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Participants- Turin

MAGLIANO Patrizia (Local Coordinator)

Contact Details

Organisation       Comitato Progetto Porta Palazzo - The Gate
Position              Assistant Project Manager

P.zza della Repubblica 4
10122 Torino
ITALY

Tel +39 011 521 6242
Fax +39 011 435 8533
E-mail gatesociale@virgilio.it
Web site www.comune.torino.it

Work
The Community Development Unit of the Gate project has the goal to support the participatory processes in the community of the neighbourhood called Porta Palazzo. It supports the grassroots committees of citizens and the development of new groups of people, through social networking practice and empowering strategies. The Unit offers counselling to local actors and stakeholders to find new resources in the field of social planning and it supplies methodological support in order to spread and transfer the so called community development approach and the skills and competences needed.

Interests
I am interested in European urban regeneration strategies and in transnational peer exchanges and action learning methodologies.

Participates: Turin PREW, Steering Group Meetings

LABANCA Antonio Rocco

Contact Details

Organisation       Associazione Genitori Oggi (onlus)
Position              President

via A. Cecchi, n. 16
10152 TORINO

Tel +39 011 248 0524
Fax +39 011 546 076
E-mail antegace@libero.it

Work
I'm working as a journalist/publisher. My general competence lies in the field of communication, with particular specialization in protection of intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks). My main activity at present consists in the edition of a journal for the area of Barriera di Milano (named Torino Vista da Nord).
I am also cooperating with social and religious organizations, mainly in the field of international cooperation.
As concerns work on social inclusion, I am the president of a new association of parents who have children in four schools of an area named Aurora (near Porta Palazzo). The main aim of our activities is to create relations between parents with particular attention to assisting immigrant families.

My previous work experience was in the animation of youth groups through a religious association and the establishment of networks between various movements and groups (consulta).

Interests
I'm working to further develop the above mentioned parents association. I am convinced that the best way is to get in touch with other organisations and actors that work in the same field. This will allow me to better understand the social problems concerning the population residing in this area and gain useful knowledge about human and economical resources available.
Being a non-professional activist, I am also interested in mobilising professional organisations and stakeholders to obtain the best possible solution for people's demands in this area through so called "cittadinanza attiva" (active citizenship). The establishment of a permanent network center is our final work aim.

Participates: Belfast PREW

PASQUINO Sandra

Contact Details

Organisation       Comune di Torino / Servizi Sociali
Position              Coordinatore socio-educativo

Lungo Dora Savona, 30
10152 Torino
ITALY

Tel +39 011 443 4541
Fax +39 011 443 4519
E-mail sandra.pasquino@comune.torino.it
Web site www.comune.torino.it

Work
I am a socio-educational coordinator with the Minors' Area in the Social Services in one of the territories of Torino (Circoscrizione 7). I coordinate services and interventions for the benefit of minors of age. Amongst the most important: the service called "Educativa Territoriale Minori", some projects in collaboration with various voluntary association in the schools in the territory, the integrations of minors in daily centers, the territorial team called "Neutral Places" (Luoghi Neutri), the coordination between schools and social services in the territory, the work orientation coordination project as well as a cultural mediation service.

Previousl, until 2002 I had other coordination functions in another territory within the city of Torino and worked with psychologically handicaped, in particular I worked with a day care structure and with a residential community-home.

Until 1992 I was a social assistant in a small commune in the province of Torino and then in another territory within the city if Torino (Circoscrizione 5).

Interests
My interest comes from my work experience since I deal with measures concerning social exclusion or risk of social exclusion. I consider it fundamental to get socially excluded people back to training as well as the professional work life. In these 'target' groups, there are unfortunately a great number of young people who have left school and women often with children to take care of.
The reality in my territory (Circoscrizione 7) is such that there is a high percentage of foreigners which is increasing, a lot of these foreigners are either young people who leave school early or women in situations as described above. It becomes important then in our work, to study and think of possible projects, also accounting for other aspects of our territory, which are alternative/innovative social reinsertion/inclusion solutions; solutions that highlight the potential of individuals who we look after. This Gender Equality project 'Latent Potential' appears to be a most interesting and relevant project for me, especially giving me the opportunity to relate to other European situations and their respective projects.

Participates: Toledo PREW

 RORATO Susanna

Contact Details

Organisation       Comune di Torino
Position              Dirigente Coordinatrice Settore Affari Generali e Pari                                       Oppoortunita

Via Bazzi, 4
10152 Torino
ITALY

Tel +39 011 442 7400
Fax +39 011 442 7419
E-mail Susanna.rorato@comune.torino.it
Web site www.comune.torino.it/politichedigenere

Work

Equal opportunities and gender policies department of the city of Turin .

Its purpose is to integrate in every policy of the city specific aims and to produce essential services to redress inequalities by:

• the spreading of parity culture and equal opportunities through positive actions
• the spreading of the knowledge of laws concerning occupational chances, vocational training, assistance and free time activities
• educational training concerning gender culture
• research-action to reinforce women's conditions in family life, job and politics

Interests
The local administration, together with its Equal Opportunities and Gender Policies Department, wants to keep on promoting Gender Mainstreaming both inside the administration and to all private and social subjects with which in these years has built up intervention networks. The project 'Latent Potential' allows to look for further strategies and define best practices concerning equal opportunities through comparisons among different partners.

The administration has been contributing for two years on the specific topic of 'ability reinforcement' through the creation of the project 'Spazi al Femminile' (Spaces in the Feminine). This project acts in the quarter of Porta Palazzo, a very high social exclusion area.

