On Thursday 23 July 2026, from 10.00 am, the Italian partner of the MERAVIGLIA project, CFLC – Formazione Lavoro e Competenze, will organise an advocacy event in Genoa, Italy.

This meeting will bring together social cooperatives, organisations from the social and solidarity economy, stakeholders in vocational training and employment services, businesses, business incubators, and organisations involved in local development and social innovation.

The advocacy event will provide an opportunity to discuss with local stakeholders the role that community and collaborative spaces, such as ‘third places’, can play in developing eco-entrepreneurship, strengthening environmental skills and creating sustainable career opportunities.

The meeting will alternate between a presentation of the project, testimonials, discussion sessions and exchanges amongst participants.

Several local initiatives will be presented, and a discussion will be held amongst participants focusing on the needs of communities, the challenges faced by those wishing to develop an entrepreneurial project, and possible forms of collaboration between stakeholders in the social economy, training, business and institutions.

Interviews will also be conducted to gain a better understanding of expectations regarding ‘Third Places’ and the conditions necessary for them to become genuine hubs of social and economic innovation in local areas.

Join us on Thursday 23 July 2026, from 10.00 am, at Bar Nove – Calata Andalò DiNegro 9, in Genoa, Italy.

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