A project in Portugal against depopulation in Sardinia

Is starting the Erasmus project + "A walk through the history of Madeira" in which two young will spend seven months on the Portuguese island. The President Card: "A precious opportunity for discussion and knowledge"

By the end of the century there will be about 100 Ghost towns in Sardinia. The Sardinians, they say the studies, are less and less and getting older: at 1 January 2015 There were approximately 181 Seniors each 100 young people with less than 15 years, and the situation continues to deteriorate. Unemployment, lack of amenities and imposition of new models of urban life are just some of the causes of a process of depopulation that not only has important economic consequences, but also cultural and social.

"There are very close to our community that are failing to reverse the trend," explains the President of the ACLI of Cagliari Otto Cannon –. In the Portuguese island of Madeira with a low cost of living, advantageous tax policies residents and anyone who opens a task or undertaking, they managed to reduce the outflow of people and attracted new residents. We need to understand what best practices you can import in our island ".

For this the Acli decided to submit a draft Erasmus + that provides an opportunity for two boys was forbidden to spend seven months in Madeira in order to know the reality of the island, improve their professional skills and grow on a personal level. "But not only-confirmation Paper –. Thanks to the activity of confrontation and co-design with local partners, We are laying the foundations for collaboration. these days, For example,, We are visiting the Portuguese island and meet in person the associations that we are accompanying and assisting in this path: Hopefully it will be an opportunity to discuss future opportunities for collaboration that could help us fight the depopulation ".

“The Madeira meeting will be an opportunity to meet the partnersAssociação Académica da Universidade da Madeira We started a year ago this path of joint planning, "says the project manager Blessed Iannelli – This is the first time that we work with Portugal and we believe that both our boys who will live in Madeira will do an important experience enabling him to bring back something. We are convinced that they will return in Sardinia with new ideas, and able to contribute to the development of new local projects can enrich our social fabric”.

1 December 2018