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Springtime '85

A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOOD PRACTICE

A1 Title in original language
PRIMAVERA '85

A2 Title in English
SPRINGTIME '85

A3 Location of GP (national)
Italy

A4 Location of GP (regional)
Veneto

A5 Economic field of activity
Q Human health and social work activities

A6 Ultimate purpose of GP
To enable adaptation to new realities
To provide educational opportunities
To improve social cohesion/inclusion

A7 Spatial scale
Local

A8a Start date
1985

A8b Anticipated end date (if applicable)
Ongoing

A9 Short description of the GP
This "multiple type (A and B)" cooperative intends to pursue the general interest of the community for the human promotion and the social integration of the citizens through the management of the health, social-care, educational, training services, and the collaboration with the main economic-productive realities in the territory.
In particular, the attention is aimed at improving the quality of life of people with disabilities, starting from the identification of their needs, their abilities and their expectations.
The Cooperative is also appreciated for its goldsmith workshop that has been active since 2011 within the Center for Work Training of disadvantaged people. It actively involves young people with different disabilities in the production of jewelry whose esthetic value is highly appreciated.
The decision to self-commit in this sector was born from the will to exploit the territory taking back the traditional prestige of Vicenza - an historic city with historical goldsmith traditions - and at the same time re-qualifying the concept of disability, which has often a negative connotation, by linking it to beauty.
The workshop's products are made with semiprecious stones and pearls whose charm is undeniable. By the widespread use of the motto "Imperfection is our Added Value", the support of the local community and the strategic use of the local network, the jewels of Primavera '85 have reached the jewelers of the area of Vicenza and not only there, but also throughout the whole North-Eastern Italy and Riviera Adriatica to Rimini, and are presented regularly during shows organized by the local Public Institutions.

A10 Key words relating to the GP
Education
Work inclusion
Social integration
Charitable
Individual Educational Plan

A11 Objectives of the GP
The activities of the cooperative are mostly educational-rehabilitative and charitable. In addition to this there are also the job training activities aimed at promoting the employment of the various disadvantaged people. Primavera '85 strongly believes in the use of the Individual Educational Plan (PEI) as a k

ey instrument of the rehabilitation and education path of the person. Through the PEI is in fact possible to combine and coordinate the rehabilitative, educational, supportive and charitable interventions to the objectives to be achieved on the basis of age, pathology of the user and modality of delivery of interventions. Concretely, the PEI consists in a series of weekly activities coordinated and monitored by the team of operators.

A12 Activities that have taken place
The Cooperatie is active in the follwing:

  1. Activities carried out in support of the disadvantaged;
  2. Activities carried out in support of children placed in the local schools;
  3. Activities carried out with elderly users;
  4. Vocational training activities;
  5. Day care center "Con-tatto";
  6. Within the Center for Work Training of Primavera '85 a goldsmith workshop has been active since 2011. It actively involves young people with different disabilities in the production of jewelry whose esthetic value is highly appreciated

A13 Achievements of the GP
The attention of Primavera '85 is aimed at improving the quality of life of people with disabilities, starting from the identification of their needs, their abilities and their expectations. Primavera '85 promotes in the territory services of educational, social and work-inclusion type for people with psycho-physical disadvantages of various kinds. The categories of disadvantaged persons involved in the activities of the cooperative are in fact in continuous evolution in order to respond more pragmatically to local needs.

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