CEIPES
1 . Who are we ?
CEIPES – International Centre for the Promotion of Education and Development is a global
and non-profit association founded in Palermo in 2007 and with antennas in other 8 European
countries. We believe that education and development are fundamental values to achieve
peace and dignity for all human beings. Each individual and community has the potential to
fulfill its rights. CEIPES acts as a facilitator for activating the community, through an
educational approach in order to create and transform energy and resources. This process is
necessary for both individual and social development.
2. Main activities of organization
Foster and support the sustainable development of local communities and individuals, as well
as empowerment through education and training, human rights and international cooperation.
We work on different areas but our main activities are: the promotion of non- formal
education as a fundamental tool in the education of youth and adults and as complementary to
formal education, promotion of personal and community development through learning
mobilities, creation of new innovative tools and methodologies to develop useful strategies in
the field of education through the cooperation with public and private entities at local and
international level.
Moreover the promotion of study, research and innovation, both methodological and
technological, with the aim of giving scientific support to the specific activities carried on by
our association.
Ceipes encourages intercultural dialogue with the objective of fostering mutual understanding
and respect between individuals from different cultures and the promotion of peace, non
-violence and human rights as a fundamental tool in order to reach a world of equality and
solidarity in which all human beings can access to their fundamental rights.
3 . Experiences related to Project topic:
Ceipes is among the partners of the Erasmus+ project OAC ‘Outdoor Against Cancer’
together with Västerbotten Country Council (Sweden), the Umeå University (Sweden), the
Västerbottens drottsforbund (Sweden), CRE.THI.DEV (Greece), Naturfreunde Kärnten
(Austria), and the University of Palermo (Italy). The main aim of “OAC” is to raise awareness
on the importance of health-enhancing physical activity for cancer patients, indeed the project
guarantees an easier access to facilitate their participation in outdoor sport activities and
therefore patients benefit of positive health-related effects.
Another important project is SWING ‘Sign for work inclusion gain’ ( 2017-1-IT01-KA202-
006157) which supports hearing-impaired people at the workplace by developing a sign
language Dictionary on Technical Terms for jobs in the field of furniture, cooking and
tourism: 150 words/expressions in each sector that will be collected in real work
environments. The project foresees also the creation of a Mobile App with a sign language
training which will be used directly in work environment to learn sign language and
communicate with people with hearing impairment. For more information:
http://www.swing.ceipes.org/
Finally Ceipes is partner of TI4PES ‘Teaching ICT for People with Specific Learning
Disorders’ (2017-1-SE01-KA202-034573) whose aim is to increase the ICT and software
development skills and competences of people with learning disabilities for employment and
improving VET trainers' skills, to foster transnational cooperation and to deliver quality and
innovative training material in the field of learning disabilities.The training modules will offer
the necessary theoretical background together with case studies that will prepare the learner
before the practical experience.
4 Role and responsibilities in the project:
Ceipes has been involved in the following activities:
-project management
-organization of transnational meeting
- drafting & delivery of 2 surveys (1 for caregiver, 1 for patients): a total of 39 surveys
-data collection & analysis of 39 surveys
-a detailed state of art report on the following subject: dementia figures & overview,
legislation, home care services available, Alzheimer treatments, national strategic plan of Italy
(2014-2018) with main strategies, actions and future developments, the Italian working group,
the national observatory group, a map of the territory (services at local, regional, national
level); deficiencies of the Italian situation & related recommendations.
-drafting of the activity book to assist in the improvement of memory in the patients, as well
as cognitive activities that exercise thinking and memory skills. Ceipes is in charge of 2
chapters: prevention dementia and burnout syndrome.
- dissemination plan, sheet & portfolio of all the consortium
5 . Contact:
REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS: Via Giuseppe la Farina, 21, Palermo (PA), CAP
90141,ITALY
OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS: Via Francesco Maria Alias, 20, Palermo
(PA), CAP 90145 ITALY
PHONE: +39 0917848236
BUSINESS HOURS: 9 AM-17:30 PM M-F
E-MAIL ADDRESS: info@ceipes.org
6. For More information (official web page.) You can visit our official website at this link:
https://ceipes.org/ and follow our social media on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram
