Palazzo Margherita, presentation of the European programs with Minister Abodi on Monday

THE EAGLE – Monday 22 April, with beginning at 09:30 and ending at 1.00 pm, in L’Aquila, the Italian Youth Agency and the Government’s Extraordinary Commissioner for the repair and reconstruction of the 2016 earthquake, in collaboration with the Italian national network Eurodesk and the Informagiovani of the city of ‘Aquila, promote and implement an information and training course on the European programs Erasmus+ | Youth and Sport and European Solidarity Corps, dedicated to young people in the areas affected by the earthquake.

The event is scheduled at Palazzo Margherita (Piazza Palazzo) and includes a workshop aimed at 40 young people from the area, aged 17 and over, entitled “Let’s build the future. Let’s plan for the present.”

15 years after the earthquake, in continuity with the reconstruction activities of the city, the workshop intends to give new life to the places of aggregation and youth participation, raising awareness among the young generations, encouraging their active participation, enhancing local good practices and creating moments of social inclusion.

Students from the D’Aosta and Colecchi schools will be present, called to carry out an intervention relating to a project promoted by Informagiovani in view of the next European elections.

Young people and operators active in the field of youth interested in participating can apply by April 18th by completing the form on the page:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DysRN0-sDcbnDiIc8mVt9BaxQUYLqbtIyRIYFQMc9aQ/viewform?edit_requested=true

The program

9.30 | 10:00 – Introduction to the works

Eurodesk Italy /Informagiovani City of L’Aquila

Italian Youth Agency

10:00 | 11:00 am – Workshops

Youth participation activities

Erasmus+ Programme, Solidarity Projects European Solidarity Corps

11:00 | 12:00 pm – Dialogue between institutions, participants and young people who have activated good practices after reconstruction

12:00 | half past twelve – Interventions by:

• Pierluigi Biondi, Mayor of L’Aquila
• Marco Marsilio, President of the Abruzzo Region
• Guido Castelli, Extraordinary Government Commissioner for the repair and reconstruction of the 2016 earthquake
• Federica Celestini Campanari, Extraordinary Commissioner – Italian Youth Agency

12.30 | 1:00 pm – Concludes Andrea Abodi, Minister for Sport and Youth