Participates: Birmingham PREW

FINETTI Marco

Contact Details

Organisation       Comune di Torino Circoscrizione 7 Servizio Sociale
Position              Educatore

Lungo Dora Savona 30
Torino
ITALY

Tel +39 11 443 4549
Fax
E-mail marco.finetti@comune.torino.it
Web site www.comune.torino.it

Work
I am working with children and teenagers. I mainly organise activities and events which allow them to participate fully in society and to feel socially included. I build up a genuine relationship with the kids and work with agencies of the local authority to break up the cylce of social exclusion through public relation and other diplomatic means. My function lies between 'social cause' and 'social effect' because according to me these facts are closely related with one another.

I have been working for many years with organisations that help people who are in trouble.

Interests
I am interested in participating in the Gender Equality project because part of my work includes to develop good practise making social inclusion a reality in my country.

I think that this project is a good possibility for my to learn more and to find out about specific gender aspects in the social inclusion process.

Participates: Toledo PREW

MIRITA Aurelia

Contact Details

Organisation       Fratia Association
Position              President

Via Borgo Dora 29
10152 Torino

Tel +39 011 433 8663
Fax
E-mail a.mirita@fratia.it
Web site www.fratia.it

Work

• President of Fratia Association
• Intercultural mediation for Police headquarters in Turin
• Adviser for Rumanian consulate in Italy
• Collaborator for a Health Centre in Turin

Interests
It's a way to valorised migrants women and to reflect about the opportunities for integration in social life. It's a different experience for women living in the territory.

Participates: Belfast PREW

BOUSSETTA Mohamed

Contact Details

Organisation       Association AMECE
Position             President

Via Pralungo 4
Turin

Tel +39 011 521 6496
Fax +39 011 238 6380
E-mail amece@libero.it

Work

• Voluntary in an Association for immigrants
• Educator and animator for children
• Sportive and cultural animator in summer centre
• Adviser of Italy-Arab cultural centre
• President of Amece Association
• Member of Afro Festival assocaition
• Work experience in Radio Flash in Turin

Interests

• To reflect how women are valued as part of family and society.
• I think it's important to give training and instruction to migrant women, teaching Italian language and rights it's the way to empower them.

Participates: Toledo PREW

POCHETTINO Giuliana

Contact Details

Organisation       ASL IV TURIN
Position             Nurses coordinator

Lungo Dora Savona 26
10152 Turin

Tel +39 011 240 3634
Fax +39 011 240 3712
E-mail giuliana_2001@libero.it

Work

• Nurses coordinator
• Teacher in different courses (nurses professional schools, Hospital, in courses of Region Piemonte)
• Nurse in Public Health Service for Family and Children
• Nurse in Hospital

Participates: Turin PREW

AJAER MGBARA Susan

Contact Details

Organisation      Spazi al Femminile
Position             

Via Bardonecchia
Turin

Tel +39 644 8490
Fax
E-mail

Work

• Work in the assistance of Elderly people.
• Since the past year I'm involved in the Project 'Spazi al femminile', to improve the social inclusion and the develop of women's social network in Porta Palazzo.

Interests

Through my involvement with the project 'Spazi al femminile' I am working to help the women of Porta Palazzo. It's important for me to know other associations and projects that help women in similar situations. I'm personally interested to know other experiences and cultures.

Participates: Turin PREW

FRUGONE Giuliana

Contact Details

Organisation       Spazi al femminile
Position             

Via san Benigno 9
TORINO

Tel +39 154 5319
Fax
E-mail gfrugo@hotmail.com

Work

• Work for Save the children Sweden (2000-2003): children rights in Peru
• Policy Project: USAID and Movement for Women Manuela Ramos (1999 - 2000) Women's rights.
• Volunteer for the NGO: Alma Mater in Turin

Interests

I'm interested in Latent Potential because I worked for an association for Women's rights in Peru. Since last year I'm also involved in the Project "Spazi al femminile", which aims to improve the social inclusion and the development of women's social network in Porta Palazzo.

Participates: Turin PREW

KHALLOUK Fatima

Contact Details

Organisation      
Position   responsabile femminile -sociale      

Tel +39 340 224 9917
Fax
E-mail khalloukfatima@hotmail.com

Work

I am doing some voluntary work for an association/union representing foreigners. I am in the foreigners section of the CISL office where I translate and provide advice and consultation for women from Marocco.

Interests
I am interested in participating in this project to get better knowledge of spaces/initiatives dedicated to women as I think it will be useful for my work. I am the president of the "Mimosa" association that helps women who come to us. Through the project we can compare the various situations of foreign women living abroad. I am interested to find out how we can overcome the step from being a foreign to being a citizen, so I hope to learn from other European colleagues.

Participates: Turin PREW

VIDAURRE GAMARRA Flor

Contact Details

Organisation: Alma Mater Association
Position       

Tel: + 39 3388399596
Fax
E-mail

Work
I worked on a project called "Culture of Parity and intercultura" where I was responbsible for the promotion, animation and diffusion of texts and documentation related to the 'culture of parity' (diversity) in schools of the city of Moncalieri (this was funded through the European Social Fund).

I have also worked as a 'cultural mediator' to help migrant women get back into professional life.

I have provided teaching to several projects such as the 'The Gate Project' and 'Communicate, get to know each other and learn from each other' which give social assistance to women and migrants in socially excluded areas.

I am also a tudor at the Political Science department of the University of Turin where I deal with the post-degree in 'Communication and Intercultural Mediation'.

Interests
I am interested in Gender Equality Programme because it closely relates to my area of work.

Participates: PREW Toledo