Is a nation – wide educational association founded in 1981. It is aimed at enhancing the value of childhood and at increasing time and areas where children, together with teenagers and adults, can improve their life quality and environment. Arciragazzi offers expressive and communicative tools to children and youths in order to develop their ideas, to strenghten their own resources and to educate them to civic and cultural participation through game. Children and teenagers together with adults, carry out common plans, papers and debates: in co-operation with local authorities, regions, ministries, national institutes, schools and the European Union. Arciragazzi operates with the aim of giving full realisation and real applicability to the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child. Arciragazzi promotes recreational, playing and cultural initiatives: parties, meetings, exhibitions, shows, and animated events. Arciragazzi manages training plans for teachers, parents, operators of the education sector, and youth employment. Furthermore, it promotes co-operation activities and solidarity initiatives in order to foster meetings between Italian children and teenagers and those from other countries. Arciragazzi realises Campaigns for the spread and the application of the principles of UNO Convention of Childhood Rights. At present, Arciragazzi has 150 premises all over Italian regions. During the summer, Arciragazzi Offices propose summer holidays either in Italy or abroad. Arciragazzi is a member of National Observatory of Childhood and Adolescence and member founder of FIEEA (Federation Internazionale pour les Echanges Educatifs d'Enfants et d'Adolescentes – Paris) and and member of the IFM SEI (International Falcon Movement Socialist Educational International – Brussels).

Since 1991 the Associations works in Rome and its province. In 1996 was founded the Committee of Rome, a non-profit Association that counts 8 clubs in Rome and surroundings.

Arciragazzi – Roma is present with its projects in city districts, it is a member of “Centro di servizio per il Volontariato SPES” a voluntary centre that organises training courses for voluntary people, and it is also a registered member of the Voluntary Service in Lazio.