guerre qui est particulièrement intéressant d’un point de vue architectural, culturel et idéologique » a déclaré Ivana Petrovska, Directrice du Balkan Network for Local Democracy. « Créer un lien entre ces sites et fournir une proposition touristique commune sera absolument bénéfique pour les communautés locales de tous les pays concernés ».

L’octroi de la subvention du WBF est un formidable signe d’encouragement pour le projet CulTours ainsi qu’un grand honneur. Le BNLD travaillera d’arrache-pied pour permettre à toutes les communautés en question d’en dégager un maximum de bénéfices!

Le Balkan Network for Local Democracy est un réseau créé par l’ALDA et par les Agences de Démocratie Locale des Balkans occidentaux pour soutenir la coopération régionale dans la région.

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Una sovvenzione dal Fondo per i Balcani occidentali per il progetto CulTours del BNLD!

Nel maggio 2020 la Rete dei Balcani per la Democrazia Locale (BNLD) ha orgogliosamente ricevuto una sovvenzione dal prestigioso Fondo per i Balcani Occidentali (WBF) per l’attuazione del progetto CulTours: Western Balkan Cultural Tours, che comincerà a breve.

CulTours è un progetto della durata di 12 mesi che coinvolge 5 paesi dei Balcani Occidentali (Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia e Macedonia del Nord) e ha l’obiettivo di promuovere la cooperazione regionale nel campo della cultura e della crescita sostenibile. È un seguito del progetto Monumental 9, attualmente implementato dagli stessi partner del progetto, e propone percorsi turistici di 9 siti del patrimonio culturale della Seconda Guerra Mondiale nei Balcani Occidentali.

Le attività includeranno la ricerca e il lavoro con le parti interessate locali; lo sviluppo di uno strumento per la promozione del patrimonio culturale; una serie di webinar per lo scambio di idee sul turismo e lo sviluppo economico locale; e uno dei risultati previsti è la creazione di un’app che mostra i percorsi turistici che collegano i 9 siti del patrimonio culturale nei Balcani Occidentali.

I paesi dei Balcani Occidentali hanno un patrimonio culturale riguardanti laSeconda Guerra Mondiale e il dopoguerra in comune, il quale è molto interessante dal punto di vista architettonico, culturale e ideologico“, ha dichiarato Ivana Petrovska, direttrice della Rete Balcanica per la Democrazia Locale. “Creare un collegamento tra questi siti e fornire un’offerta turistica condivisa sarà di fondamentale utilità per le comunità locali in tutti i paesi coinvolti“.

L’assegnazione di una sovvenzione da parte del WBF è un grande incoraggiamento per il progetto CulTours, nonché un grande onore. Il BNLD lavorerà sodo per ottenere il massimo beneficio per tutte le comunità di interesse!

La Rete dei Balcani per la Democrazia Locale è una rete creata da ALDA e dalle Agenzie per la Democrazia Locale nei Balcani Occidentali per sostenere la cooperazione regionale in quest’area.

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Грант Фонда Западных Балкан для БСМД CulTours!

В мае 2020 года Балканская сеть местной демократии (БСМД) была награждена грантом престижного Западно-Балканского фонда ЗБФ на реализацию проекта CulTours: Western Balkan Cultural Tours, начиная с июня месяца.

CulTours – это 12-месячный проект, в котором участвуют 5 стран Западных Балкан (Босния и Герцеговина, Косово, Черногория, Сербия и Северная Македония) с целью содействия региональному сотрудничеству в области культуры и устойчивого роста. Он является продолжением проекта Monumental 9, который в настоящее время осуществляется теми же партнерами по проекту, и предлагает туристические маршруты из 9 объектов культурного наследия времен Второй мировой войны на Западных Балканах.

Его деятельность будет включать исследования и работу с местными заинтересованными сторонами; разработка инструмента для пропаганды культурного наследия; серия вебинаров для обмена идеями о туризме и местном экономическом развитии; и одним из запланированных результатов является создание приложения для телефона, которое демонстрирует туристические маршруты, связывающие 9 объектов культурного наследия на Западных Балканах.

Страны Западных Балкан имеют общее культурное наследие Второй мировой войны и послевоенного периода, что очень интересно с архитектурной, культурной и идеологической точек зрения”, – заявила Ивана Петровская, директор Балканской сети местной демократии. ”Создание связи между этими сайтами и предоставление общего туристического предложения будет чрезвычайно полезным для местных сообществ во всех вовлеченных странах”.

Присуждение гранта WBF является большой поддержкой для проекта CulTours, а также большой честью. BNLD будет усердно работать, чтобы добиться максимальной выгоды для всех своих целевых сообществ!

Балканская Сеть Местной Демократии – это сеть, созданная ALDA и Агентствами местной демократии на Западных Балканах для поддержки регионального сотрудничества в регионе.

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Grant Fonda za Zapadni Balkan za BNLD projekat “CulTours”!

U maju 2020. Balkanska mreža za lokalnu demokratiju (BNLD) dobila je grant Fonda za Zapadni Balkanestern Balkan (Western Balkans Fund – WBF) za realizaciju projekta “CulTours”: Western Balkan Cultural Tours”, sa početkom u junu mesecu.

“CulTours” je 12-mesečni projekat koji uklјučuje 5 zemalјa sa Zapadnog Balkana (Bosna i Hercegovina, Kosovo*, Crna Gora, Srbija i Severna Makedonija) sa cilјem da promoviše regionalnu saradnju u oblasti kulture i održivog razvoja. Ovaj projekat predstavljaće u izvesnom smislu nastavak projekta Monumental 9, koji trenutno sprovode isti partneri, i predlaže turističke rute koje prate 9 značajnih mesta kulturne baštine iz Drugog svetskog rata na Zapadnom Balkanu.

Aktivnosti projekta će uklјučivati istraživanje i rad sa lokalnim akterima; razvoj alata za promociju kulturne baštine; niz vebinara za razmenu ideja o turizmu i lokalnom ekonomskom razvoju; a jedan od njegovih planiranih rezultata je stvaranje mobilne aplikacije koja prikazuje turističke rute koje povezuju 9 lokacija kulturne baštine na Zapadnom Balkanu.

“Zemlјe Zapadnog Balkana imaju zajedničko kulturno nasleđe iz Drugog svetskog rata i posleratnog perioda, što je veoma interesantno sa arhitektonskog, kulturnog i ideološkog stanovišta”, izjavila je Ivana Petrovska, direktorka Balkanske mreže za lokalnu demokratiju. „Uspostavlјanje veze između ovih lokacija i pružanje zajedničke turističke ponude biće od presudne koristi za lokalne zajednice u svim uklјučenim zemlјama “.

Dodela grantova od strane WBF-a predstavlja veliko ohrabrenje za projekat “CulTours”, kao i veliku čast. BNLD će naporno raditi na postizanju maksimalne koristi za sve svoje cilјne zajednice!

Balkanska mreža za lokalnu demokratiju je mreža stvorena od strane ALDA-e i agencija lokalne demokratije iz zemalja Zapadnog Balkana za podršku regionalnoj saradnji u regionu.

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(BNLD CulTours)  منحةمقدمةمنقبلصندوقغربالبلقانلفائدةمشروعالجولاتالثقافيةلشبكةالبلقانللديمقراطيةالمحلية

في شهر مايو (آيار) من سنة 2020, عبرت شبكة البلقان للديمقراطية المحلية عن فخرها واعتزازها بالحصول على منحة من قبل صندوق غرب البلقان الشهير لتنفيذ مشروع جولاتثقافيةلغربالبلقان, انطلاقا من شهر جوان (حزيران).

