A.I.I.C.

1. A.I.I.C. Associazione Internazionale Impegno Civile International Association for Civil Comittee

2. General information • A.I.I.C. International Association for Civil Committee • Body of professional training in cooperation with Enterprises, Local Bodies and Universities. • Year of birth: 1988 • Juridical form: Association • President: Carlo Mastroeni

3. General information • Address: Via Maisano, 16 – • 98122 Messina - Italy • Tel.: +39 090 711912 • Fax: +39 0942 744719 • E mail: info@impegnocivile.it • Web site : www.impegnocivile.it

4. Training Activities • From 1990 it managed many projects of the European Social Found and the Ministry of Labour Found , financed by the Labour Regional Councillorship: • 1.Training Course for “European Reporter” in collaboration with the most important newspapers and regional TV ; • 2.Two Courses for Enterprise managers; • 3.Tourist Marketing; • 4. Expert of Precious stones;

5. Training Activities • 5. Two courses of Expert in Architectonical restoration; • 6. Expert in International trade • 7. Different courses for Informatics experts; • 8. Cutters of precious stones; • 9. Various Managers of Agricultural enterprises and Farm holidays managers • 10. Several Courses for goldsmith; • 11. Different courses for Artistic handcrafts (ceramic, wood, forged iron…) • 12.Social operators

6. Training Activities • In 1996 it organized and financed the Interregional Project “ Magna Grecia “ n° 0459/E2/Y/M of the Ministry of Labour and E.S.F. During the development of the project it took care of the start up for enterprise creation, for research and for Trainers Training, vocational activities and it hold five courses addressed to 70 young people . - in1998it organized and financed the Interregional Project “ Forgepam “ ,for Equal opportunities, n° 0459/E2/Y/M of the Ministry of Labour and E.S.F. proposed by the University of Messina and "CoNISMa" ( Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversiario delle Scienze del Mare – National Consortium of e University of Sea’s Sciences ) together with 28 Italian Universities for the training of aquaculture tecnicians.

7. Training Activities • In 2002 the Regional Councillorship for Labour financed the realization of two projects of the European Social Found: • 1. Infotech Project • 2. Medea project

8. Training Activities • In 2000 and 2001 two projects on “ Leonardo Da Vinci “ program • In 2001 one project has been approved : Socrates-Grundtvig 2: 2Ei (Employabiliyté Européenne Interculturelle ) It lasted three years - In 2002 one project has been approved : - Socrates-Grundtvig 2 : Social Tourism in the Mediterranean Area. -In 2005 it has been approved a Pilot project Socrates-Grundtvig1: euSDET - Enlarged EUropean Sustainable DEvelopment Training Course. In 2005 it has been approved a project Socrates-Grundtvig2 : Raoul

9. Conventional Activities -It works in collaboration with a network of Italian Bodies: A.U.C.I.S., Consortium for the Cooperation and the Euromediterranean Development of the Third Countries, the Incomparable land Consortium, the Litterary Park “Quasimodo”… The Association has good relationships with public territorial bodies ( Municipality of Messina and others) and with the University of Messina.

10. Developed activities The Association, together with other public and private Bodies, has created the Litterary park “Quasimodo”. It has been financed by the European fund of Regional Development, as pilot project for the cultural tourism. It has also developed, and still develops, activities with social aims.