I'm young
Between 18 and 30? Youth exchanges, volunteering, workshops and our youth team: suggest, organise, travel.
Workshops · European exchanges · Volunteering · Training · Festivals · Casa Naqah · Young people and adults
Where do you want to start?
I'm an adult
Workshops, meetings and training for adults, educators and youth workers, in Sicily and in Europe.
We're an organisation
Schools, public bodies and NGOs: let's build projects together. We also host Erasmus+ groups in Sicily.
Naqah at a glance
We are a non-profit association founded in 2023 in Marineo, Sicily, rural and intergenerational: people of different ages and backgrounds creating chances to learn, meet and take part, here and in Europe. We work with non-formal education: learning by doing, in a group.
Youth participation
Young people aged 18–30 who propose, organise and travel.
Adult education
Learning does not end at school: workshops and training for adults.
Non-formal education
Our method: learning by doing, in a group, starting from people.
Environmental sustainability
Conscious consumption, reuse and care for the commons.
Mental health and wellbeing
Wellbeing, alone and together, also through creative languages.
We're many. And we do a lot.
Exchanges, workshops, training, parties and walks: a glimpse of life with Naqah.
See what we do
Voices, moments and people from our activities.
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Coming up
Activities and trips happening now or coming up. Found the right one? Join in.
- 20OctFree
Circolare: info meeting
How Circolare's free trips around Europe work, who can go and how to apply. With drinks at the end.
An informal meeting at Casa Naqah to explain the project, how the trips will be organised, who can take part and how to apply.
Attending the meeting does not automatically mean being selected for the trip.
- Dates TBCMobilityCosts covered
Circolare: train trips across Europe
Aged 18 to 21? Travel around Europe for free with DiscoverEU Inclusion.
Circolare takes young people who usually have fewer chances to travel on a trip around Europe. The project covers the costs and we support you every step of the way.
Dates and application form coming soon.
Support our projects
Some of our projects also exist thanks to the people who choose to support them. A fundraiser is open right now: every contribution stays in our area.
Live crowdfunding
INNESTO — Growing community, regenerating public spaces
A town grows when someone decides to take care of it.
Support the campaignFeatured projects
What we are working on now and what is about to start. Each page explains why it began, what we do and who with.
Erasmus+ · 2025–2027
Comunità Sostenibili
Two years of workshops and meetings with young people in Marineo, Bolognetta, Godrano and Cefalà Diana on the environment, mental wellbeing and European opportunities.
- Youth participation and leadership
- Environmental sustainability, culture, wellbeing and inclusion
- Research and listening to community needs
Erasmus+ · 2026–2028
Circolare
Three DiscoverEU journeys for young people from inland Sicily, discovering how Europe reuses, shares and travels sustainably.
- Youth participation and leadership
- Non-formal education
Erasmus+ Adult education · 2026–2027
Radici Digitali
Training in Europe for our staff, to build adult learning pathways on community storytelling, digital tools and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
- Adult education
Erasmus+ · 2026–2027
E-LIS-LAB
Workshops to learn and promote Italian Sign Language (LIS), with deaf and hearing young people from Lecce, Turin and Marineo.
- Youth participation and leadership
- Non-formal education
- Environmental sustainability, culture, wellbeing and inclusion
Local initiative · 2027
INNESTO
Fifteen volunteers take care of the Castle Gardens and other public spaces in Marineo, together with Arci Terra Franca. Selected by Semi di Bene 2026.
- Environmental sustainability, culture, wellbeing and inclusion
Erasmus+ · 2026
Senses of Nature
A training course in Spain on designing outdoor activities that are accessible to people with sensory and emotional barriers.
- Non-formal education
- Environmental sustainability, culture, wellbeing and inclusion
Erasmus+ Desk
We work with Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps. For those who want to go abroad: exchanges, training courses, DiscoverEU and solidarity projects. For organisations: we host groups in Sicily and build projects together.
Want to go abroad?
Youth exchanges, training courses, DiscoverEU and solidarity projects: open calls, who can apply and how it works.
We host your group
Are you an organisation wanting to bring an Erasmus+ mobility to Sicily? We design and run the experience with you.
Let's build a project together
Looking for a partner in Sicily for an Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps application? Here is how we work.
Here you can be who you are.
Naqah is a secular, non-partisan, democratic, anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-mafia, inclusive and non-discriminatory association. We want to bring together people of different ages, backgrounds, cultures and identities, without asking anyone to hide who they are. Each person's freedom begins with respect for the dignity and rights of others.
- Inclusion
- LGBTQIA+ rights
- Secularism
- Non-partisanship
- Anti-fascism
- Anti-racism
- Anti-mafia
- Non-violence
- Democratic participation
- Sustainability
Do your part
Naqah thrives thanks to people who give their time, ideas or support. Choose your way.
Volunteer with us
Give some of your time to Naqah's activities. Open to all ages.
Give your 5x1000
It costs you nothing: a signature and our tax code 97374490825.
Make a donation
A bank transfer supports workshops, materials and life at Casa Naqah.