00:02More organic food on the tables, new sales opportunities for local producers and savings groups to support the
00:10agricultural activities.
00:11In the province of Zamora, Cincipe, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, 200 families, totaling 929 people, have become more independent.
00:21Many have improved the availability and consumption of organic food, while others have become suppliers to the community shop.
00:29province.
00:30Results achieved thanks to a training course on agroecology, fair trade and responsible consumption, carried out by the NGO
00:39Ciel in Bergamo with the pastoral social of Caritas Ecuador.
00:44Our little savings bank is also growing. Thank God we are making some progress and our
00:51living conditions are improving.
00:53The intervention is supported by the Ottopermilla funds to the Catholic Church, a choice that combines social solidarity and attention to
01:01'environment, promoting more sustainable agriculture and land protection.
01:08While politicians portray them as a threat to jobs and welfare, migrants contribute to public finances.
01:14According to the 36th IDOS statistical dossier on immigration, the gap between the revenue generated by taxes and contributions is equal to
01:2440.7 billion euros and public spending on immigration of 35.9 billion is positive for 4
01:32,8 billion.
01:34A fact that contrasts with a public narrative often fueled, according to the president of IDOS, Luca Di Sciullo, by stereotypes
01:42and alarms without scientific evidence.
01:46Meanwhile, businesses are demanding foreign labor, while immigration decrees continue to hinder their entry.
01:55Housing, jobs, welfare, and reception. Addressing the challenges of immigration requires coordinated policies.
02:02Hence the proposal of the Foxiv Federation to establish a National Agency for Human Mobility, which involves institutions and
02:11social networks.
02:12Among the priorities are the right to decent housing, the fight against labour exploitation and support for those who work
02:19in roadside assistance.
02:21The Agency should also facilitate the matching of labour supply and demand and enhance the skills of migrants,
02:29promoting integration and development paths.
02:34The crisis of democracy and participation currently affecting the country is also challenging the world of associations and volunteers.
02:42What are the causes and, above all, what ideas and actions can be implemented?
02:46It was discussed in the debate Democracy and participation, the role of the third sector, promoted last October 29th by
02:55Third Sector Forum in Rome.
02:56The crisis that participation is experiencing in this country is evident to everyone.
03:03Not even one example, the demonstrations that we have, that are taking place, are demonstrations of social unease that do not find representation
03:13and then they go to protest in the square.
03:16We discussed all this with Professor Luca Antonini, Vice President of the Constitutional Court
03:22and we also explored what the role of the third sector could be.
03:27A large part of this discomfort also comes from an individualistic and selfish society.
03:32and the third sector, by creating relationships, social bonds, and communities, can make a fundamental contribution.
