Francesca La Rocca

EuropeAID – Bissau Limpu
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EuropeAID – Bissau Limpu

The project aims to improve the local waste management system, with a specific focus on education, data collection, and the promotion of the circular economy. In particular, EStà is tasked with training teachers and students to conduct a participatory field survey and produce an up-to-date overview of the current situation and opportunities for sustainable development and employment.

Dakar: The Future of School Canteens as a Catalyst for Urban Transformation
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Dakar: The Future of School Canteens as a Catalyst for Urban Transformation

In Dakar, school cafeterias are being tested as a strategic tool for improving nutrition, equity, and urban development, in a context where they are still only marginally widespread. The pilot project, based on a participatory approach (Living Lab), involves communities and institutions in co-designing sustainable models. School cafeterias thus emerge as key infrastructure for food policies, capable of generating social, economic, and territorial impacts.

Move on: end-of-project event
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Move on: end-of-project event

EStà ha partecipato all'evento di chiusura del progetto "MoveON" promosso dalla Provincia di Varese e finanziato da Fondazione Cariplo e Regione Lombardia.

EStà participated in SEOC 2025
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EStà participated in SEOC 2025

EStà ha partecipato con entusiasmo al Social Enterprise Open Camp 2025 (SEOC 2025), evento internazionale di formazione e networking dedicato all’imprenditoria sociale e all’impact investing.

EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels
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EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels

AfriFOODlinks Brussels, October 2025 The project Strengthening sustainable urban food systems through close collaboration between Africa and Europe During the AU–EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) week, the CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks projects co-organized a one-day event in Brussels dedicated to exploring how cooperation between the African Union and the European Union can strengthen evidence-based public policies. ... <a title="EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/esta-as-panelist-on-collaborative-governance-in-brussels/" aria-label="Read more about EStà as panelist on Collaborative Governance, in Brussels">Read more</a>

The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025
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The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025

AfriFOODlinks The project A model project for urban food transformation in African contexts Launched in 2022 and coordinated by ICLEI Africa, AfriFOODlinks is a European Union-funded project involving more than 65 African and European cities committed to transforming urban food systems and promoting African knowledge sovereignty and local leadership in research and decision-making processes. In ... <a title="The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/the-added-value-of-afrifoodlinks-at-the-mufpp-global-forum-2025/" aria-label="Read more about The added value of AfriFOODlinks at the MUFPP Global Forum 2025">Read more</a>

Field visit in Cascina cuccagna
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Field visit in Cascina cuccagna

MUFPP Global Forum 2025, Milan We are very proud to say that Cascina Cuccagna is our home! As part of the MUFPP global forum EStà co-organized with ACCC a field visit to our headquarters: Cascina Cuccagna! It was a great opportunity for political delegates, municipal officials, and international experts to explore concrete examples of how ... <a title="Field visit in Cascina cuccagna" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/field-visit-in-cascina-cuccagna/" aria-label="Read more about Field visit in Cascina cuccagna">Read more</a>

GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems
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GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems

GARDEN: Transforming Food Logistics for a Greener Mediterranean On Friday 16 May, EStà hosted an event at Cascina Cuccagna in Milan organised by GARDEN, an Interreg Euro-MED project funded by the European Commission with the following objectives: Innovative green logistics GARDEN is implementing cutting-edge pilot projects in Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria to demonstrate ... <a title="GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/garden-event-on-food-climate-and-logistics-in-urban-food-systems/" aria-label="Read more about GARDEN event on food, climate and logistics in urban food systems">Read more</a>

Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping
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Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping

Bissau Limpu EuropeAID In 2025, EStà is involved in Guinea Bissau with the Bissau Limpu project, an international cooperation initiative on waste management and the circular economy. The project, funded by EuropeAID of the European Commission, is being developed in the capital Bissau in collaboration with ACRA, Mani Tese, Engineers Without Borders and the Polytechnic ... <a title="Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/waste-management-in-guinea-bissau-participatory-mapping/" aria-label="Read more about Waste management in Guinea Bissau: participatory mapping">Read more</a>

The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop
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The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop

First episode EStà organises workshops and training courses on sustainability issues for individuals and/or public and institutional bodies. In doing so, it ensures attention to the needs of the recipients, accessibility to complexity, maieutic enhancement of personal potential and the construction of shared visions. For these reasons, EStà’s training is both inspiring and empowering, characterised ... <a title="The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop" class="read-more" href="https://assesta.it/en/the-link-between-food-and-climate-transition-the-course-for-novacoop/" aria-label="Read more about The link between food and climate transition: the course for Novacoop">Read more</a>