Name of the project
Associazione JUMP – Gioventù in riSalto
Introduced by
Pietro Curatola
Description
JUMP was born in 2012 (celebrating 10 years of life in 2022) as a cultural association totally new in the regional context of the Calabria region which is known and characterized as the most underdeveloped and poor territory, probably at the European level, suffering especially educational poverty, youth unemployment, and depopulation phenomenon (www,associazionejump.it)
Jump Training Academy: Since 2015 JUMP has hosted European teachers and partners from many Countries attending different training proposals on new and innovative topics designed as a result of research, studies and experimentation. Thanks to more than 520 formal educators hosted in 6 years JUMP matured knowledge and a wide network of international contacts.
In the field of project design and management, JUMP is a transversal team, with important organization, language and digital skills so key
players in big and complex projects and development plans. European citizenship, the knowledge and passion for Europe are at the base of their daily work, being promoters of European topics and policies.
Since 2013 JUMP has organized the unique “Euro.Soul Festival” dedicated to the “Europe Day” on 09/05 every year. Due to the covid pandemic, 6 editions were organized until the last one in 2022. During a week the team involves schools, other associations, institutions organizing workshops, book presentations, exhibitions, contests and debates.
JUMP main activities are:
– Research on educational topics and development of training methods
– Creation of manuals and learning tools, innovative lessons using Non Formal Education and Outdoor Education
– Web-design, web-management, blogging, web content development, translation and graphics
– Video making
– Development of European policies through European projects involving tran-sectorial actors from civil society and public institutions
– Organization of contact making meetings for managers and leaders for Partnership Building and to start up future cooperation
– Mobility projects for educators and youth, sending organization for youth trainings, seminars, youth events, youth exchanges and ESC
volunteers
– Hosting young entrepreneurs with the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme (EYE Program)
– Local development and internationalization for public administration and local authorities
– Organization of public events to foster and promote European citizens and debates on EU priorities and actuality (5 Editions of the Euro. Soul Festival. European soul)
– Placement of students and teachers by local partners (companies, commercial studios, insurance, institutions, entrepreneurs, medical
services, social assistance services etc) make traineeships, learning or working experiences
Least but not least, active simple local volunteering involving citizens and taking part in grassroots events, raising attention to local issues and problems, finding solutions, making things informally and being conscious of global criticalities.
In the last years, the association grew a lot, 10 years of activities employing mainly young people with the specific policy to fight unemployment, choosing and training youths of the local territory.
At the moment JUMP has 6 permanent employees plus around 7 external experts who are trainers always involved in our international training
Since 2017 – in cooperation with the local partner, the ltd C.T.E. CENTRO TERRITORIALE EUROPEO SRL, JUMP has a main office by Villa
Gabriella International which is a prestigious villa for hosting and for training. The place offers all suitable spaces to organize training
sessions, indoor and outdoor meetings and other types of activities. The spaces are equipped at technological level and decorated with inputs
connected with our activity.
Links
https://www.eurosoul.info/
