ABOUT US
The « EURIDIT – Education, Peace, Cooperation » Private Foundation has the following objectives:
– promote the cultural and professional education and training of young people and adults in society and in schools in particular;
– promote peace, education and brotherhood among peoples, promoting their development and integration at European and international level, also through cultural exchanges between students;
– support willing young people in their studies, in socio-economic and psycho-physical difficulties, by assigning scholarships and implementing actions useful for the fight against school dropout;
– contribute to the development of education and training systems at European and international level.
The Private Foundation continues to implement the values and the programming heritage of the EURIDIT Association and carries out the following activities as priorities:
– collaboration with European and international schools, universities and cultural institutions, to promote social inclusion and tackle the problem of early school leaving;
– awarding of scholarships for socially and economically disadvantaged students, at the Limamoulaye High School in Dakar (Senegal), in memory of Captain Franesco De Negri, killed in the Cephalonia massacre;
– support for the Italian language and culture club “Capitano Francesco De Negri” at the Liceo Limamou Laye in Dakar (Senegal);
– training of teachers, young people and adults to spread a culture of peace, cooperation and solidarity;
– activities that encourage and support the practice of music as a universal language for transmitting values;
– search for human and material resources, activation of projects or other initiatives to achieve the Foundation’s objectives.
The Board is composed of the President Giovanni Polliani, the vide-President Valentina Pomatto, El Hadji Ba, Ennio Cominetti and Davide U. Wisdom.
“In a world of increasingly evolving technologies, internationalization and demographic changes, high-quality initial and ongoing training is more important than ever. The improvement of human capital and its enhancement go through the continuous adaptation of people’s skills to give everyone the opportunity to participate fully in social life and in the quality of the work that is performed.” Dr. Giovanni Polliani, President.