Rigenerazioni

The project, selected by Intesa Sanpaolo within the Formula initiative in collaboration with Cesvi Foundation, aims to launch a dynamic series of regener-actions, starting with the protagonism of all citizens - different in age, skills, cultures.

Regenerazioni intends to rediscover contexts and places that are still little used or abandoned in the neighborhood through an inclusive and intergenerational path of appointments and workshops on the theme of sustainability, enhancing both Remida's experience in sustainability education and the experience of Fondazione Reggio Children in projects for the wellbeing of communities.

Regenerazioni will strengthen the actions already in place in that area of the city but will also bring something new, starting from the theme of sustainability in terms of good daily practices (attention to consumption, savings, care for one's own territory and separate waste collection), and quality relationships with their community.

What is sustainability and how does it help us feel part of a community?

The project, lasting 18 months, therefore includes 16 workshop meetings, 2 public city events, 4 seminars and 4 Remida corners with waste materials and books to be put back into circulation. The workshops provide for the meeting of old and new skills in tailoring, in the creation of furniture with waste materials, in storytelling workshops, to name a few.

The strategy that Regenerazioni will implement is to create a Working Group which, together with the staff of Fondazione and Remida, will gradually take decisions on what to do. It will be a working group made up of residents of the neighborhood, who therefore know its resources, needs and problems, and heterogeneous (young and old, mothers and fathers, including those of foreign origin, attentive to the issue of disabilities).

Beneficiaries

From 22 to 26 of march 2023 was held the final event of the project, titled “Sustainability is about creating good bonds”, quoting a phrase emerged during one of the meetings with Santa Croce’s people. Four days dedicated to sustainability with public meetings with experts from different disciplines like urban planning, art, education, biology, philosophy and literature for a confrontation open at the city at the Tecnopolo of Reggio Emilia and a final party sunday where the Neighborhood pinboard was inaugurated, created with the local associations, which will be an informative point also for creative activities in the area and for the Ex Mangimificio Caffarri, future headquarters of Remida Centre.

This three workshops have deepened the theme of sustainability relationed to three key words: Friendship, Future, Bonds.

On Sunday 26 of march, at the park of the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre, the final moment of the event with the inauguration of the Neighborhood pinboard, designed thanks to the collaboration of a lot of people, in particoular by a mixed teamwork formed by citizens and associations. A place and a tool provided for citizens and community, useful to leave messages, get informations, books-exchanges, grow a garden or stop for playing and tell stories.