The Co2 Crisis Opportunity Onlus

National Network
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Address

Via Quadrio, 30
Rome
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Telephone
+390668809058
Fax
+390668213047
E-Mail
rachele@theco2.org
E-Mail (2)
onlus@theco2.org
Mobile Phone
+393396712717
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Media
General Information
The Co2 Crisis Opportunity Onlus is a non governmental organisation working on social communication. It consists of 6 founders, members of the Board, seven main consultants, several temporary advisors, four employees and thirty volunteers. The budgetary resources available for the year 2009 have been € 250.000,00. The organisation collects private funds through fundraising campaigns and public funds through public applications. The Co2 Crisis Opportunity onlus promotes international cooperation projects, non formal education workshops, media training activities and culture promotion project in Italy, Lebanon, Brasil and Cuba with the aim to build and strengthen international twinnings and cultural exchanges. The Co2 works with other non governmental organisations as Arci, Legambiente, ARCPA -Beirut, Viramundo, Amigos da Vida, El Mambì, Paulita Conception School of Art. The Co2 uses to collaborate also with the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry, the local municipalities, the Experimental Cinematography Centre, AGI Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Regione Campania, Accademia dell'Immagine, Conservatorio Alfredo Casella l'Aquila.
Mission and Objectives

The Co2 Crisis Opportunity Onlus wants, through documentaries, films, information and press campaigns, to promote human rights in order to guarantee the full development for every human beings, to strengthen cultural and ethnic integration and to stimulate social cooperation by deepening the integration between non profit organisations and civil society movements. We want to strenghten our message for the promotion of social business through all major means of communication: tv, press and internet.

Main Projects / Activities

We have produced a documentary on the commitment of the over 30.000 italian families that every year welcome 15.000 children from Chernobyl and its surroundings affected by the nuclear crisis. Since january 2008, we are present in Lebanon. In the country, we collaborate with the italian cooperation in order to consolidate intercultural exchange. The Co2 works with brasilian NGOs in order to further its example of creativity applied to social issues: "Many eyes, one story", an audio-visual path in the heart of the most populous and cruel brasilian suburbs (favela)in Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha. The Co2 organised in L'Aquila, during the summertime, "Campi Sonori, prologo della rinascita", a rich programme of cultural events performed by local institutions and special guests in the tents of the territories rocked by the earthquake. The Co2 promotes in Naples a music workshop for 15 students of Naples suburbs involved in the production of the Lucariello's (rapper from Naples) album "Veleno Fertile". The laboratory is focus on music crafts as a concrete alternative to the illegal activities.

Contact (1) Full Name
Stefania Rigon
Head of the organisation
Rachele Bonani