This Saturday, March 15, 2025, the youth circular economy project “Arti con Mani” kicks off.

Thanks to the collaboration between Libera Compagnia di Arti e Mestieri Sociali and Mani Tese, a group of high school youths will be able to participate in a workshop to sort and sort second-hand goods for sale in the fair-trade second-hand market run by Cooperativa Sociale Mani Tese Onlus (Gorgonzola office at Via Giuseppe Parini, 60).

The idea was born during a group work carried out by the very volunteers from Libera Compagnia di Arti e Mestieri Sociali and Mani Tese, as part of their training for Universal Civil Service.

The project, consisting of five appointments to be held on Saturdays, aims to allow boys and girls to get to know a volunteer reality in their area, learn how to value second-hand items of various types to put them back into circulation, work in teams, socialize, mature responsibility and autonomy, as well as find new stimuli for recreational activities.

We hope that this initiative will not only raise awareness of environmental, social and economic sustainability issues among the younger generation, thus helping to create a more aware and inclusive community, but also provide them with a personally enriching hands-on experience.