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Empowering rural communities to act for change

BORGHI in RETE

BorghiIN is a cooperative-driven business network, serving as the operational tool for the DES (Economic and Social District) model. The network fosters local welfare dynamics by implementing integrated and sustainable economic actions that involve active participation from residents and inhabitants in harmony with their surroundings. The ultimate goal is to promote the collective wellbeing of communities, by enhancing local resources and tangible and intangible assets. 32 community cooperatives are part of the network.

The member businesses of the network base their sense of entrepreneurship on the core values outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainability (United Nations - ASVIS), the Faro Convention on heritage communities (Council of Europe), and the Habitat Charter on the value of inhabiting places (Confcooperative).

Role within RURACTIVE

The cooperative-driven business network, serving as the operational tool for the DES (Economic and Social District) model, is leading the the RURACTIVE Dynamo 10 – Abruzzo in Italy.

Main contacts

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Massimiliano Monetti

President

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Luciana Mastrolonardo

Researcher

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Sara Costantino

Administrative officer