Milano: a day in the farmhouse to talk about cooperation
COOPI-International Cooperation opens its historic Milanese farmhouse to the public.
Milano: a day in the farmhouse to talk about cooperation.
Milano, COOPI – International cooperation opens its historic Milanese headquarters to the public for one day of activities and meetings open to the population: Saturday September 30 adults and children are welcome to join Boldinasco farmhouse of Milano, on the occasion of Milano green week, for the initiative “COOPI Cascina Aperta”. The event, in its eighth edition, is in via De Lemene 50, in the area Certosa Gallarate.
At the center of the day's program are the activities of the non-governmental organization, founded in 1965 da father Vincenzo Barbieri and since then committed to supporting those living in poverty and emergency contexts. Appointments will be made starting at 17pm with a solidarity market in the courtyard of the farmhouse, while to 17,30 are scheduled therelaboratories for girls and boys. To accompany the activities, the exhibition of photographic exhibition "Peoples of Lake Chad” of the Chadian Abdoulaye Barry, who with his shots tells the humanitarian crisis in the African region Niger, Cameroon and Chad, at the center of numerous initiatives by COOPI.
From the 18, after greetings from the president of COOPI Claudio Ceravolo and the president of Municipality 8 of Milano Giulia Pelucchi, the Social Report 2022 of the organization with Ennio Miccoli, general director of COOPI, e Antonella Tagliabue, journalist and vice-president of COOPI. to 19, the focus will be on Italy with the in-depth analysis "The anti-poverty project a Milano”, with Federico Pirola, COOPI project coordinator.
to 20 will be staged”The courage to change the world. Story of Father Barbieri", show by and with Manuel Ferreira, actor and founder of Alma Rosè Company. soon after, to 21, one is planned buffet dinner together with live music (for “Dinner and Music under the Stars” is reservation required; the minimum donation is €15 for adults, €5 for children up to 11 years old; the funds raised will be used to distribute food to families in difficulty Milano).
THE PROGRAM:
Starting at 17 Solidarity Market
Hours 17.30 19.30- Children's workshop
18 Institutional greetings with: Claudio Ceravolo, president of COOPI; Giulia Pelucchi, president of Municipality 8
18.30 A year of solidarity: COOPI's 2022 Social Report, with Ennio Miccoli, general director of COOPI; Antonella Tagliabue, journalist and vice-president of COOPI.
19pmThe anti-poverty project a Milano”, in-depth analysis with Federico Pirola, COOPI project operator.
20pmThe courage to change the world. Story of Father Barbieri", a show by and with Manuel Ferreira, actor and founder of the Alma Rosè Company.
21 Dinner and music under the stars: buffet and live musical entertainment (places are limited, reservations are required; the minimum donation to participate in the dinner is €15 for adults, €5 for children up to 11 years old).
Photo exhibition: “Peoples of Lake Chad” by Abdoulaye Barry. A photographic journey among the populations fleeing from Boko Haram in the border area between Chad, Niger and Nigeria; an inside look at one of the most serious humanitarian crises in Africa, where life goes on despite everything, thanks also to COOPI projects.
INFO:
For information and dinner reservations: cascina.aperta@coopi.org | 02 3085057
For the parking space, an agreement with the is available parking of the Pavesi Center (via de Lemene)
at €3 for the day.
The funds raised during the evening will be used for the activities of distribution of food to families in
difficulty of Milano.
In case of bad weather the appointment will be postponed to Saturday 7 October.
COOPI – International Cooperation: is an Italian humanitarian organization founded in 1965. In almost 60 years, He has made 2.771 projects in 73 countries around the world, claiming more than 120 million people and employing 5 thousand expatriate operators and 67 thousand local operators. Today COOPI is present in 33 nations from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Italy, with 252 humanitarian projects which they almost reach 7 million people. The organization works to break the cycle of poverty and accompany populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises and natural disasters towards recovery and long-lasting and sustainable development (www.coopi.org).
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