In the Hall of the Greats of the Province of Arezzo, scholarships were awarded this morning to the students who, with their work, have turned the spotlight on the phenomena of violence and gender inequality
AREZZO – Educating young generations in a culture of respect, ofto gender equality and non-violence: this is the main mission of “Hands off, the right to count“, The scholarship competition organized by Simply Woman International Award. Now in its third edition, the initiative had its epilogue this morning in the prestigious setting of the Sala dei Grandi of the Province of Arezzo where the awards ceremony took place, in the presence of the local authorities, which featured the works carried out by the male and female students from fifteen high schools in the province of Arezzo.
“This year too, the Simply Donna Prize scholarship competition confirms itself as a very significant moment for its ability to address young people – he declares Her Excellency Maddalena De Luca, Prefect of Arezzo – The involvement of students in the face of even very complex issues, such as gender violence, gives us the pulse of the situation, demonstrating how the young generations are capable of re-elaborating even social phenomena that are extremely difficult to deal with”.
Almost forty works have been evaluated, in recent months, by the examining commission of the Simply Donna Award: the winner of the first scholarship was Emanuela Picchi of the 5°LB Grafica del “Giuseppe Giovagnoli” Art High School in Sansepolcro with “Now breathe!”, a sculptural work accompanied by a poetic essay and an explanatory video. Second step of the podium for the musical piece “Words of pain” composed and arranged by Manuel Esposito of 4°LIQ and Alessandro Carusi of 3°S1 of “Piero della Francesca” high school in Arezzofollowed in third place by “Non una inpiù”, a website designed by 4° Informatica dell’ISIS “Enrico Fermi” of Bibbiena. The fourth prize was shared by 3rd A of the ITE “Francesco Laparelli” of Cortona with the bilingual video “Gender Gap and Career” and Alessandra Andreiu of the 4th LES of “Francesco Redi” Scientific High School in Arezzo with the story “Story of a Life”. Fifth place ex aequo for the short film “Love yourself more than you can” of the 4th year classITE “Guido Marcelli” of Foiano and for the “Lest we forget” calendar of the 2nd day of “Vittoria Colonna” high school in Arezzo who also won the sixth prize with the video “A small simple story” tied with “The right to count” of the 2nd B of theISIS “Giovanni da Castiglione” of Castiglion Fiorentino. For the Castiglione institute and the video of the 4th M class, a seventh position also arrives, sharing with the 5th C of theISIS “Benedetto Varchi” of Montevarchi and the poems “Petals of Hope” and “A Story Like Any Other.” Eighth prize for the story “Simply Women” written by Marta Accioli of the 2nd A of “Luca Signorelli” classical high school in Cortona and from the book “Women in the shadow” of the 5th AT ofISIS “Buonarroti-Fossombroni” of Arezzo, followed in ninth place by the video clip “L’amore non ha lividi” created by Ludovica Corbelli of the 5th M1 of the Arezzo high school “Piero della Francesca” and the short “Siate Coraggiose” of the 2nd C of the Montevarchino institute “Benedetto Varchi” . Closing the ranking, with the last three ex aequo scholarships, is the poem “Costellazioni” composed by Elena Miron of the 2nd LA of the biturgense “Giuseppe Giovagnoli”, the presentation dedicated to the figure of Hedy Lamarr of the 4th ASA of the fellow citizen “Città di Piero” High Schooland the short film “When no is no” of the 3rd TVE1 and 4th PAS2 classes ofISIS “Angelo Vegni-Le Capezzine”. For the participants in the competition not included in the ranking, a certificate of participation was delivered.
“An official ceremony that was able to give us great emotions – they conclude in unison Chiara Fatai and Angelo Morelli, creators and organizers of the Simply Woman International Award – This year too, the works presented by the competing institutes, coming from all four valleys of the Arezzo province, showed very high quality, both from the point of view of content and technical implementation. But what struck us most was the critical gaze and the capacity for elaboration with which many young students were able to demonstrate when reflecting on complex phenomena such as violence and gender inequality, treating them from different perspectives and in never banal ways. . All this highlights how the awareness-raising activity carried out for years by the Simply Woman Award and, above all, the testimonies given by our awardees are capable of leaving an indelible mark on civil society, especially among the younger generations”.
