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Ryckevelde, organisation for European citizenship

Ryckevelde 6
Damme
8340
Belgium
Phone : +32 (0)50 35 27 20
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www.ryckevelde.be

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Non profit organisation

History

  • Ryckevelde is a not for profit organisation promoting European citizenship.
  • The organisation stands for a social and responsible Europe, supported by its citizens.
  • Ryckevelde informs citizens with campaigns, lectures and educational games. Target groups are children, youngsters and adults.

Organisation/collective objectives

  • Ryckevelde wants a Europe supported by its citizens. This can only happen through true citizenship: well-informed citizens who participate in the future of Europe.
  • The main focus is informing citizens about how the EU functions and how we can help shaping the European policy.

Main activities

  • Informing groups of children, youngsters or adults about Europe, through trainings, educational games, role plays and simulation sessions, and campaigns.
  • Ryckevelde does this mostly in Dutch for a Flemish target audience. Occasionally it also does this for European groups, in English or French.

Vision of Europe

  • Europe should be a social Europe, taking care of its citizens and being supported by these citizens.
  • Nobody can fall in love with an economic and monetary union alone.

Strong points

  • The combination of creativity and great pedagogical skills results in original ways of informing our audience about Europe.
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