Project CYCLE: lifelong learning on Circular Economy
For active citizenship and more sustainable consumption The Erasmus + CYCLE project, funded by the European Commission, started in 2017 and ended in September 2019. CYCLE aims to increase and promote skills on the Circular Economy of trainers who deliver courses for adults through the use of a platform and -learning that collects content from [...]
Waste water treatment for agricultural purposes: a European project born in Prato
The Municipality of Prato, with the scientific and technical support of ARCO Researchers, participated to the European Union Partnership of the Urban Agenda for Circular Economy focusing on two major themes: Waste water treatment of urban and industrial plants for agricultural purposes Urban regeneration through the reuse of abandoned or underused buildings In recent years, [...]
Networking and B2B to foster ecotourism in Armenia
ARCO Researchers were in Armenia to continue the work on fostering the development of ecotourism in the Vayots Dzor region. Under the framework of the Monitoring Service of the project AREVADZOR – Enhancing SME competitiveness through promotion and wider use of sustainable innovative technologies, ARCO's Local Development Unit, as a partner of PIN S.c.r.l., took [...]
Fostering students with disabilities inclusion in higher education through the Capability Approach
In the last three decades, the legislation on the inclusion of disability has led to an increase in the enrolment of students with disabilities in higher education. However, barriers to the full participation of students remain. In the latest article co-authored by Mario Biggeri, Disability in higher education: assessing student's capabilities in two Italian universities [...]
Conclusione del progetto per migliorare la qualità dei datteri Medjool in Palestina
Il progetto per riorganizzare la cooperativa degli agricoltori di datteri Medjool e migliorare la qualità degli stessi datteri portato avanti a Gerico, nella Valle del Giordano (Palestina) - finanziato dall'Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo e implementato dalla Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II - si è concluso con l'inaugurazione di una nuova cella frigorifera. Questa [...]
Why it’s important to engage stakeholders in Sustainability Reporting?
In recent years, large companies have earned revenues similar to small States GDPs, but not all of them pay the same attention to the cost of their activities in social and, above all, environmental terms. The Sustainability Report, which defines a company's impact on neighboring communities and environment, represents both a powerful channel of communication [...]
Emancipatory Research to strengthen social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in Mozambique
In Mozambique, we work to strengthen the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities also through Emancipatory Research. The protagonism of persons with disabilities and their organizations is built by strengthening their capacities, thier ability to analyse and read the reality and the barriers that prevent full and effective participation in society. Within the [...]
V.A.L.I Enhancing the work inclusion of disadvantaged people
A new project started in February! After A.L.I., the project aiming at enhancing the employability of persons with disabilities, the new project V.A.L.I. has been launched. Discover A.L.I V.A.L.I Towards Autonomy Work Inclusion V.A.L.I. designs and offers services that will improve the work inclusion of disadvantaged people in the Metropolitan City of Florence. The project [...]