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 […]
Saffron from the UK tells us about her impressions of IRETI project
[:it]Arriving to and being in Palermo is a strange, yet wonderful experience. An authentic robust city, filled to the brim with loud, rich culture. Palermo seems somehow untouched by society and the greater world, and I’ve been told quite a few times that Palermo is the closest thing, in terms of living, to Africa. […]
Tina from Romania shares her first impressions of IRETI project
[:it] There is no doubt that the idea of volunteering abroad is a big leap of faith into the unknown, so when I first heard about “IRETI- Empowering Women and Strengthening Socioeconomic Integration” project in Palermo, I just said “No”. I thought I had multiple reasons to refuse: I was feeling I was too old […]
Diamo il via al progetto “IRETI – Empowering Women and Strengthening Socioeconomic Integration”
[:it]Ci siamo! Il progetto “IRETI – Empowering Women and Strengthening Socioeconomic Integration” è ufficialmente iniziato. Il 12 e il 14 Dicembre abbiamo ospitato a Palermo i rappresentanti delle organizzazioni partner provenienti da Spagna (Biderbost Boscan & Rochin BB&R), Inghilterra (Ubele Initiative) e Romania (A.U.R. Asociatia Nationala a Specialistilor in Resurse Umane). Il progetto è stato co-finanziato […]