Cohousilience Erasmus+ project

Starting from November 2023, the project lasts 30 months to foster the social inclusion of vulnerable people and to contribute to the creation of inclusive environments that promote equity, equality and resilience of communities.

• The project concerns the construction of a cohousing in Padova, Italy by Cooperativa FAI Padova as the leading partner.
• It aims the comparison of strategies and good practices in cohousing with these European organizations:
  • MDAT (Greece)
  • Odisee University (Belgium)
  • Caracol Association (France)
  • Cooperativa sociale ATYPICA arl (Italy)
  • Consorcio Andaluz de Impulso Social (CAIS)(Spain)
  • Community Land Trust Bruxelles (Belgium)
  • Associacao Animam Viventem (Portugal)
• The development of bottom-up centers called “Community Hubs” as generative nuclei managed by cohousers and citizens in collaboration with local stakeholders (citizens, institutions, third sector actors and businesses), to promote social innovation and community building.
• To increase the skills of social workers active in specialized third sector organizations operating in the field, to support cohousers in becoming community leaders able to design and manage “Community Hubs”, which will serve as a reference point for social innovation and a lifelong learning platform for the local community and stakeholders.