“WELL DONE” IS BETTER THAN “WELL SAID”.

Benjamin Franklin

This is our philosophy.

COOPERATIVA SHANNARANON PROFIT ORGANIZZATION

ADDRESS: Via Libertà III trav. dx Pal. Portolano,N. 3 - 80055 - Portici (NA)

ITALY

Tel : +39.0817761647 – fax : +39.081.0608591

Comunità "Utopia Ilaria"

Comunità "Utopia Luana"

Centro Donna “Utopia Elodia”

Arciragazzi Portici

http://www.cooperativashannara.it

@: info@cooperativashannara.it

Skype : cooperativa.shannara

VAT Number : 03728481213

Coop .Shannara

UTOPIA ILARIAYoung men

UTOPIA LUANAYoung women

National & local

project

UTOPIA ELODIAWomen center

ARCIRAGAZZIYouthful center

International

Exchange project

Cooperativa Shannara

SHANNARA is a non profit organization born in 1996 as Utopia Ilaria.

As territorial association ,we turn in the assistance & protection of young people. SHANNARA since 1996 handles two residential communities which accomodate young girls & young men, with different ethnicity ,average age between 12/21 years , assigned by the order of the Italian Judge Court.

In the most of cases, these girls & boys are moved from their families because of different and various measures, mainly because of family/environment discomforts, abused, learning abilities, poorness etc.

Against smuggling & human trafficking

Then Shannara take care about the young people who come

in Italy trough illegal channel of human trafficking from East Europe & Africa.

We follow this young to recapture rights & dignity through educational & psycological training.

SHANNARA develops a cultural promotion, on his own and in cooperation with local (private and public) organizations & international ones through projects, studied to compare and to face: ideas, thoughts , suggestions, advice. We deal with the topic of cultural diversity, norms and values, culture, discrimination, prejudice, inclusion/exclusion by the help of outdoor games ( ludobus ), art street workshops, theatre & music seminars.

All these actions are acted to reflect critically about personal and cultural identity, to gain a greater understanding of cultural diversity in different local and national realities & to better understand concepts which relate to the themes of cultural diversity, such as stereotypes, prejudice, culture etc.

Girls & boys from Shannara’ s organization, students from domestic schools, educators , leaders & youth workers are all involved in these projects. The focus is based on the expressive forms like: social outdoor/ indoor games, music, dance, painting, graphic arts, photography, the so called “ non-formal education “ .

“The real voyage of discovery consists not seeking new lands,

but in having new eyes”

The executive staff is formed from educators & voluntaries from 22 to 45,each one with specific professional qualifications.

The older management team (the legal members ) monitor them through seminars & meetings with specialists like psychologists & sociologists.

The latter follow young & team up on the way. In the professional team ,we have layers, doctors, social workers & different kind of non – formal educators who gave their contribution to the community in many cases as voluntaries.

Shannara’ s team

OPEN SCHOOL PROJECT

Student Experience

SECONDARY SCHOOL:

M. Melloni ( Portici )

Happy are those who dream about dreams,and are

ready to pay the price to make them come true.

ARCIRAGAZZI

Shannara is also the headquarter for ARCIRAGAZZI PORTICI since 1994. This is a nation-wide educational association founded in 1991.It aims at enhaching the value of childhood. It works for full realization of the United Nations Convention for Childhood Rights. Arciragazzi considers playing a powerful tool of civic and cultural growth,and promotes direct partecipation of children and young people in developing and managing projects, activities and debates with authorities, schools and with Italian and European institutions. Arciragazzi mainly runs a youth centre for children and teenagers, located in the city suburbs, and offers school support ,ludic and artistical laboratories and a place for discussing youth- related problems. Our main target are children and teenagers ( age 6-18 ) with family and personality problems, school exclusion and social emargination. Arciragazzi Portici also manages projects with schools and city institutions.

Arciragazzi is a member of “Italian Observatory of childhood and Adolescence” founder member of FIEEA ( Federation International pour les EchangesEducatifs d’Enfants et Adolescentes, Paris )

Arciragazzi is also member of “Arci Servizio Civile”, an Italian national association that promotes and manages National Civic Service, encouraging Italian young people in spending a year in cultural,social & enviromental projects with non- profit organizations and public administrations, in Italy and abroad.

Arciragazzi’s Team

SCHOOL BUS? NO!!! LUDOBUS!!!

WORK ALWAYS

IN PROGRESS!!!

Laughter is the closest

distance between two people.

UTOPIA ELODIAWoman Assistance Center

Violence against woman:

This is the most popular human rights violation.

First aid center for those women who need to go away from their own house

& without any chance to have immediatly a new one.

Mainly activity:

listening, psychological help, legal advice, medical check & assistance.

Prevention :

monitoring training, documentation, research, training course, information.

Since January 2011, Shannara has been accredited by the Food Bank for the withdrawal & distribution of the food to needy people in the territory of Portici.

An important goal for those people who lives in a fragile conditions, especially children. The agreement promotes activities designed to protect minors, to develop a culture of respect for children's rights and more.

OUR PROJECT

“ UTOPIA SVETLANA “ starting 2011 october

Project addressed to the immigrant women ,whoworks & lives in Portici ,acting to give themassistance through italian language & foodtraining course .

This project is financed by the Ministry of Equal Opportunities in Italy

YOUTH in ACTION

action 1.1

2011 October : Project “ T.O.N.Y “

Theatre Opportunities for New Young

Ylitornio meets Portici

PAST INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

2011 “ English Campus “ in the Republic of Udmurtia ( Russia )

“ Picture by you” Santa Lingua, Udmurtia ( Russia ): in Italy

“Can you hear me?” : in Drebrecen, Hungary

“Ale’ Tonino” : Udmurtia & Serbia representative team in Italy

Coop. Shannara : delegation in Udmurtia ( Russia )

“ Forum della Gioventu” : in Oviedo ( Spagna )

“ Olimpiadi della Cultura” : in Belgrad ( Serbia )

Past national & local Projects

- “ Arciriflettendo”: teaching childhood rights directly into the schools

- “Giornata Italiana per i diritti dell’infanzia & dell’adolescenza”:

- One full teaching day on childhood rights.

- “Orafo Riparatore” : professional training into the prison of S. Maria Capua a Vetere ( Caserta )

- “Chance” : professional & educational training to teen-agers in secondary school

- “Pompei-Ercolano” : professional training into culture & free time

- “Tamburo Antico” : training course on sound of our typical drum.

- “ Le emozioni della Violenza”: workshop with another women organization.

- Women football team: collecting money for S.O.S. asian countries.

- “ Aunimmece” : exchange culture through meetings, food, pictures, animation

- “ Lavoro Donna” : professional training for women at secondaryschool

- “ La notte delle streghe” : Halloween night with teenagers in a school.

- “ Arte Orafa” : professional goldsmith training in a school

- “ Suoni & sapori dal mondo” : multi - ethnical integration. meeting among different ethnical groups through food, music, arts .

- “ I giovani & il mondo del Lavoro” : professional training directlyinto the school.

Youth exchanges

discovering land

discovering food

discovering friends

workshop

“He drowned because he was shamed to ask for help.”

PUBLIC PROTESTS

“Regarding politics….could we have something to eat?” Toto’

“It’s all complicated,that the solution must be very easy!” Mickey Mouse

“Nobody lies as before election, during a war & after hunting” Otto Von Bismarck

GRAZIE

THANKS

MERCI

GRACIAS

CHOKRAN

SHALOM

СПАСИБО

DANKE

XI XI

CHOKRIA

KIITOS

TACK

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