The proposal offers three paths of in-depth study.
1. workshop on the theme PEACE: migrations from countries in conflict
coordinated by Prof. Riccardo Redaelli and Prof. Camillo Regalia, in collaboration with the social workers of the Foreigners Area (Area Stranieri) di Caritas Ambrosiana.
The volunteering activities will take place in the first reception centre "Casa Suraya", which hosts asylum seekers and refugee families and single women. Here the students will support the Centre with activities such as providing homework help and extracurricular opportunities for the guests.
2. workshop on the theme SOCIAL JUSTICE: severe adult marginalisation
coordinated by Prof. Elena Marta and Prof. Gianluca Varraso, in collaboration with the social workers of the Severe Adult Marginalization Area (Grave Emarginazione Adulta) and of the Prison and Justice (Carcere e Giustizia) of Caritas Ambrosiana.
The volunteering activities will take place at the "La Piazzetta" day Centre, which hosts homeless people by promoting workshop activities, and at the Family House managed by the Associazione Ciao, which hosts mothers (with their children) who have currently finished their sentence and are embarking on paths of autonomy.
3. workshop on the theme SUSTAINABILITY: integral ecology (in collaboration with ASA - Alta Scuola per l'Ambiente)
coordinated by Prof. Roberto Zoboli and Prof. Pierluigi Malavasi and the ASA team, in collaboration with operators of the Energy Poverty Area (Area Povertà Energetica) of Caritas Ambrosiana and the social cooperative Vesti solidale.
The volunteering activities will take place at the Refettorio Ambrosiano, which prepares and distributes meals reflecting on the theme of waste and combining art and hospitality, and at the Associazione Nocetum, an agricultural cooperative that integrates an educational community into its activities.
Each pathway entails the participation to 3 classroom workshops and volunteer activities (3-4 half days) in the first semester of 2024.
At the end of the programme a video will be produced on each of the three themes and this will narrate the experience lived by the students in the classroom and at Caritas Ambrosiana services. The contributions will be presented at the anniversary celebration event of Caritas Ambrosiana in November/December 2024 and shared within the academic community and among citizens to stimulate their reflection on each of the three themes.
