Social Bottom-Up Approaches in Post-COVID-19 Scenario: The AGOGHÈ Project

Francesco Vincenzo Ferraro, Federica de Ruggiero, Simonetta Marino and Giuseppe Ferraro
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Francesco Vincenzo Ferraro: Department of Sport and Exercise, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB, UK
Federica de Ruggiero: Association Filosofia Fuori le Mura, 80132 Naples, Italy
Simonetta Marino: Association Filosofia Fuori le Mura, 80132 Naples, Italy
Giuseppe Ferraro: Association Filosofia Fuori le Mura, 80132 Naples, Italy

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: The AGOGHÈ Project aims to produce innovative and entrepreneurial models following the global socioeconomic changes caused by COVID-19. Its objectives include (i) generating awareness, education and social skills through dedicated ethical workstations and workgroups; (ii) developing a novel figure called “Social Trainer” who represents a professional opportunity for young graduates, able to discuss, explain and guide others through the maze of active citizenship rules. The project was developed in the Quartieri Spagnoli of Naples (Italy). The current manuscript reports preliminary data from the local community collected between November and December 2020. Results provide an insight into the neighbourhood, where the lockdown produced an increment in school dropouts and irreparable economic damage. In conclusion, the approach proposed with the AGOGHÈ Project, fully described here, is predicted to be beneficial in increasing social, cultural and economic aspects in the local area and in facilitating a dialogue between people, stakeholders and governments engaging in novel resolutions for post-COVID-19 crises.

Keywords: sociology; COVID-19; education; pedagogy; criminal risks; health; wellbeing; tourism; third sector; NGO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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