يضم مشروع جولات ثقافية لغرب البلقان, الذي يمتد على مدى 12 شهر, عدد 5 بلدان من منطقة غرب البلقان (البوسنة والهرسك, كوسوفو, الجبل الأسود, صربيا وشمال مقدونيا), يهدف هذا المشروع إلىتعزيزالتعاونالإقليميفيمجالالثقافةوالتنميةالمستدامة. كمايمثلهذاالمشروعمتابعةلمشروعآخريعرفباسممشروع 9 الضخم (Monumental 9 projet ), الذي يتم تنفيذه حاليا من قبل نفس الشركاء في المشروع, ويقترحعدد 9 مسالكثقافيةسياحيةتركزعلىمواقعالتراثالتييعود تاريخها إلى الحرب العالمية الثانية وتتواجد بمنطقة غرب البلقان.

تشمل أنشطة هذا المشروع عددا من البحوث والأشغال تنجز بالتعاون مع أصحاب المصلحة المحليين, إضافة إلى امكانية تنمية أداة للنهوض بالتراث الثقافي وسلسلة من حلقات الوابنار يتسم استغلالها للتفاعلوتبادلالأفكارحولالقطاعالسياحيومجالالتنميةالاقتصاديةالمحلية, مع الإشارة إلى إحدى المخرجات الهامة في إطار هذا المشروع والتي تتمثل فيبعثتطبيقةهاتفيةتوضح المسالك السياحية التي تربط مواقع التراث الثقافي في منطقة غرب البلقان.

بلدانمنطقةغربالبلقانلهاقاسممشتركيتمثلفيتراثثقافيمشتركيعودتاريخهإلىحقبةالحربالعالميةالثانيةوإلىفترةمابعدالحرب, حيثيكتسيهذاالتراثأهميةبالغةمنالناحيةالهندسيةوالثقافيةوالإيديولوجية. الربطبينمختلفهذهالمواقعوتوفيرعروضسياحيةمشتركةيمثلفرصةسانحةويخدممصلحةكافةالمجتمعاتالمحليةفيكلالبلدانالمساهمةفيهذاالمشروع“, كماجاءعلىلسانإيفانابيتروفسكا, مديرةشبكةالبلقانللديمقراطيةالمحلية.

المنحة التي قدمها صندوق غرب البلقان تمثل بادرة طيبة ومشجعة لمشروع جولات ثقافية (CulTours), إضافة إلى انها تعتبر مصدر شرف كبير. ستبذل شبكة البلقان للديمقراطية المحلية قصارى جهدها لتمكين كافة مجتمعاتها المحلية منالاستفادةالقصوىمنهذاالمشروع!

شبكة البلقان للديمقراطية المحلية هي شبكة تم بعثها من قبل ألدا ووكالات الديمقراطية المحلية في منطقة غرب البلقان لدعم التعاون الاقليمي في المنطقة


WeWorld GVC, active in 29 world countries, has received a grant from the European Commission and it intends to launch an INTERNATIONAL TENDER PROCEDURE in the framework of the project entitled “End Climate Change, Start Climate of Change #ClimateOfChange. A Pan-European Campaign to build a better future for climate induced migrants, the human face of climate change – Grant Contract CSO – LA/2019/410-153” (DEAR Programme).

Service to be provided

The subject of this tender procedure is the execution of the following service: a tailored survey on perception and knowledge of the nexus between migration, climate change and the current economic model of young citizens (aged 16-35) in 23 EU countries (Italy, France, Greece, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Belgium plus Slovenia, Malta, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ireland, The Netherlands and Romania).

Instructions to bid and the full procedure is comprehensively explained in the Tender Dossier.

The Tender Dossier will be available only via email and on request to the following email address: natalia.lupi@gvc.weworld.it and federica.massanova@weworld.it from Wednesday 17th June 2020 to Thursday 9th July 2020.

The deadline for tender submissions is Thursday 16th of July 2020, at 18:00 (CEST). Additional information or clarifications will be published on WeWorld GVC website.

Eligible bidders must submit the Tender Dossier by required deadline, Tender Dossiers sent after the deadline will not be considered.

ALDA is project partner of the Climate of Change project, of which WeWorld is the lead partner. Please find the original article HERE.

Big news from the Eastern Partnership area, as both the AGREED and Media Dialogue projects are deep in the works with very exciting initiatives!

Under ALDA management and thanks to the co-financing of the European Union, the sub-grants scheme of the “Activating Governance Reform for Enhancing Development” (AGREED) project was launched on April 12th this year with the deadline for proposal submissions of May 15th.

ALDA received 123 project proposals from all districts of Moldova, a number the ALDA team was extremely positively surprised by, especially considering the high quality of the applications. This month, the Evaluation Committee completed its selection according to the criteria that were published together with the call for proposals and, consequently, the projects proposed by the following 17 organisations were approved for up to 6000 euros each in funding:

1. Public Association “Regional Centre for Sustainable Development”, Ungheni
2. Public Association “Destin”, Schineni, Soroca 
3. Public Association “Development and Involvement”, Cimislia
4. Public Association “Ilenuța”, Cotova, Drochia
5. Public Association “Floresti District Coulcil of Youth”, Floresti
6. Public Association “DOR DE CASA”, Criva, Briceni
7. Public Association “Mugurasii de la Bic”, Gura Bacului, Anenii Noi
8. Public Association “Ecological Movememt Stefan Voda”, Stefan Voda
9. Public Association “PRO  Community Assistance and Develpment”, Ciolacu Nou, Falesti
10. Public Association “Pro-Europa”, Comrat
11. Public Association “PROSPECT”, Cimislia
12. Public Association “Silent Generation”, Balti
13. Public Association “For SURUCENENI”, Suruceni, Ialoveni
14. Public Association “We – The bright future”, Falesti
15. Public Association “MALURILE NISTRULUI”, Cosnita, Dubasari
16. The Association of Natives of Telenesti “Brotherhood of Telenesti Everywhere”, Telenesti
17. The Association of Natives “CIUCIULEA-VATRA DE DOR”, Ciuciulea, Glodeni.

Project implementation is now scheduled to start on June 25th and last for a maximum of 6 months. ALDA and the AGREED consortium are highly pleased with the enthusiasm shown by Moldovan civil society; and a similarly successful grant competition is in progress in Kyrgyzstan, too, in the framework the Media Dialogue project!

As of December 2019, in fact, ALDA and 4 other partners kicked off the Media Dialogue project in Kyrgyzstan and, after a series of preparatory activities, officially launched it in March 2020 in Bishkek with a large presence of stakeholders. Project activities aim to improve the policy and legal environment affecting the media sector and to assist media houses, journalists and editors in upholding professional journalistic standards and acting as democratic watchdogs during the 2020 electoral cycle.

With this in mind, back in April a grant competition was launched to (1) strengthen the media environment in Kyrgyzstan, (2) support the provision of public high-quality journalism and (3) promote media policy reform. More specifically, the call for proposals looked for ways to support media institutions in delivering advocacy campaigns to raise public awareness of the need to maintain and promote freedom of expression, high-quality journalism, contents of public service, access to information and other constituents of a free and democratic media environment.

By the given deadline of May 10th, the Media Dialogue team had received 27 applications from Kyrgyz media outlets and media organisations, out of which 4 proposals were pre-selected for support by the selection committee and are currently in the negotiation and preparation phase for grants agreements. Each organisation will receive up to 30,000 euro, thus meaning that, as of July 2020, ALDA will be supporting 4 media organisations from Kyrgyzstan to increase public access to information, transparency of state institutions and better access to diversified information for vulnerable groups.

We are extremely proud of how far both projects have already come and are looking forward to seeing what’s next!

