Jenny Garratt with Rocking Ur Teens: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Rocking Ur Teens was established in February 2015 as a social enterprise which operates in education, youth and social mobility sectors. It offers inspiring conferences that expose teens to corporate environments, apprentices, graduates and interns, giving them a practical insight into the world of work. They create relationships between young people and corporate organisations […]
Erinç Yurter with Taze&Kuru Food Inc: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Erinc has been the managing partner, together with her husband, of Taze&Kuru Food Inc since 2009. Taze&Kuru, which means Fresh&Dried in Turkish, is a company specializing in the production of healthy snacks, mainly made from dried fruit grown in Turkey. Erinc’s story is inspiring. A mother of three, she studied towards a BA and […]
Anna Polońska and Tie ART: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] She founded a start-up promoting various forms of art. She deals with painting, computer graphics (including creating illustrations, posters and covers) and designing a unique ‘Tie ART’ fashion accessories that are an original idea for a new form of women’s ties. The idea of launching a startup was born out of passion and determination. […]
Anna Kołodziej, Zumba instructor: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Conducting sporting activities involving the combination of dance and fitness for children (Zumba Kids and Zumba Kids Junior) and for adults (Zumba Fitness) – including elderly people and pregnant women (Zumba Gold). It all started by chance. Anna did not have any experience, she only went to Zumba Fitness classes. The hotel, where she […]
Aleksandra Korzeniak with Ak-art art&garden: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Aleksandra’s business is a combination of profession and passion – she is a landscape architect. She both designs gardens and works on artistic activities such as painting clothes, porcelain, and interior decoration items. Seemingly these unconnected areas intermingle and bind together. Her company combines natural and artistic areas. She started the activity shortly after […]
Aissetou Jaiteh Gambia: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Gambia and her co-worker started the African Queens Association in 2013, mainly creating accessories. After four years of designing and tailoring they opened their studio and shop in downtown Palermo. Her entrepreneurial spirit is nourished by the will to break down barriers and in line with this she explains to us how fashion can […]
Carmela Dacchille with Edizioni precarie: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Carmela originally started working as an architect in the north of Italy until she decided this was not her dream, and moved to Palermo. After working in a hotel for about two years, she started her adventure with Edizioni Precarie in 2013, which she describes as a long project that is still ongoing. Edizioni […]
Nadia Lodato with “Cotti in Fragranza”: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Before Nadia took on the responsibility of developing the entrepreneurial business project Cotti in Fragranza, she studied international political science and humanitarian aid in Florence and in Rome and participated in several youth work projects abroad. When she returned to Sicily and began working within the penal system, she helped former convicts with social […]
Massimo Milano with Quir: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:it] [:en] Massimo and Gino represent much more than founders of a boutique. Massimo originally from Rome, and Gino from Milan, they have been an LGBTI couple for 40 years now, and together they decided to found Quir in Palermo 25 years ago, in the historical district of Ballarò. Quir specializes in the manufacturing of […]
Laura Di Fatta with Sartoria Sociale: a success story enhanced by the project Pandora
[:en] Laura Di Fatta and her co-workers truly are an example of how social work can go hand in hand with entrepreneurial business projects and personal development. They founded the social enterprise Sartoria Sociale in 2012 with the mission of transforming discarded textiles into resources by creating new clothes and items to be revitalized on […]