The Politecnico and the Community of Sant'Egidio - Experiences and scenarios for cooperation in Africa and elsewhere

On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the event "The Politecnico and the Community of Sant'Egidio - Experiences and Scenarios of Cooperation in Africa and Elsewhere" will be held at the "Emma Strada" room of the Politecnico. The meeting aims to report the outcomes of the experiences carried out and the results achieved, and to renew and expand the opportunities for collaboration, both globally and locally.
The partnership between the Politecnico and the Community of Sant'Egidio began in 2018 with the project "Bukavu Green Community" and after two years it is renewed with the Design Studio "Back to Beira" and the Interdisciplinary Thesis Workshop "Beira after the storm."

Program

• Introduction: Francesca De Filippi, Rector's Contact Person for Development Cooperation; Giuseppe Quaglia, Coordinator of the Inclusion and Equity area;
• PoliTO - Sant'Egidio in Africa Collaboration;
• "Bukavu Green Community" project in Kivu - Democratic Republic of Congo;
• Atelier "Back to Beira" and Interdisciplinary Thesis Workshop "Beira after the Storm" - Mozambique;
• What city is our city? The Community of Sant'Egidio in Turin: Daniela Sironi - President Sant'Egidio Piemonte;
• Areas of collaboration and future prospects: Claudia De Giorgi - Vice Rector for Quality Welfare and Equal Opportunities.

Speakers:

• Community of Sant'Egidio: Giorgio Barbaglia, Edith Daliwonga, Nelson Moda;
• Guests from the Democratic Republic of Congo: Mac Cubaka - Université Catholique de Bukavu, Pacifique Koshikwinja - Green Community Expertise Office;
• Politecnico: Pierluigi Leone - DENERG, Michele Pastorelli - DENERG, Marco Simonetti - DENERG - Luigi Cafiero, Jessica Comino, Andrea Orellana, Marta Scarioni, Andrea Vito Vacca - Interdisciplinary Thesis Workshop "Beira After the storm."