1. Association “ Progetto accoglienza” Non-profit organization www.progettoaccoglienza.org

2. Where we are We are located in the Mugello area, in the northern part of the Florence countryside .

6. Welcome desk ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus We offer (alongside the standard SPRAR services) reception services, following-up on health care and burocracy,administration,social welfare, occupation and work, public education, adult literacy and nationality acquisition. We also provide educational and formative workshops for children and adults and provide psycological support throught a collaboration with Cerisc, association of ethnopsychiatry. For the commission’s interview every family history must be rebuilt, so as to help out guests to build a new bridge with the past. Very often places of origin, geopolitical affiliation and personal histories form part of the difficult obstacles to this process.

7. ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus The writing of Personal memory An operator writes helps the migrant to write his/her personal memory, a history often made of violence, persecution and mourn. The help of a skilled interpreter is integrated by research on the geopolitical and historical context of origin, using recognized sources like the United Nations and Amnesty database . To prepare them to the commision’s interview, we explain how it could be and offer exemplificatory performances of the session.

8. ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus A special concern We would like to help our guests to move towards the future, and let their children live childhood in a secure context. Everybody is involved in an active and participative way. We give them the possibility to build a comfortable place where everyone is on the same level and where they can have an active role. Helping other people in the group can be the means to increase one’s own self-esteem.

9. ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus The second phase of reception: choosing the future path Guests and personnel work together to look for the best destination. Sometimes a new place doesn’t coincide with the idea of what a new life would be. Sometimes a new place doesn’t coincide with the idea of what a new life should be. There are not always the conditions and opportunities to obtain what one has dreamed of. We examinate the possibility to settling people in the same area as that of the center, but we respect all other choices and solutions such as that to continue migration towards others countries.

12. Center of Intercultural Documentation and Education to Peace ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus This center was born before the birth of Villaggio La Brocchi. It was born during the 90’s in Mugello area in the daily practice of reception. The center contains many books about teaching italian to foreign people, intercultural and ethnopsychiatry studie, law studies about immigration and around volontary work and organitazions.

13. “ Madre dei Semplici” ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus 18 years of activity 67 families received 67 women 294 people 49 men 134 children 21 nationalities

15. “ Villaggio la Brocchi” and center for asylum seekers “Verso sud” ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus 6 years of activity 30 hosted families 31 women 107 people 24 men 52 children 18 nationalities

18. “ Istituto degli Innocenti” Florence The institute works in Florence since the sixth century to support children and families. The institute was recognized as a national and european point of reference for the promotion of children’s rights.

19. Villaggio La Brocchi, before… ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus

20. “ Villaggio La Brocchi” after… ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus

21. Some of our workshops… The knitting workshop ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus

22. The cooking workshop ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus

23. The music workshop ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus

24. ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus The artherapy workshop

25. The children’s workshop ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus The children workshop program is focused on plays that encourage confidence, respect, friendship and group dinamic. We let the children develop, invent, explore and create in a free and safe environment.

26. ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus Some training events and internships

27. Some training events and internships ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus

28. Award “Amico della Famiglia 2007 ” ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus Delivered by the The Presidency of the Council of Ministers, department of Family Politics.

29. ASSOCIAZIONE PROGETTO ACCOGLIENZA onlus 1992 - 2010 Madre dei Semplici Casa di Pietro Villaggio La Brocchi 102 families 329 people 38 differents nationalities 78 men 99 women 156 children Reception of migrants and refugees families www.progettoaccoglienza.org