The president of the Republic, Sergio Mattarellahe conferred 29 Certificates of honor from Standard Bearer of the Republic. Solidarity for the environment and culture is the prevailing theme that inspired the choice of young Alfieri in 2023. The floods that hit our territory in 2023, in particular Romagna and Tuscany, once again brought to light the altruism, generosity and sense of community of many young people.
The Certificates valorise voluntary actions, examples of active citizenship, as well as the stories of young people who have been able to transform their passion for writing or science into a “bridge” to reduce inequalities.
The selected cases, however, do not constitute examples of rare actions, but they are representative of widespread behaviors, of spontaneous solidaritya: actions and feelings to be encouraged to spread among young people those values that can allow them to become builders of a sustainable future, adults aware of the importance of solidarity in a world crossed by conflicts, climate change, environmental crises. Alongside the awards oriented towards the annual theme, there are certificates of honor relating to acts performed with particular courage and emblematic gestures of friendship.
President Mattarella also awarded three plaques for collective actions of young people and very young people who have expressed the values of solidarity with great force.
Standard bearers of the Republic
Emanuele Nicola TIRED, 5/7/2008, resident in Fiorenzuola D’Arda (PC). For having courageously foiled the plan of a man intent on killing his ex-partner. It was thanks to the promptness and civic sense demonstrated that a potentially dramatic epilogue was avoided.
Returning from school on a regional train, Emanuele involuntarily heard the phone call from another passenger who, in Romanian, continued to nervously repeat that he was headed by his ex-girlfriend to kill her. Knowing the language and having understood the content of the call, Emanuele realized the gravity of the situation and, without hesitation, notified the police. These, by virtue of the courageous report, identified and arrested the man, preventing him from carrying out his violent intentions.
Giulia ANDREASI BASSI, 25/6/2005, resident in Rome. Because he was able to transform his passion for technology and science into socially useful projects. In particular, he created a solution to optimize the management of hazardous waste from a sustainable development perspective.
Giulia has a great passion for scientific and technological research, and has decided to commit herself to putting her knowledge and creativity at the service of the community, trying to accelerate progress in terms of environmental sustainability. In particular, you have created a program – also presented in international forums – which uses social media and artificial intelligence to optimize the management and disposal of hazardous waste. Furthermore, her research on the atmospheric turbulence of the solar image, also carried out outside national borders, allowed her to win a prestigious award.
Selim AYACH, 7/12/2007, resident in Gatteo (FC). To have, without hesitation, performed resuscitation maneuvers on a person in cardiac arrest, thus saving their life. For the generosity and dedication with which he participates as a volunteer in the life of the community, as recently done during the flood that hit Emilia Romagna.
An elderly lady, having just got off a bus, collapsed on the ground feeling ill. Luckily for her, Selim was passing by at the time and, having witnessed the scene, he immediately rushed towards the woman, activating first aid and performing cardiac massage until the paramedics arrived. The awareness of having managed to save a life and the desire to be able to help other people pushed him to embark on the path to become a Red Cross volunteer, putting his time at the service of the community, as he did, with great generosity, even recently , in the days of the flood that hit Emilia Romagna.
