WELCOME TO AGENDA GLOBAL SIGLO 21

� Agenda 21 is a non-profit NGO with experience

in cooperation projects promoted by the

European Union and HR initiatives in Argentina

� It’s also a network of young people working � It’s also a network of young people working

with and for young people

� Legally registered with the objective of working

on Economical, Social and Cultural Rights, the

organization is open to work with any project

concerning youth

WHO ARE WE?

� Above all, we are young people willing to improve our society’s conditions and to build a different future for and by ourselves

� The founders were young union representatives at a call center, called Apex America. When we a call center, called Apex America. When we finished our mandates, we still wanted to continue working on economical rights and so we founded Agenda Global Siglo 21

� TODAY: we are students, workers, union representatives, youth from the arts, public and private sector, teachers, etc.

HOW DO WE WORK?

� Networking with other NGOs already

established in the social field and helping them

with any technical or human resources

�We don’t want to be ANOTHER social �We don’t want to be ANOTHER social

organization: thanks to our university studies

we have acquired certain tools that allow us to

help other NGOs

� Networking and Partnership is the key

IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA

� Agenda 21 represents the Greek youth platform Balkan Balkan AmfiktioniaAmfiktionia in Argentina

� It has also organized the local phase in Rosario of the Youth in Action Program Open Minds Project which has been declared of High Interest by the Parliament of Santa Parliament of Santa FeFe

Agenda 21 has also been recognized by Oxfam Oxfam � Agenda 21 has also been recognized by Oxfam Oxfam InternationalInternational, which has declared “Good Practice” one of its activities in favor of young unionist leaders in Rosario, Santa Fe. This experience has been internationally recognized by the InterInter--American Institute for Human American Institute for Human Rights Rights – Organization of American States (OAS) which has published an article on this, prepared by Regina Calcagno, president of Agenda 21

� Agenda 21 annually receives EVS volunteers

IN THE LOCAL FIELD

� Trainings for trainers for other local NGOs

� Trainings for youth empowerment

� November 2010 - Training: “Tools for International Cooperation in the youth sector” International Cooperation in the youth sector” by Fernández Reigosa, Vicepresident

� Intercultural training and activities

� Labor rights training for youth and young workers

� Cooperation with Oxfam Australia and related activities

FUTURE PROJECTS

� EVS volunteers in Rosario from different

European countries

� Updating new website in different languages

� Virtual platform for e-learning and e-trainings� Virtual platform for e-learning and e-trainings

�More cultural exchanges to enrich our

volunteers’ backgrounds and learn from other

experiences

� New trainings for Latinamerican NGOs

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� So basically, Agenda 21 professional staff

collaborates with other NGOs, training their

volunteers and helping them achieve their

goals from an intercultural approachgoals from an intercultural approach

� Agenda 21 doesn’t receive any subsidies from

any companies or governments

�� All its staff is volunteerAll its staff is volunteer

�� Visit us:Visit us: www.agenda21.com.arwww.agenda21.com.ar