Aims of ICARUS are to promote active citizenship and human rights as well as social inclusion, volunteer activities and international cooperation. ICARUS NGO has been established in the month of June 2011 by a group of volunteers who had previous experience in European mobility projects in different fields, either volunteering either training and education (LLP Leonardo, EVS, Marie Curie, International volunteer projects and workcamps, etc)
ICARUS has the following aims:
- Promotion of international mobility rights as an inalienable human right and as a tool of training and shape personal development and growth of the individual;
- Promotion of active citizenship in particular of disadvantaged and marginalized people or at risk of being marginalized and excluded;
- promotion of culture of legality and human rights;
- promotion of International cooperation as a tool for sustainable developement and self centred, together with the developement of sustainable, solidal human and social relations
- promotion of local and International volunteer activities as tool for social intervention and to build a fairer, supportive society able to promote Peace and Justice values. Icarus is also accredited as Sending and Coordinating organization for EVS Projectsand promotes also mobility projects and Youth exchanges.
