COSI - Civic Orientation and Social Integration

COSI is a non-governmental entity aiming to promote social inclusion of disadvantaged children, youth and adults and individuals with special needs through social and civic areas. 1. COSI assists people in Bucharest/Ilfov who face critical situations of marginalization, extreme poverty and social exclusion by providing necessary and highly required benefits/services (clothes, food, hygiene articles, materials of construction, guidance and counselling etc.) in order to enhance a dignifying level of life, re-integrate in society and/or educational system through humanitarian actions. 2. COSI aims to develop awareness among the general population of Romania (especially youth) of important societal factors that are obstacles to equal rights and non-discrimination values according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by promoting: human rights, transparency and good governance, participatory democracy, volunteering, active citizenship and inclusion, inter-cultural acceptance and tolerance; and combating racism and xenophobia, discrimination, social inequality, poverty and exclusion of any kind (including rural areas), gender inequality and gender-based violence through civic/educational events (workshops, seminars, training and debates) and raise awareness campaigns, Offline and Online. COSI is working towards introducing of inter-cultural, non-formal education in order to promote critical, open and creative thinking among Romanian NEET youth, develop a sense of belonging to the EU, through international mobility projects, especially within E+ program. Nonetheless, our NGO provides labor market/educational counseling and support to NEET youth in Bucharest and surroundings, promotes opportunities for the target groups such as: volunteering programs abroad, entrepreneurship programs, training, internships and others.