EnARS was born at a national level within ACLI in the 70s. As an office in Padua, it has been involved in associations, social promotion, and culture since the beginning of the 90s. In 1998 it was established as an independent association, translating its acronym into ACTIVE ENZYMES FOR NETWORKS OF MEANING. Today more than ever we are interested in intercultural dialogue, interpersonal relationships, and community policies, with particular attention to the promotion of active citizenship through participatory processes. WE ARE ENZYMES – accelerators of processes, collectors of ‘good’ actions that can be transformed into ‘good practices’, replicable in different territories.