AGREED is a 2-year project which aims at strengthening the capacity of Moldovan local authorities to perform a transparent and participatory governance in their communities, with a specific reference to the policy-making process related to the local decentralisation reform.

Media Dialogue is an 18-month EU-funded project based in Kyrgyzstan which wishes to strengthen the capacity and responsibility of media actors to operate as drivers of democracy and to prevent potential conflicts during the October 2020 parliamentary elections.

In the framework of the third annual event of the EMEN (European Migrants Entrepreneurship Network) project, the EMEN Consortium has been hosting a series of webinars with the common theme of “Unlocking diversity” on each Monday of June.

With a focus on the noteworthy added value that diversity brings to our societies, each webinar in the series analyses the way that diversity specifically contributes to the development of new businesses and to the better inclusion and integration of vulnerable groups into society and cities – in line with the engagement of the EMEN Consortium in creating an effective ecosystem at the EU level in support of migrant entrepreneurs through the setting up of three Communities of Practice, i.e. coaching and mentoring; access to finance; and professionalisation of migrant entrepreneurs’ associations.

On Monday, June 15th, in particular, the second webinar was held with ALDA’s participation on the topic of “Resilience of diverse cities and communities in times of crisis“.

The session produced an insightful discussion on the crucial role of local authorities in facing the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on their territories, as well as in keeping up with related challenges like the reduction of inequalities, or the need for digitization: in a context of crisis and swift changes, it was argued, cities and communities are – more than ever – the pivotal stakeholders in sustaining and promoting diversity and integration at the local level.

Panelists included

  • Professor Maurice Crul, who presented the “Becoming a minority” project on the lives of people without a migration background in ethnically diverse neighborhoods in six pilot cities in Europe, and pointed out that diversity benefits community life both economically and socially;
  • Irena Guidikova, Head of the Inclusion and Anti Discrimination Programme at the Council of Europe, who discussed how the Intercultural Cities Programme of the CoE reveals that “unlocking diversity” is most definitely the way to reduce inequalities, develop cities’ potentiality and positively contribute to everyone’s living;
  • and ALDA Secretary-General Antonella Valmorbida, who detailed the many lessons that should be learned from the ongoing health emergency, and presented both EMEN and other ALDA projects with the aim to foster diversity and promote inclusion at the local level – namely WEMIN, Integration and Empowerment of Migrant and Refugee Women; EPIC, European Platform of integrating Cities; and LIME, Labour Integration for Migrant Employment.

It is in fact ALDA’s strong belief that local communities are without doubt the first place of action for positive changes, and Antonella Valmorbida also highlighted how the synergies between local authorities and civil society should be more and more enhanced in this Covid-19 outbreak as they have proved to be most effective for effective reaction. This reflects the very core of ALDA’s mission, too: the strengthening of the resilience of local communities and the promotion of diversity.

This episode of the EMEN webinar series can now be watched HERE, on the Youtube channel of EMEN lead partners AEIDL, the European Association for Information on Local Development.

EMEN – European Migrants Entrepreneurship Network: crossing borders for financial and business development services is a 3-year project within the COSME programme with a 12-partner Consortium which works on developing, sharing and promoting support schemes for individual migrant entrepreneurs and for social and inclusive enterprises benefitting migrants.

Visit the dedicated project website: www.emen-project.eu.

Why should I care?” is the title of two short but intense film clips produced within the Regional Youth Compact for Europe project.

The young people involved in the videos draw attention to key issues that matter to them. The campaign puts together a selection of great awareness messages in order to inspire people to take action, as youngsters take a stance against corruption, pollution, hate speech, abuse of power and the need to leave their countries forever. At the same time, they fight for better education, easier mobility, more opportunities for employment, more freedom and genuine democracy.

You can watch the videos on the project’s YouTube channel: first video | second video.

The Regional Youth Compact for Europe project is implemented by ALDA together with the Center for Democracy Foundation, the Balkan Network for Local Democracy, CRTA, Youth Act and Sodem Turkey; and funded by the European Union and the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Melting point for innovative ideas and creative digital tools, the 2020 edition of the PiXii Festival will be the occasion for many to discover the European project The Rude Awakening which ALDA is partner of. From June 22nd to 25th the Festival, initially planned to be in La Rochelle (France), will go online for the first time. In collaboration with the 31st edition of the Sunny side of the Doc, it will be the meeting of innovative stories, digital installations, creative documentaries and immersive technologies. 

PiXii is, in fact, an international festival for digital cultures giving a business and creative view of the power of virtual reality, 3D imaging, Apps and so on, to enhance museums, heritage institutions and cultural centres experiences. One of the focuses of the festival is storytelling, and the festival has become well renowned on the digital and creative scene.

Fondazione Belvedere-Gschwent and 101 Percento are invited to participate in this international and online event and, during the History and Heritage session, the participants will hence be able to discover the ALDA European project The Rude Awakening led by the Foundation, and learn about the use of digital tools to tell History.

The Rude Awakening – a multimedia journey in the footsteps of frontline soldiers’ everyday life” aims to raise the awareness and interest of younger generations (between 13 to 20 years old) on the topic of war and peace. With the support of digital and audiovisual contents based on the stories of WWI soldiers, “The Rude Awakening” wants to lead a new educational and emotional perspective on war and peace, whereby visitors will learn by doing as they fill the shoes of a soldier all along the museum visit, thus better understanding war memories and soldier life thanks to technology. It’s a co-funded project by the European Union MEDIA programme, a sub-programme of Creative Europe.

For more information on the project and how to join it, please contact artistic Director, Mr Renzo Carbonera: progetti@fortebelvedere.org.

If we only consider its aesthetics, street art becomes irrelevant. Street art is important and beautiful because of the empowerment and the inspiration it gives to people”.

It was with this motivation that over a hundred people got together on June 4th, 2020 to attend the international webinar on “Street art against urban and social marginalization” organized within the STreet ARt project, co-funded by the EU Europe for Citizens programme with the aim to build a network of European cities and promote the power of street art as a tool for increasing citizen participation, connecting people of different cultures, regenerating depressed and abandoned areas and reducing marginalisation.

ALDA, as project partner responsible for communication, supported the organisation and moderation of the webinar, which saw a warm welcome by Paolo Pellizzari, Mayor of the Arcugnano Municipality which is proudly leading the project. The Mayor highlighted the importance of the webinar to stress the role of street art in processes of urban and social inclusion, as well as to share considerations and new perspectives on its potential and impact.

The discussion was then lit by Anna Stolyarova, founder of the Street Art Museum Amsterdam, who introduced the history of the street art movement starting from its definition and going through its perception, acceptance and resistance. The expert explained how street art is an empowering grass-roots participatory movement, “breaking a definition of what could be a place to enjoy art and redefining what can be an art object, throwing the ephemeral into the mix”.

Next in line was Mattia Campo Dall’Orto, urban artist who runs workshops with disabled people and refugees while also researching contemporary subcultures, graffiti and street art at the University of Trieste. Through a selection of his projects based on social commitment and local community involvement, Mattia shed the light on the value of street art for reducing social exclusion of minority and vulnerable groups, and promoting social inclusion and multicultural engagement.

Multifaceted, world-renowned Italian artist 2501, in turn, travelled the world with his socially committed work consisting mainly in murals, but also experimented with sculpture, photography and a documentary project called Nomadic Experiment. He shared a number of documentary shots on a reflection on urban regeneration and gentrification processes, rising interesting contradictions and provocations in relation to how street art is wrongly perceived and sometimes exploited for marketing and political purposes.

