Last updated: October 2021
The project has the goal to promote volunteering related to environmental protection. The community-based initiative involves disabled people to implement the intervention - with the supervision of specific tutors - to prove that they can be an active part of the population. Activities included taking care of several green areas and implementation of social horticulture gardens. (Ref.1.)
Care of the Public Greenery via Azolino Hazon A Brancaccio
Associazione Uniamoci Onlus, retrieved 08/13/2018 from Eleonora Di Liberto (Vice President and Project Manager)
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Community gardens and allotments
- Allotments
- Community gardens
Key challenges
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social justice and equity
- Social interaction
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
(1) promote volunteering practices through the theme of the environment.
(20 increased focus of the population on living conditions and environment, starting from the action of citizens and promoting the role of disabled people for the community (Ref.1.)
Implementation activities
In order to reach the goals, the following activities were implemented:
- care of public green,
- creation of social gardens,
- involvement of citizens, not only into civic engagement’s issue but also into the frame of the promotion of volunteering and social inclusion. The disabled citizens will be in charge of planting seeds and taking care of the cultivation process, by watering the terrain and taking care of the well-being of the plants(Ref.1.)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: People with functional diversities
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Non-government organisation/civil society
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
- Co-management/Joint management
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The main promoter of the project is the non-profit association "Associazione Uniamoci Onlus", which coordinates it. The main partners are Ceipes – Centro Internazionale per la Promozione Dell’educazione e Lo Sviluppo, Centro di Solidarieta’ Don Giosue’ Bonfardino, Silene Cooperativa A.R.L - non-profit companies as well -. The project is financed by Fondazione per il Sud, a non-profit association operating from Rome. The municipality of Palermo supports the initiative by granting the areas for cultivation. Finally, citizens are in charge to cultivate the area (Ref.1.)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention is influenced by the European programme Erasmus+, supported by EACEA. It supports recreational and educational activities (Ref.4.))
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention is influenced by the local plan of the city Riorganizzazione del Settore Servizi Socio-Assistenziali - reorganisation of the assistance sector - which provides norms and guidelines for the activities to be performed with disabled people and how they can get involved in the community (Ref.5.))
Financing
Total cost
Not applicable
Source(s) of funding
- Unknown
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of land
- Provision of labour
- Provision of expertise
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
Ref.1. CEIPES (2017). PALERMO GREEN: PER UNA CITTÀ PULITA ED INCLUSIVA. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.2. CEIPES (2017). PALERMO GREEN : TRA FORMAZIONE E CONDIVISIONE. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.3. EsperienzeconilSud (2017). Palermo Green – Hai un po’ di tempo da dedicare alla tua città?. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.4. Source link (2016). Erasmus+ Chi siamo. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.5. Comune di Palermo (2010). Circolare di Riorganizzazione del Settore Servizi Socio-Assistenziali. Palermo: pp. 1-20 (Attached document)
Ref.2. CEIPES (2017). PALERMO GREEN : TRA FORMAZIONE E CONDIVISIONE. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.3. EsperienzeconilSud (2017). Palermo Green – Hai un po’ di tempo da dedicare alla tua città?. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.4. Source link (2016). Erasmus+ Chi siamo. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-10-2020)
Ref.5. Comune di Palermo (2010). Circolare di Riorganizzazione del Settore Servizi Socio-Assistenziali. Palermo: pp. 1-20 (Attached document)
Care of the Public Greenery via Basile
Associazione Uniamoci Onlus, retrieved 08/13/2018 from Eleonora Di Liberto (Vice President and Project Manager)
Care of the Public Greenery via Ernesto Basile
Associazione Uniamoci Onlus, retrieved 08/13/2018 from Eleonora Di Liberto (Vice President and Project Manager)