Fondazione Bertini
Fondazione Gaetano Bertini Malgarini Onlus
Milano, Italy
About
Founded in 2007, Fondazione Bertini is a foundation based in Milano, Italy working on mental health, employment & skills, education +3 more.
Fondazione Bertini is a non-profit foundation based in Milan, founded in 2007 by the publisher and entrepreneur Gaetano Bertini Malgarini. It works to connect people with mental health difficulties and other forms of social fragility with work, training, culture and social inclusion. Its activities include vocational and cooking courses, remote-work centres (Job Station), a public library (Biblioteca Inclusiva), the annual Fuori dove? mental health event, an urban agriculture training centre, research on mental health services in Lombardy (RRA Lombardia), and online platforms on mental health services and services for foreigners learning Italian. The foundation operates through its premises in via Luigi Caroli in Milan and runs the social enterprise Continua IS to generate income for its social purposes. It works with public bodies, foundations and companies, including Fondazione Cariplo, the Comune di Milano and Accenture.
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Job Station
Employment & Skills · Italy
Smart-working centres that place people with psychiatric disabilities in long-term remote jobs with companies.
Salutami
Mental health · Italy
Pilot project promoting agency and self-efficacy of young people with mental distress through video-making training.
Fuori dove?
Mental health · Italy
Annual public event in Milan on mental health, inclusion and the stigma of psychiatric distress, held since 2008.
Biblioteca Inclusiva / Tutti Matti per i Libri!
Arts & Culture · Italy
Inclusive library in Milan offering free courses, workshops and reading activities open to all.
Corso base di cucina
Employment & Skills · Italy
Professional cookery course for young people with psychiatric or social difficulties, aimed at inclusion and employment.
Kamba
Refugees & Migration · Italy
Social inclusion project in which asylum seekers and migrants, guided by African chefs, prepare and serve dishes from their food traditions.
Lavoro Agile Lavoro Abile
Employment & Skills · Italy
Project supporting remote work and skills training for people with disabilities, funded by Fondazione Cariplo.
Centro di Formazione in Agricoltura Urbana
Community development · Italy
Urban agriculture training and experimentation centre in Milan, including hydroponic systems and courses.
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Premio sulla Responsabilità e Sostenibilità d'Impresa (categoria Lavoro, pari opportunità e diritti umani)
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Fondazione Cariplo, Fondazione Italiana Accenture, Accenture, Progetto Itaca, Comune di Milano, Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia, Fondazione Umana Mente, ITARD, Live in Slums, Fondazione Minoprio, Italia Squisita, Sodexo
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