Last but not least, Stefan Cisti and Claudiu Dutulescu from project partner City of Mioveni discussed participatory methods and approaches to involve citizens in street art initiatives, and underlined how street art promotes civic and multicultural participation at community level; and the entire STAR consortium took participants on a journey into the colourful world of street art through all the initiatives and festivals they implemented locally since the beginning of the project.

All along the webinar Q&A sessions were also encouraged where participants were invited to share their opinions and questions on a virtual mural, which will be kept open for the entire duration of the project with the aim to keep the international debate alive around street art and its role in urban and social regeneration processes. The mural is available here.

The STreet ARt project is conducted by the Arcugnano Municipality (Italy) in collaboration with European municipalities and organisations from 14 European countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.

The recording of this international webinar is now available on the ALDA YouTube channel!

Contact: Nadia Di Iulio, ALDA project manager – starproject@aldaintranet.org

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Le webinaire international de STAR sur le street art: réussites et enseignements 

« Si nous prenons uniquement en compte ses esthétiques, le street art devient peu pertinent. Le street art est beau et pertinent par l’émancipation et l’inspiration qu’il apporte aux gens ».

C’est avec cette motivation que plus d’une centaine de personnes se sont réunies le 4 juin 2020 pour participer au webinaire international dont le sujet était : « Le street art contre la marginalisation urbaine et sociale ». Il était organisé dans le cadre du projet STreet ARt, cofinancé par le programme Europe pour les citoyens de l’UE, qui a pour objectif de bâtir un réseau de villes européennes et de promouvoir la puissance du street art comme un outil pour accroître la participation citoyenne, connecter les peuples de différentes cultures, régénérer les espaces abandonnés et moroses mais aussi réduire la marginalisation.

L’ALDA, en tant que partenaire du projet et responsable et de la communication, a soutenu l’organisation et la modération du webinaire, qui a été chaleureusement accueilli par Paolo Pellizzari, maire de la municipalité d’Arcugnano, qui est fière d’être à la tête du projet. Le maire a souligné l’importance du webinaire pour mettre en évidence le rôle du street art dans le processus d’inclusion urbaine et sociale mais aussi pour partager des considérations et de nouvelles perspectives sur son potentiel et son influence.

L’échange a ensuite été animé par Anna Stolyarova, fondatrice du Musée du street art d’Amsterdam, qui a procédé à une introduction de l’histoire du mouvement du street art, depuis sa définition en passant ensuite par sa perception, son acceptation et sa résistance. L’expert a expliqué en quoi le street art est un mouvement participatif d’émancipation populaire. « Créer une rupture dans la définition de ce que peut être un endroit où apprécier l’art et redéfinir ce que peut être un objet d’art, jetant l’éphémère dans la composition ».

La prochaine intervenante était Mattia Campo Dall’Orto, une artiste urbaine qui gère des ateliers pour personnes handicapés et refugiés tout en menant des recherches sur les sous-cultures contemporaines, le graffiti et le street art à l’Université de Trieste. A travers une sélection de ses projets basés sur l’engagement social et la participation de la communauté locale. Mattia a fait la lumière sur l’importance du street art pour réduire l’exclusion sociale des minorités et des groupes vulnérables ainsi que pour promouvoir l’inclusion sociale et l’implication multiculturelle.

L’artiste italien de renommée mondiale aux multiples facettes 2501a voyagé autour du monde avec son travail socialement engagé qui consiste en des fresques murales mais il a aussi expérimenté à travers la sculpture, la photographie et un projet documentaire nommé Nomadic Experiment. Il a partagé un certain nombre de plans du documentaire sur une réflexion sur la régénération urbaine et sur le processus de gentrification, relevant d’intéressantes contradictions et provocations en relation avec le fait que le street art est faussement perçu et parfois instrumentalisé à des desseins politique ou marketing.

Pour conclure, Stefan Cisti and Claudiu Dutulescu de la ville de Mioveni, partenaire du projet, ont traité des méthodes et approches participatives pour inclure les citoyens dans les initiatives du street art et ont souligné comment le street art promeut la participation civile et multiculturelle à l’échelle de la communauté. L’ensemble du consortium de STAR a emmené les participants dans un voyage autour du monde coloré du street art à travers toutes les initiatives et festivals qu’ils ont mis en œuvre localement depuis le début du projet.

Durant tout le webinaire des sessions de questions-réponses étaient également encouragées, durant lesquelles les participants étaient invités à partager leurs avis et questions sur une peinture murale virtuelle. Cette dernière restera ouverte pendant toute la durée du projet dans l’objectif de maintenir actif ce débat international autour du street art et de son rôle dans le processus de régénération urbaine et sociale. La peinture murale est accessible ici.

Le projet STreet ARt est mené par la municipalité d’Arcugnano (Italie) en coopération avec les municipalités et organisations européennes de 14 pays européens : l’Albanie, la Bosnie-Herzégovine, la République tchèque, la France, l’Allemagne, l’Italie, le Kosovo, la Lettonie, la Pologne, le Portugal, la Roumanie, la Serbie, la Slovénie et les Pays-Bas.

L’enregistrement de ce webinaire international est désormais disponible sur la chaîne Youtube de l’ALDA!

Contact: Nadia Di Iulio, responsable de projet à l’ALDA – starproject@aldaintranet.org

italiano

Il webinar internazionale di STAR sulla street art: successi e temi chiave

“Se ne consideriamo solo l’estetica, la street art diventa irrilevante. La street art è importante e bella grazie al potenziamento e all’ispirazione che dà alle persone”.

È con questa motivazione che più di cento persone si sono riunite il 4 giugno 2020 per partecipare al webinar internazionale “Street art contro l’emarginazione urbana e sociale” organizzato nell’ambito del progetto STreet ARt, cofinanziato dal programma Europe for Citizens dell’UE con l’obiettivo di costruire una rete di città europee e promuovere il potere della street art come strumento per migliorare la partecipazione dei cittadini, unire persone di culture diverse, rigenerare aree depresse e abbandonate e ridurre l’emarginazione.

ALDA, in qualità di partner del progetto responsabile della comunicazione, ha supportato l’organizzazione e la moderazione del webinar, che ha visto un caloroso benvenuto da parte di Paolo Pellizzari, sindaco del Comune di Arcugnano, il quale è orgoglioso di dirigere il progetto. Il sindaco ha sottolineato l’importanza del webinar per sottolineare il ruolo della street art nei processi di inclusione urbana e sociale, nonché per condividere considerazioni e nuove prospettive sul suo potenziale e impatto.

La discussione è stata quindi accesa da Anna Stolyarova, fondatrice dello Street Art Museum di Amsterdam, la quale ha introdotto la storia del movimento della street art a partire dalla sua definizione e attraversando la sua percezione, accettazione e resistenza. L’esperta ha spiegato come la street art sia un movimento partecipativo che abilita le radici, “rompendo una definizione di ciò che potrebbe essere un luogo per godersi l’arte e ridefinendo ciò che può essere un oggetto d’arte, gettando l’effimero nel mix”.

Successivamente è intervenuto Mattia Campo Dall’Orto, artista urbano che organizza laboratori con persone disabili e rifugiati e allo stesso tempo è un ricercatore di sottoculture contemporanee, graffiti e street art all’Università di Trieste. Attraverso una selezione dei suoi progetti basati sull’impegno sociale e il coinvolgimento della comunità locale, Mattia ha fatto luce sul valore della street art per ridurre l’esclusione sociale delle minoranze e dei gruppi vulnerabili e promuovere l’inclusione sociale e l’impegno multiculturale.

