Patchanka s.c.s.
INCLUSION and EMPLOYABILITY
We provide formal and non-formal training to improve and acquire new skills. These programs are designed and customized for a wide range of beneficiaries. Our specialty in our local context is to include artistic workshops and use the power of arts and theater to build personal and professional empowerment.
For several years we have included a theater pedagogue in our team: her presence makes it possible to use social art in daily actions and training. We are also testing the power of art pedagogy on ourselves by conducting internal training and to experience ourselves the effectiveness of our methodologies. The artistic activities are always paired with professional guidance projectation with professionals, parts of our team.
Furthermore, we focus on matching enterprises and people, along work projects that can create mutual empowerment. The aim is to support and empower unemployed people to prevent isolation and social exclusion, and to create chances by work. We also support enterprises in the whole hiring phases: competence assessment, definition of job profiles, validation of competences, career development plans, tutoring, training, recruitment, outplacement, internships.
We are actively involved in supporting a wide range of target groups who are currently facing or at risk of social and labor exclusion. Our primary focus and mission is on helping unemployed young and adult people in our region and province. Many of our beneficiaries encounter various obstacles when it comes to finding job opportunities, such as mental health issues, language barriers, cultural differences, gender-related challenges, drug addiction paths, disabilities, different sexual orientations.
Other Activities of our Social Enterprise
Under the brand of CREA we offer cleaning and logistic services targeting offices, housing communities, shops, enterprises. We can also take care on behalf of our partner of the employment duty of disadvantaged people as required by the Italian National Law n. 381/99.
Through GELSO Social tailoring, for 30 years, we aim to empower fragile people through the transmission of professional sartorial skills. We have two ateliers in the city of Turin, one of those is located in the female prison of our City, in which we employ few ladies in detention that are struggling to create a financial stability as well as a professional path before being released. We create a wide range of garments and collections for brands. All our work focuses on high quality artisanal production, selection of materials and low environmental impact within the fashion industry.
Finally, we also provide education around the topic of financial awareness, family plan development and money administration, as well as running educational activities related to activism, music, well-being and protagonism in a youth center in the outskirts of the city.