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3.400 microdonations for more than 277 thousand euros arrived in five months. Eleven projects have already reached the collection target. Tajani: "With this initiative we urge the city's participation in the Administration's action by directly involving citizens and the territory"  

Milan, March 18 2021 - Children and families, art and sport, youth work, social inclusion, urban agriculture, crafts and reuse. These are the issues at the center of the last 5 of the 19 projects selected as part of the second edition of Civic Crowdfunding, promoted by the Department of Labor Policies, Productive Activities and Commerce of the Municipality of Milan, co-financed by the European Union within the PON Metro Milano 2014-2020 and created in collaboration with Produzioni dal Basso - the first Italian crowdfunding and social innovation platform - and Ginger Crowdfunding.

The projects, very different from each other, pursue the same objective: to offer Milan and its inhabitants new opportunities to reinvent the city from a more participatory perspective, promoting social inclusion and raising awareness on topics of great social and cultural importance. Furthermore, if the projects reach 40% of the budget established through fundraising, they will be co-financed by the Municipality of Milan for the remaining 60%, up to a maximum of 60 thousand euros.    

“Crowdfunding is an extraordinary tool to arouse the protagonism of citizens and involve them in the creation of concrete projects aimed at improving the quality of life of many people in different neighborhoods – comments the councilor for Employment Policies, Productive Activities and Commerce Cristina Tajani -. In this period we are all called to rewrite and live a new sociality made of physical distance which cannot transform into poverty of relationships. And it is precisely on building relationships and solidarity between neighborhood residents, families and citizens that the ideas we have collected work."   

The initiative was welcomed with great enthusiasm: in fact, over 3.400 people have chosen to support the Civic Crowdfunding campaigns, for a total of over 277 thousand euros of funds already raised through microdonations which have allowed 11 projects to already reach their goal. collection target.  

The last 5 projects to go on the platform are:    

One, Two, Three Sports...For children and mothers. It is a project that involves the entire area of ​​Municipality 5, which includes the Ticinese, Chiesa Rossa, Porta Lodovica, San Gottardo, Zona Bocconi and Vigentino neighborhoods. Promoted by the Donna&Madre Onlus association, it aims to encourage sporting activities by improving the association's spaces, making them safer and "tailor-made" for mothers and children.    

REstart: starting again together... with babysitter and homework. It is a campaign by the Arché Foundation which is aimed at the most vulnerable families in the Quarto Oggiaro neighbourhood, offering concrete support through a babysitting service and homework help.   

Riselda participates: take stock of your waste! It is the campaign by BiPart Impresa Sociale Srl to promote the culture of reuse: thanks to crowdfunding it will be possible to start an innovative waste tracking experiment and place the first dumpster in a condominium in the Giambellino district.   

Agrihousing - living in the countryside in the city. It is a project of Agrivis Società Cooperativa Sociale Agricola born with the aim of combining urban social agriculture, work and community. In the heart of the Southern Agricultural Park, where the cooperative is based, a farmhouse will be built which will host social housing accommodation, but also classrooms for the professional training of the most vulnerable people, a laboratory for the transformation of the small fruits grown within the 4 hectares of surrounding land and a warehouse for tools.   

Cuccagna carpentry. It is the title of the campaign promoted by Società Cooperativa Sociale_Comunitità Progetto arl, which will take place within the historic Cascina Cuccagna. The project involves the creation of a carpentry workshop to encourage the employment of foreign young people.    

For more information and to contribute to projects: https://www.comune.milano.it/web/crowdfunding-civico