L’artista italiano poliedrico di fama mondiale 2501ha girato il mondo con il suo lavoro, socialmente impegnato principalmente in murales, ma ha anche sperimentato in scultura, fotografia e un documentario chiamato Nomadic Experiment. Ha condiviso una serie di riprese documentarie riguardanti la riflessione sulla rigenerazione urbana e sui processi di gentrificazione, sollevando interessanti contraddizioni e provocazioni in relazione a come la street art viene erroneamente percepita e talvolta sfruttata per scopi politici e di marketing.

Ultimi ma non meno importanti, Stefan Cisti e Claudiu Dutulescu, del partner del progetto City of Mioveni, hanno discusso dei metodi e degli approcci partecipativi per coinvolgere i cittadini nelle iniziative di street art e hanno sottolineato come la street art promuova la partecipazione civica e multiculturale a livello di comunità; e l’intero consorzio STAR ha portato i partecipanti in un viaggio nel colorato mondo della street art attraverso tutte le iniziative e i festival che ha implementato localmente dall’inizio del progetto.

Durante tutto il webinar sono state inoltre incoraggiate sessioni di domande e risposte in cui i partecipanti sono stati invitati a condividere le loro opinioni e domande su un murales virtuale, che sarà attivo per l’intera durata del progetto, con l’obiettivo di mantenere vivo il dibattito internazionale sulla street art e sui suoi ruoli nei processi di rigenerazione urbana e sociale. Il murales è disponibile QUI.

Il progetto STreet ARt è diretto dal Comune di Arcugnano (Italia) in collaborazione con i comuni e le organizzazioni europee di 14 paesi europei, tra cui Albania, Bosnia ed Erzegovina, Repubblica Ceca, Francia, Germania, Italia, Kosovo, Lettonia, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia e Paesi Bassi.

La registrazione di questo webinar internazionale è ora disponibile sul canale YouTube di ALDA!

Contatti: Nadia Di Iulio, project manager ALDA – starproject@aldaintranet.org

русский

Международный вебинар STAR по уличному искусству: успехи и понимание

”Если рассматривать только эстетику, уличное искусство становится неактуальным. Уличное искусство важно и красиво из-за расширения прав и возможностей и вдохновения, которое оно дает людям”.

Именно с этой мотивацией 4 июня 2020 года более ста человек собрались для участия в международном вебинаре ”Уличное искусство против городской и социальной маргинализации”, организованном в рамках проекта STreet ARt, финансируемого совместно с программой ЕС ”Европа для граждан”с целью построить сеть европейских городов и продвигать силу уличного искусства в качестве инструмента для расширения участия граждан, объединения людей разных культур, восстановления депрессивных и заброшенных районов и сокращения маргинализации.

ALDA, как партнер проекта, ответственный за коммуникацию, поддержал организацию и модерацию вебинара, который был тепло встречен Паоло Пеллиццари, мэром муниципалитета Аркуньяно, который с гордостью возглавляет проект. Мэр отметил важность вебинара, чтобы подчеркнуть роль уличного искусства в процессах интеграции городов и общества, а также поделиться соображениями и новыми взглядами на его потенциал и влияние.

Затем дискуссия была освещена Анной Столяровой, основательницей Музея уличного искусства в Амстердаме, которая представила историю движения уличного искусства, начиная с его определения и заканчивая его восприятием, принятием и сопротивлением. Эксперт объяснил, что уличное искусство – это широкие возможности для участия широких масс, ”ломая определение того, что может быть местом для наслаждения искусством, и переосмысливая то, что может быть художественным объектом, бросая эфемерное в смесь”.

Следующим в очереди был Маттиа Кампо Далл’Орто, городской художник, который проводит мастер-классы с инвалидами и беженцами, а также исследует современные субкультуры, граффити и уличное искусство в университете Триеста. Благодаря выбору своих проектов, основанных на социальной приверженности и участии местного сообщества, Маттиа пролил свет на ценность уличного искусства для уменьшения социальной изоляции меньшинств и уязвимых групп, а также для содействия социальной интеграции и мультикультурного участия.

Многогранный, всемирно известный итальянский художник 2501, в свою очередь, путешествовал по миру со своей социально преданной работой, состоящей в основном из фресок, но также экспериментировал со скульптурой, фотографией и документальным проектом под названием ”Кочевой эксперимент”. Он поделился рядом документальных снимков, посвященных размышлениям о процессах возрождения и облагораживания городов, вызывающих интересные противоречия и провокации в отношении того, как уличное искусство неправильно воспринимается и иногда используется в маркетинговых и политических целях.

И последнее, но не менее важное: Стефан Систи и Клаудиу Дутулеску из города-партнера по проекту, город Миовени, обсудили методы участия и подходы к вовлечению граждан в инициативы уличного искусства, а также подчеркнули, как уличное искусство способствует гражданскому и мультикультурному участию на уровне сообщества; и весь консорциум STAR отправил участников в путешествие в красочный мир уличного искусства через все инициативы и фестивали, которые они проводили на местах с самого начала проекта.

На протяжении всего вебинара также поощрялись сессии вопросов и ответов, на которых участникам предлагалось поделиться своими мнениями и вопросами по виртуальной фреске, которая будет открыта на протяжении всего проекта с целью поддержания международных дебатов об уличном искусстве и его роли в городских и социальных процессах возрождения. Фреска доступна здесь.

Проект STreet ARt осуществляется муниципалитетом Аркуньяно (Италия) в сотрудничестве с европейскими муниципалитетами и организациями из 14 европейских стран, включая Албанию, Боснию и Герцеговину, Чехию, Францию, Германию, Италию, Косово, Латвию, Польшу, Португалию, Румыния, Сербия, Словения и Нидерланды.

Запись этого международного вебинара теперь доступна на канале ALDA YouTube!

Контактное лицо: Надя Ди Юлио, руководитель проекта ALDA – starproject@aldaintranet.org 

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STAR-ov međunarodni vebinar o uličnoj umetnosti: uspesi i uvidi

“Ako isključivo uzimamo u obzir njenu estetiku, ulična umetnost postaje nebitna. Ulična umetnost je važna i lepa zbog osnaživanja i inspiracije koju daje lјudima “.

Ovo je bila motivaciona poruka koja je 4. juna 2020. Godine okupila preko 100 ljudi da prisustvuju međunarodnom seminaru o „Uličnoj umetnosti protiv urbane i društvene marginalizacije“, organizovanom u okviru projekta STreet ARt, koji je sufinansiran iz EU programa Evropa za građane i građanke sa cilјem da se izgradi mreža evropskih gradova i promoviše snaga ulične umetnosti kao oruđa za povećanje učešća građana, povezivanje lјudi različitih kultura, obnavlјanje depresivnih i napuštenih područja i smanjenje marginalizacije.

ALDA je kao projektni partner koji je odgovoran za komunikaciju, podržao organizaciju i moderaciju vebinara, što je Paolo Pellizzari, načelnik opštine Arcugnano, koja ponosno vodi projekat, pozdravio. Gradonačelnik je istakao važnost vebinara da se istakne uloga ulične umetnosti u procesima urbane i društvene inkluzije, kao i da se razmotre nove perspektive o njenom potencijalu i uticaju.

Diskusiju je zatim pokrenula Anna Stolyarova, osnivačica Street Art Muzeja Amsterdam, koja je upoznala učesnike sa istorijom uličnog umetničkog pokreta počevši od njegove definicije i prolazeći kroz percepciju, prihvatanje i otpor ovom pokretu. Ekspertkinja je objasnila kako ulična umetnost predstavlja pokret koji osnažuje grass-roots participaciju, “razbijanje definicije o tome šta jeste i šta bi moglo biti mesto za konzumiranje umetnosti i redefinisanje šta umetnost može biti kao objekat, ubacivši concept kratkotrajnosti u miks”.

