Pilot Survey on Volunteering - Research project on voluntary service agencies and their complex operational framework. The research identifies the evolutionary features considering the recent development in welfare policies established by the national Law 328/00 with the so-called "Zone Plans" tool: that is, the role that volunteering carries out in determining the social planning's new dynamics. The study is based on the conduction of 135 qualitative interviews with representative of associations engaged in the development of the ‘Zone Plans’, i.e. 15 interviews in each of the 9 Italian provinces included in the project

ISFOL, Rome (2006)

EDYCATE - Empowering Disadvantaged Young Adults for Traditional Craft Activities
Research on the needs of tourist economy in rural areas and on strategies for the integration of creative and cultural aspects in the development of these areas mainly through the support of disadvantaged young adults in traditional handicrafts and farm-stay tourism through e-learning. The training is based on ancient trades in order to value the rural economy.

European Commission
(2002 – 2006)
Education and Culture
Leonardo Programme
Project’s leader: ADALTUSA / Slovenia