Asociación Socio-Cultural VerdeSur Alcalá is by group of professionals working in the field of youth who would like to create a social change in town of Alcala while focusing on the young people and involving the young people, teachers and educator to the mobility activities as well as the local socio-cultural activities through its partnerships and its offers.
The association is supported by the local municipality and it is based on the youth building of Alcala la Real where has a very diverse enviroenment with a great historical trayectory where it can bring too many opportunites for events and social activities for young people and local population.
What we do?
We work with Erasmus +program, carrying out training activities, mobility opportunities, research and exchanges, in addition to promoting socio-cultural and socio-educational activities in our town for the variety of community members.
Our Values :
– Commitment: involved with our social and cultural environment
– Interculturality: Exchange and learning between cultures
– Equality: Same opportunities for all people, respecting differences
– Social transformation: active citizenship for steering the change for a better world
Our Objectives :
– To promote active citizenship and European awareness
– To provide and promote quality education within a intersectoral approach
– To provide training opportunities for all ages specifically the young people
– To increase the youth participation while supporting interculturality and cultural diversity in our region
– To promote intergenerational solidarity between young people, children and adults
– To promote mobility programmes for the whole population
Our Departments :
Youth Department ( www.verdesur.org ) : Since 2019, the youth department provides activities for the young people in cooperation with the youth branch of Alcala municipality. We have been working hand in hand to promote European Union programmes such as Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps.
Our main activities are based on :
– Erasmus+ Mobility Programmes
– Training Activities for Youth Workers
– Youth Exchanges
– European Solidarity Corps ( Solidarity Activities and Volunteering Projects )
– Research Activities focusing the youth population
– Local Workshops
Our main target group are the young people living in Alcala la Real aged between 13-30. They involve the activities of our association throughout the opportunities that we provide. As Alcala la Real is a rural town comparing the many towns in Spain, we are focusing on increasing the employability and involvement of young people and internationalization of the schools.
Verdesur Teacher Academy ( courses.verdesur.org ) : Since 2021, we have developed a new department which is solely focused on the life-long learning programmes to provide activities for teachers, adult educators and VET students and VET educators. Verdesur Teacher Academy is a part of Asociación Socio-Cultural VerdeSur Alcalá providing in-service trainings for the teachers within the Erasmus+ Programmes. The mission of Verdesur Teacher Academy is to provide educational activities in a good quality together providing organisational development assistance towards to the teachers and adult educators to increase their abilities to provide better services.
European Solidarity Corps : Since 2022, we are sending and receiving volunteers from Europe and neighbouring countries to promote the internationalization of the schools, the local NGOs by creating a bridge with the local community members and our volunteers. We have received 30 volunteers in 2022 and have sent 13 volunteers. We provide activities for the volunteers in schools, youth centre that we work in and the elderly houses.