Sledeća na redu bila je Mattia Campo Dall’Orto, urbana umetnica koja vodi radionice sa osobama sa invaliditetom i sa migrantima, a istovremeno istražuje savremene subkulture, grafite i uličnu umetnost u Trstu. Odabirom svojih projekata zasnovanih na društvenoj posvećenosti i uklјučivanju lokalne zajednice, Mattia je stavila akcenat na vrednost ulične umetnosti za smanjenje socijalne isklјučenosti manjinskih i ranjivih grupa i promovisanje socijalne uklјučenosti i multikulturalnog angažmana.

Višestruki, svetski poznati italijanski umetnik 2501, proputovao je svet svojim društveno angažovanim radom koji se sastojao uglavnom od murala, ali je eksperimentisao i sa skulpturom, fotografijom i dokumentarnim projektom pod nazivom Nomadski eksperiment. On je podelio niz dokumentarnih snimaka o razmišlјanjima na temu procesa regeneracije i džentrifikacije gradova, ističući zanimlјive kontradikcije i provokacije u vezi sa tim kako se ulična umetnost pogrešno doživlјava, a ponekad i iskorištava u marketinške i političke svrhe.

Na kraju, ali ne najmanje bitno, Stefan Cisti i Claudiu Dutulescu iz partnerskog projekta Grad Mioveni govorili su o participativnim metodama i pristupima uklјučivanja građana u inicijative za uličnu umetnost i podvukli kako ulična umetnost promoviše građansko i multikulturalno učešće na nivou zajednice; a ceo konzorcijum projekta “STAR” sproveo je učesnike u živopisni svet ulične umetnosti kroz sve inicijative i festivale koje su lokalno sprovodili od početka projekta.

Tokom vebinara svi učesnici bili su ohrabreni da iznesu svoja mišljenja i postave pitanja o virtuelnom muralu, koji će biti otvoren tokom čitavog trajanja projekta, sa cilјem da se međunarodna rasprava na temu ulične umetnosti održi, kao i njena uloga u procesima urbane i društvene regeneracije. Mural je dostupan ovde.

Projekat “STreet Art” sprovodi opština Arcugnano (Italija) u saradnji sa opštinama i organizacijama iz 14 evropskih zemalјa, uklјučujući Albaniju, Bosnu i Hercegovinu, Češku, Francusku, Nemačku, Italiju, Kosovo*, Letoniju, Polјsku, Portugaliju, Rumunija, Srbiju, Sloveniju i Holandiju.

Snimak ovog međunarodnog vebinara sada je dostupan na ALDA YouTube kanalu!

Kontakt: Nadia Di Iulio, ALDA projektna menadžerka – starproject@aldaintranet.org

العربية

وابنارستارالدوليحولفنالشارع: نجاحوإلهام

إذامااكتفينابالنظرإلىجانبهالجماليفقط, سيفقدفنالشارعكلجدواهويصبحبدونمعنى. فنالشارعمهموجميلبفضلالتمكينومصدرالالهامالذييوفرهللناس.”

 بروح الحماس والتحفيز هذه التقى أكثر من مائة شخص, بتاريخ 4 من شهر جوان (حزيران) 2020, دعوة لحضور الوابنار الدولي الذي انتظم تحت عنوان “فن الشارع مقابل التهميش الحضري والاجتماعي”, وذلك في إطار مشروع ستريت آرت, الذي يحظى بتمويل مشترك من قبل برنامج أوروبا لفائدة المواطنين ويهدف إلى بناء شبكة تجمع المدن الأوروبية وتعزز من طاقة فن الشارع كوسيلة  لمضاعفة مشاركة المواطن وربط الشعوب, التي تنتمي لمختلف الثقافات, فيما بينها, مع إعادة الروح إلى المناطق التي تشكو من الاحباط والعزلة والتشجيع على التقليص من التهميش.

بصفتها منظمة مسؤولة عن التواصل, تولت ألدا دعم عملية التنظيم ووالتسيير لحلقة الوابنار التي لاقت ترحيبا حارا من قبل باولوبليزاري, عمدة بلدية أرنونيانو التي أعربت عنفخرهابقيادةالمشروع. اغتنم العمدة فرصة تنظيم حلقة الوابنار هذه ليشير إلى أهمية حلقات الوابنار كوسيلة تمكن من التأكيد على دور فن الشارع في قبول مسار الدمج الحضاري والاجتماعي, وكذلك للتفاعل وتقاسم الاعتبارات والآفاق الجديدة حول الامكانات والتأثيرات التي يخلفها هذا الصنف من الفن.

ثم جاء دور آنا ستوليروفا, مؤسسة متحف فن الشارع بأمستاردام, لتثري النقاشات وتقدم نبذة عن تاريخ حركة فن الشارع, حيث انطلقت من التعريف بهذا الفن, مرورا بتصوره وقبوله ورفضه. كما تولت الخبيرة توضيح مفهوم فن الشارع بصفته حركة تشاركية تسمح بتمكين الجمهور العريض ” تجزئةالتعريفحولمايمكنأنيمثلفضاءلتذوقالفنوإعادةتعريفمايمكنأنيمثلشيئافنيا, أيالرميبماهوزائلفيخضمهذاالمزيج“.

ثم أحيلت الكلمة إلى ماتياكامبودالأورتو (Mattia Campo Dall’Orto), الفنانة الحضرية التي تدير ورشة عمل تضم الأشخاص من ذوي الحاجيات الخصوصية واللاجئين, مع القيام, في نفس الوقت, بالبحوث في الثقافات الفرعية المعاصرة والرسومات على الجدران وفن الشارع بجامعة ترياستي. من خلال مجموعة من المشاريع التي تركز على المشاركة الاجتماعية ومساهمة المجتمعات المحلية, تولت ماتيا تسليط الضوء على قيمة فن الشارع للتقليص من حدة الاقصاء الاجتماعي الذي يستهدف الأقليات والفئات المستضعفة, إضافة إلى  بذل مزيد من الجهود لتأمين الاندماج الاجتماعي ومساهمة المجموعات المتعددة الثقافات.

ثم جاء دور الفنان الإيطالي2501, المتعدد الجوانب والمشهور في كافة أنحاء العالم, لكي يجوب العالم رفقة عمله الملتزم اجتماعيا والذي يتمثل أساسا في الجداريات, بالإضافة إلى أعمال النحت والتصوير ومشروع وثائقي يعرف باسم تجربة الرحل. تقاسم الفنان عددا من الصور الوثائقية حول فكرة تدعو إلىإعادةإحياءالمنظومةالحضريةومساراتإعادةإحياءالمعمارالقديم, والتي أثارت العديد من التضاربات والاستفزازات المهمة وفي علاقة بالتصور الخاطئ الذي يحيط بفن الشارع والذي يتم استغلاله أحيانا لأسباب تسويقية وسياسية.

أخيرا وليس آخرا, جاءدورستيفانسيستيوكلاوديودوتولشكو, لإي إطار شريك في المشروع مدينة ميوفيني ليناقشا الطرق والمقاربات التشاركية المعتمدة لاستقطابالمواطنينودمجهمفيمبادراتفنالشارع, وكذلك التوضيح كيف أن فن الشارع يساعد على دعم المشاركة المدنية والمتعددة الثقافات على مستوى المجتمع المحلي. ثم دعا كافة أعضاء مجمع ستار المشاركين إلى المشاركة في جولة في العالم الملون لفن الشارع وذلك من خلال سلسلة منالمبادراتوالمهرجانات التي توصلوا إلى تنفيذها محليا منذ انطلاقة المشروع.

