IIDAC
International Institute for the Development of Citizenship (IIDAC)The International Institute for the Development of Citizenship (IIDAC) is a Brazilian civil society organization with an international scope, primarily focused on promoting human rights, sustainable development and international cooperation in Brazil and around the world. |
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News
| Memorando de Entendimento entre o IIDAC e Partners of the Americas visa intercambio de experiencias para o fortalecimento da cidadaniaNOVA IORQUE, 10 de janeiro, 2012 - O Instituto Internacional para o Desenvolvimento da Cidadania e a rede internacional de voluntariado, Partners of the Americas, assinaram recentemente um Memorando de Entendimento (MoU, pelas suas siglas em inglês) com o objetivo de facilitar a cooperação entre ambas organizações e possibilitar parcerias entre seus principais programas nas áreas de promoção da participação, liderança juvenil e intercâmbio internacional. |
| Volunteer projects and the Millennium Development Goals, debated at the NGO Brazil FairSÃO PAULO, December 16, 2011 – On the occasion of celebrations of the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10), the Brazil Volunteer Network (RBV) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held on Friday in Sao Paulo the International Conference of Volunteers 2001+10: a Decade of Volunteers, an event parallel to the NGO Brazil Fair, the largest event of the civic society sector in the country. |
| IIDAC–NY participates in the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the UN Conference on Sustainable DevelopmentNEW YORK, December 15, 2011 – IIDAC’s Executive Vice President, Gilbert Scharnik, and Director of International Programmes and Cooperation, Luqman Patel, participated in the Second Intersessional meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom II) of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) between the days of December 15 and 16, at UN headquarters in New York. |
| 2011: An extraordinary year for human rightsNEW YORK, December 09, 2011 - It has been a year like no other for human rights. Human rights activism has never been more topical or more vital. And through the transforming power of social media, ordinary people have become human rights activists. |
| IIDAC participates in the 4th Regional Conference of the UN for Youth of Latin America and the CaribbeanMEXICO CITY, December 4, 2011 - The International Institute for the Development of Citizenship – IIDAC participated, at the invitation of UNICEF-Brazil, in the 4th Regional Conference of the United Nations for Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean - Defenders of Human Rights, between November 29 and December 4 in Mexico City. |
Projects
 The National ObservatoryThe National Observatory gathers and monitors data and indicators on the public policies aimed at reducing violence against children and adolescents in Brazil. |
 Agency of Youth EntrepreneursThe Agency of Youth Entrepreneurs encourages and supports the social and economic empowerment of Brazilian youth, promoting entrepreneurial education. |
 The Voice of AdolescentsThe program The Voice of Adolescents identifies and stimulates citizen participation and the protagonism of children and adolescents in guaranteeing their rights. |
 The National Pact ‘A World for Children and Adolescents in the Semi-Arid’The Pact aims to reduce social inequalities and improve the quality of life of children and adolescents in the semi-arid region of Brazil through project and public policy development. |
 The City of RightsThe City of Rights is a pedagogical environment, in the form of a traveling theme park, aimed at promoting education on human rights for Brazilian children. |
 MDG UniversitiesThe project MDG Universities mobilizes university students and professors to transform academic theory into social practices, developing good practices to realize the MDGs. |
 Young Quilombola WomenThe project’s objective is to promote gender equality in quilombola communities, strengthening the social participation and empowerment of young quilombola women. |
 Folkloric Group Central BrazilThe Folkloric Group brings together adolescents and youth to illustrate the cultural heritage of Brazil through dance, theatre and folklore music, on a true journey of Brazilian culture. |
 ReDESAPThe National Network for the Identification and Localization of Missing Children and Adolescents (REDESAP) is an initiative confronting the reality of missing youth in Brazil. |
 Nuclei for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (NDCA)The project Nuclei for the Rights of Children and Adolescents strengthens the Rights Guarantee System (SDG) at the municipal level through the exchange of information and the sharing of existing methodologies. |