Rome – The “School Week of International Cooperation” will concern students and teachers from more than 500 Italian schools between 22-28 February. The initiative was launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Education and a consortium of 20 NGOs. Together, students and teachers will engage in a guided debate on current international cooperation issues, such as migration, food sovereignty and global economy. Activities will extend beyond the classroom, with flash mobs against food waste, meetings with cooperation experts, theater workshops on migration and events with writers and journalists. Schools from 15 regions (Valle d’Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Veneto, Trentino, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Abruzzo, Puglia, Sicily, Sardinia) are participating in the initiative, with 46 Italian cities are collaborating in the project “one world, one future”. (9Colonne)