طوال جلسات الأسئلة والأجوبة, التي تلت حلقة الوابنار, منحت الاولوية للمشاركين للإدلاء بآرائهم وطرح الأسئلة حول الجداريةالافتراضية والتي ستبقى معروضة طوال المشروع الذي يهدف إلى الابقاءعلىالنقاشالدوليمتواصلا حول فن الشارع ودوره الفاعل في مسارات إعادة الاحياء الحضرية والاجتماعية, مع التذكير أن الجدارية متوفرة هنا.

مشروع ستريت آرت تقوده بلدية أركونيانو (إيطاليا) بالتعاون مع البلديات الأوروبية ومنظمات تنتمي إلى 14 بلد أوروبي, على غرار ألبانيا والبوسنة والهرسك وجمهورية التشيك وفرنسا وألمانيا وإيطاليا وكوسوفو ولتفيا وبولندا ورومانيا وصربيا وسلوفينيا وهولندا.

تسجيلاتجلساتحلقةالوابنارهذهمتوفرةالآن على قناة يوتيوب لألدا!

الرجاء الاتصال ب: نادية دي لوليو, مديرة مشروع بألدا – starproject@aldaintranet.org

Last February we welcomed six Civil Service volunteers to our team in the ALDA offices of Brussels, Skopje and Strasbourg. After four months since their arrival, Alessandro, Arianna, Elisa, Francesca, Giorgia and Virginia share their thoughts about their experience in ALDA so far.

Virginia: “I had the chance to start my journey with the ALDA’s Project Management Unit in the stimulating and dynamic office of Strasbourg, and I feel grateful for the support shown to me by the ALDA staff. Thanks to the trust they placed in me, I really feel part of a big team who shares the same values. Among all the things I learned so far, I guess the most unexpected was having to quickly rearrange project activities -while preserving their value- based on the new safety rules enforced by the pandemic. In the forthcoming months, I look forward to devoting myself to the tasks I still have not had the occasion to experience, such as delivering in-person trainings, travelling to meet a partner or attending international meetings and conferences”.

Giorgia: “The entire Brussels team is young, kind, and active! I’m working with the Programmes & Development unit and it has been a learning, exciting, and challenging experience. In the past few weeks, besides, I’ve started to collaborate more with ALDA+ and I’ve found this part of the job very exciting, too! ALDA is an association with many different sectors of expertise and it’s good to have the opportunity to try new tasks and diversify your work. I look forward to working on the development of the projects, because I’m really interested in this aspect of the job! I also look forward to returning to the Brussels office full time very soon, and to a more normal life outdoors!”.

Elisa: “The global pandemic made my first months in Skopje more solitary than expected. I started working remotely only two weeks after my arrival, and the city rapidly shut down in the following days. It’s not hard to practice social distancing in a city you barely know: what is harder is to focus on adapting to a new workplace and lifestyle even when the usual coping strategies are not accessible. The biggest lesson I have learned is the importance of cultivating soft skills: especially when working remotely, they turned out to be paramount to maintain a good communication and team cohesion. As the global lockdown loosens up, I am really looking forward to opportunities to explore the neighboring countries and meet the different LDAs to gain a deeper understanding of the Region”.

Francesca: “Considering the uncertain times in which we are all living, I believe that having the chance to work during this pandemic has definitely been a privilege. My first months at ALDA have been quite enriching: every day has been full of opportunities and stimuli to develop a new fundraising strategy or find an innovative idea to present along with a project. I can’t wait to go back to the Council of Europe and feel again part of its dynamic life. This will bring me the same buzzing feeling I now experience when I walk around Strasbourg and I see all the flowers in full blossom. There are thousands of other projects I am eager to start writing and I’m sure that ALDA is the right place to keep furthering my personal and professional development“.

Arianna: “My civil service started in Skopje, but global events that ran over our everyday life led me to decide to return to Italy. So, what I have learned so far is to be ready to take significant decisions by responding fully to any inconvenience. Too bad, for lack of time I could not (yet) discover Macedonian culture and Skopje’s heritage. Despite everything, I however attended a few events that showed me a little slice of Balkan traditions and customs. And our international team certainly demonstrated how to respond efficiently and work productively in a hard moment: the ALDA team is working creatively to re-aim our old goals with a new method. I look forward to being able to return to my office with even more interest and motivation”.

Alessandro: “It has only been 4 months since my Belgian adventure began and yet I already have the feeling that the person who left his beloved Roman home is no longer the same as he was before he left. Perhaps this is due to all the changes I’ve embraced: new city, new habits, new responsibilities and new friends or more simply because I finally stepped out of my comfort zone. As I read somewhere, stepping out of your comfort zone means you’re moving into uncharted territory. You’re trying things that you’ve never tried before and learning things you’ve never learned before. In other words, I basically went from being a fairly big fish in my pond to being a tiny little scared fish. But I guess that it’s perfectly normal and I think it’s all part of the same process. As long as I have an open mind and I can count on my incredible new colleagues nothing is going to hold me back from enjoying this amazing experience. Here, thanks to ALDA, more than technical aspects I am learning how to be a more multitasking and flexible person, capable of adopting a resilient approach in difficult times. Looking to the future, I do believe that things are going to get better and better”.

Together, we will make it! We heartily thank all six Civil Service volunteers and can’t but wish them an even better (and more mobile!) second quarter of their year-long experience!

The bicycle as an ecological and practical means of transport is starting to gain ground in several cities around the world of the likes of New York, Bogota, Seville or Wuhan. The integration and taking into account of this practice in regional development plans is, likewise, becoming a major urban necessity.

Transposing this practice to the Tunisian context is subject to debate, and for this purpose the Local Democracy Agency of Tunisia, in partnership with the association Vélorution, organized a seminar on this matter as part of the annual programming of Ramadan evenings that the LDA organizes.


AUTREMENT will encourage citizens and young people especially to make cycling a fully-fledged practice


Several representatives of civil society took part in the event, together with citizens, experts and locally elected representatives. The purpose of the meeting was to encourage citizens and young people especially to make cycling a fully-fledged practice, that they could adopt and integrate into their activities on a daily basis.
The various speakers promoted the idea of the bike as a means of transport that is conducive to soft mobility, which could generate both economic and environmental benefits – hence the need to advocate its cause with local authorities is a key point in order to organize the practice of cycling and protect bikers, especially in the city de Kairouan which recently inaugurated its very first cycling lane of 200m long.

The current situation of confinement could, besides, be the catalyst for a rapid development of the adoption of the bicycle, given the health risk posed by public transport.
Other initiatives to democratize the bicycle are also already flourishing in Tunisia, amongst which the AUTREMENT project, whose official launch is planned for the month of June with the supervision of a consortium composed of the city of Strasbourg, the Municipalities of Kairouan and Mahdia, and the Associations ALDA, CODATU, CEREMA, LDA Tunisia and Vélorution.
The project is part of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, promoting sustainable communities and cities; it includes 7 micro-projects in Kairouan and 3 in Mahdia based on a participatory approach and on citizen consultation; and allows for the importation of the successful experience of Strasbourg to the local Tunisian context.

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More on the AUTREMENT project

Like the rest of the world, Morocco is going through an unprecedented health crisis, with repercussions on all sectors of life, including the associative sector. The effects of this crisis are more profound for vulnerable groups, for whom inequalities and disparities are even more acute.

Today, civil society must indeed mobilize more than ever to reflect on local solutions and act to take part in building an egalitarian, inclusive and sustainable society. Although the confinement imposed is a constraint to action on the ground, there are alternatives to connect with the citizens of the world and conduct collective actions that are useful for the society.

