| Title of the project / Program | C.I.M.A. Growing Integration Through Agriculture (Coltivare Integrazione Mediante Agricoltura) |
| Town/ City | Rome, Italy |
| Implementing institution/organization | Centro Astalli Rome, Fondazione Terzo Pilastro (Financer of the project), Associazione Terra! Onlus, Cooperativa Agricola CO.R.AG.GIO, Associazione Agologia and the Municipality of Rome III |
| Age of target group | 16-19 years |
| Size of the group | 8-10 people hosted by Centro Astalli |
| Innovative elements | The project offers practical knowledge and skills to young migrants that might prove useful in finding a job in the agriculture and gardening sector, while giving the chance to them to integrate in the Italian society. |
| Why is this project considered a good practice? | The participants monitor and communicate their own activity through photography and their progress was presented at the end of the project with the reveal of a vertical garden in Centro Astalli in Rome. |
| Objectives | To give young refugees and asylum seekers the chance to cultivate their gardening skills, facilitate their social integration and enhance the opportunities for job placement. |
| Key activities | Gardening, horticulture and environmental education activities |
| Duration | 8 months |
| For further reading or information | http://asud.net/c-i-m-a-coltivare-integrazione-mediante-agricoltura/ |
