(ANS - San Benigno Canavese) - After a past to be forgotten
Because for 22 women victims of trafficking today there is an opportunity for redemption
represented by formation courses in the hotel and restaurant sectors organized by the Italian Red Cross
in collaboration with the National Center of Salesian Works - Vocaional Training and Ongoing Education (CNOS-FAP)
The courses are part of the European project "Pathways"
and the participation of seven other organizations from Italy
at the forefront in the field of migration and assistance to migrant victims or presumed victims of trafficking
After a month of theoretical lessons and cooking
pastry and cleaning workshops in the Salesian center of San Benigno Canavese
the girls were able to do a 60-hour internship and
"Cindy takes care of whipping the egg whites," says Daniela Gilardo
the teacher of the course that everyone calls "Maestra"
because Cindy not only creates a perfect product
Good humor spreads throughout the kitchen of the center of San Benigno
the recipes and steps are reviewed and the most difficult names of the ingredients are memorized
The teacher rewrites the doses for the dough on the blackboard
“I learned to cook many things: pasta
I don't buy it anymore and my children love it.” It is difficult to put behind a past like that experienced by Siddhi
“I arrived in Italy when I was a child and I didn't realize what was happening around me…” This woman with a contagious smile prefers to look ahead
maybe even open her own restaurant one day
“It's impossible to forget what I went through but engaging in this course is a distraction and at the same time a hope,” confides Ritha
also from Nigeria and who also arrived in Italy when she was still a girl
I would love to work in the industry after this course
life goes on and having people next to me who tell me 'You can do it' gives me strength.”
the many girls who live what she experienced years ago
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Storms in Switzerland and northern Italy caused extensive flooding and landslides
The bodies of three people were recovered following a landslide in the Fontana area of the Maggia valley in the Italian-speaking Ticino canton (state) on the southern side of the Alps
Storms and heavy rain pounded southern and western Switzerland on Saturday and overnight
Camping sites along the Maggia River were evacuated
and part of the small Visletto road bridge collapsed
One person was missing in the nearby Lavizzara valley
the Rhone River burst its banks in several areas of Valais canton
Police said that side valleys south of the Rhone saw particularly heavy rain
and the body of a man whose partner had reported him missing was found early Sunday at a hotel in the Alpine resort of Saas-Grund
They said he is believed to have been caught by surprise by floodwaters
Another man has been missing since Saturday evening in the Binn area
in the upper Rhone valley near the Italian border
thunderstorms and landslides also hit various regions in northern Italy
Firefighters said they carried out about 80 rescue operations
evacuating dozens of people in the northern Piedmont region
Between Montanaro and San Benigno Canavese
two adults and a 3-month-old girl were rescued after the rising waters of the Orco torrent left them stuck in their car
Several villages were isolated due to overflowing streams
storms and landslides in the Valle D'Aosta region
Italy - December 2018 - On December 14th at the SalesianVocational Training Center in San Benigno Canavese
Superior of theSalesian District of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta (ICP)
presided over the inaugurationceremony for new classrooms and equipment
During his greeting to the 584 students,Fr Stasi stressed that it is the third time in a few years that he inaugurates new spacesand facilities in San Benigno: in 2015
it was the fields in synthetic turf and in 2016 thenew upper courtyard
"This means one important thing: that here in San Benigno theyinvest for you
Italy - 24 July 2021 - On Saturday 24 July
in the historic institute opened by Don Bosco over 140 years ago in San Benigno Canavese
185 Salesians met - in compliance with pandemic-related safety measures - for the feast of the Special Circumscription Italy Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta (ICP) for a moment of encounter and fraternity among all the religious present
The day's program included four phases: the conferral of jubilee certificates to 28 Salesians for religious profession and to 17 priests for the presbyterate; the Mass in the abbey of Fruttuaria
Fr Leonardo Mancini; the convivial moments prepared by the students and teachers of the catering school of the Vocational Training Center; and visits to the institute
laboratories and room of Don Bosco in Fruttuaria
Italy - February 2019 – Held on 14 February
at the CNOS-FAP Vocational Training Center of the Salesians of San Benigno Canavese
was the awards ceremony for the consignment of diplomas
certificates and professional qualifications obtained during the 2017-2018 school year
Work and Vocational Training of the Piedmont Region