With this in mind, LDA Northern Morocco organised an online debate on April 2nd on the role of citizen participation during the health crisis: if on one hand the current economic situation limits the social mobilisation of associations in the field, on the other hand it allows us to come up with new forms of civic and citizen participation.

The event was attended by partners of the EGAL project (Gender Equality in Local Action), while a second debate was organized on April 14th with ALDA’s involvement on the central topic of Citizen participation during the Covid-19 crisis and how we can organize our future together.  

LDA NM also conducted a survey on the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on youth organisations around the world and on their initiatives to mitigate the impact of the crisis. Following the dissemination of the survey’s results, the LDA then represented Morocco during a regional conference on the Youth and COVID-19: Response, Resilience and Recovery held on May 7th .

Throughout the period of confinement, more generally, LDA NM held online debates to encourage the expression of young people by giving them a voice to share their insights on the effects of this crisis. This weekly bilingual Talk “Young people and smart confinement” led to the creation of a bond of solidarity, relief from the isolation and growth of young people’s interest in debate and reflection on economic issues.

On May 27th, moreover, ALDA and LDA NM co-hosted a collective brainstorming workshop with a preparatory stage for the Young Voices in the Mediterranean forum, which will be held on June 8th.

In this occasion, young people were able to co-design a shared vision of what gender is, understand its major obstacles, issues and challenges to the progress of the companies in the Mediterranean region. At the end of this session, they were invited to write 15 recommendations for an egalitarian, innovative and inclusive Euro-Mediterranean area!

ALDA is happy to share with all interested stakeholders the opportunity to take part in the Community of Interest of GATE, a European-funded project (ERDF and Interreg Italy-Austria) aiming at collaborating on a cross-border level to make sure that inclusive tourism is no longer just the “highlight” of certain alpine and pre-alpine areas, but expands all overbecoming a true strength.

Please find HERE the full description of the opportunities that joining the Community of Interest would give to your organisation, municipality, or personal enterprise. Among them, we point out the possibility to attend or organise a workshop on the topics of the project, and to access the Inclusive Tourism Help Desk that will be developed by the project’s consortium.

If interested, you are invited to fill in and sign the Memorandum of Understanding and send it to irene@aldaintranet.org, CoI Coordinator of the GATE project.

Feel free to spread the word! Your support in the development of the GATE project is essential to create an environment conducive to accessible tourism for everyone.

Useful contacts:

Community of Interest Coordinator Irene Negri – ALDA

irene@aldaintranet.org | +39 334 249 1923

Project Manager Fabiana Polli – Dolomiti Unesco

fabiana.polli@dolomitiunesco.info | +39 0436 867395

One of the main strategies that a metropolitan area can implement to improve the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures is the design and development of the so-called Nature-Based Solutions.

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions inspired and supported by Nature that guarantee environmental, social and economic benefits, contributing to improving climate change adaptation in urban areas and increasing territorial resilience. These are hence cost-effective solutions that contribute to biodiversity defense, species conservation, sustainable energy production, waste management and social cohesion, among others. The main types of NBS that are applicable to the urban context concern are water management, green on built environment and ground green spaces.

Within the Metro Adapt project, co-funded by the LIFE Programme of the European Union, a catalogue of 20 NBS has been produced to illustrate the solutions that can be implemented in urban and peri-urban areas, specifying their scale of application, describing their environmental and socio-economic benefits, the advantages and disadvantages and providing examples of good practices.

Furthermore, the LIFE Metro Adapt project developed some guidelines directed to public administrations in order to provide them with useful knowledge for NBS implementation, to foster a better management of water resources and the mitigation of the heat island effect. The guidelines identify four different types of tools that can be used by local entities:

  • strategies and plans;
  • cognitive tools;
  • regulations and technical guidelines;
  • public-private agreements.

The full document is available HERE.

Life Metro Adapt – enhancing climate change adaptation strategies and measures in the metropolitan City of Milan is an EU project funded by the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) that involves six partners and aims at fostering the creation of a common well-structured governance related to climate change adaptation among the local authorities of the Metropolitan Area of Milan; and to produce tools that allow local authorities to implement cost-effective climate change adaptation strategies and policies adapted to the local context.


One of the main strategies that a metropolitan area can implement to improve the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures is the design and development of the so-called Nature-Based Solutions.

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) are interventions inspired and supported by Nature that guarantee environmental, social and economic benefits, contributing to improving climate change adaptation in urban areas and increasing territorial resilience. These are hence cost-effective solutions that contribute to biodiversity defense, species conservation, sustainable energy production, waste management and social cohesion, among others. The main types of NBS that are applicable to the urban context concern are water management, green on built environment and ground green spaces.

Within the Metro Adapt project, co-funded by the LIFE Programme of the European Union, a catalogue of 20 NBS has been produced to illustrate the solutions that can be implemented in urban and peri-urban areas, specifying their scale of application, describing their environmental and socio-economic benefits, the advantages and disadvantages and providing examples of good practices.

Furthermore, the LIFE Metro Adapt project developed some guidelines directed to public administrations in order to provide them with useful knowledge for NBS implementation, to foster a better management of water resources and the mitigation of the heat island effect. The guidelines identify four different types of tools that can be used by local entities:

  • strategies and plans;
  • cognitive tools;
  • regulations and technical guidelines;
  • public-private agreements.

The full document is available HERE.

Life Metro Adapt – enhancing climate change adaptation strategies and measures in the metropolitan City of Milan is an EU project funded by the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) that involves six partners and aims at fostering the creation of a common well-structured governance related to climate change adaptation among the local authorities of the Metropolitan Area of Milan; and to produce tools that allow local authorities to implement cost-effective climate change adaptation strategies and policies adapted to the local context.

Following its most recent online get-together at the end of March, the ALDA Governing Board virtually met again on May 27th, 2020.

Together with our President Oriano Otočan and our Secretary General Antonella Valmorbida, the Governing Board members tackled a dense agenda in relation to the continued Covid-19 emergency and to the ongoing, though adapted, implementation of ALDA’s projects for the rest of 2020.

The session included the approval of 2019 accounts for ALDA and ALDA+ as well as an update for 2020; the approval of ALDA’s programme and budget for the current year; a discussion on the strategic views for the 2020-2024 time period; and a general update of the situation for both ALDA and the Local Democracy Agencies.

In consideration of the latest global developments, in addition, the Governing Board was provided with an update on the management of the Covid-19 crisis and of the related ALDA risk assessment analysis.

The meeting then concluded with a debate on the upcoming General Assembly, and the participants had the opportunity to review together the ALDA calendar and the latest news with regards to ALDA members.

It was undoubtedly a very rich meeting – complete with the hope that the next one may perhaps happen in person again!


Following its most recent online get-together at the end of March, the ALDA Governing Board virtually met again on May 27th, 2020.

Together with our President Oriano Otočan and our Secretary General Antonella Valmorbida, the Governing Board members tackled a dense agenda in relation to the continued Covid-19 emergency and to the ongoing, though adapted, implementation of ALDA’s projects for the rest of 2020.

The session included the approval of 2019 accounts for ALDA and ALDA+ as well as an update for 2020; the approval of ALDA’s programme and budget for the current year; a discussion on the strategic views for the 2020-2024 time period; and a general update of the situation for both ALDA and the Local Democracy Agencies.

In consideration of the latest global developments, in addition, the Governing Board was provided with an update on the management of the Covid-19 crisis and of the related ALDA risk assessment analysis.

The meeting then concluded with a debate on the upcoming General Assembly, and the participants had the opportunity to review together the ALDA calendar and the latest news with regards to ALDA members.

It was undoubtedly a very rich meeting – complete with the hope that the next one may perhaps happen in person again!