What are our goals?

The purpose that unites us and promotes our initiatives originates from the awareness that coexistence between different peoples and various linguistic communities is only possible through communication and mutual knowledge. Our main objective is therefore to support contacts between Italy (primarily Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto) and Slavic countries, especially those belonging to the Balkans, as well as the relationships among the different linguistic communities in Italy. To this end, the Foundation seeks to facilitate social, cultural, scientific and educational exchanges among the populations mentioned above.

In particular, the Foundation aims to:

  • Fund specific and relevant cultural, scientific and recreational events and projects, including those engaged with environmental protection;
  • Provide scholarships to young high school and college graduates interested in research aimed at improving environmental and social resources to alleviate the cultural and emotional distress of peoples disrupted by war among different ethnic groups in the same territorial context;
  • Research the emotional, mental and social impact of immigrant children placed in new socio-cultural and linguistic environments to provide support at a local level;
  • Facilitate the integration of pupils of different nationalities in compulsory schools with Slovenian language of instruction, without relinquishing their cultural-linguistic identity;
  • Promote social, cultural, scientific and recreational events to be attended by representatives of neighbouring republics of the Balkan area and Friuli Venezia Giulia;
  • Collaborate with schools with an Italian teaching language that are particularly sensitive to new multi-ethnic realities of students;
  • Raise public awareness by organizing conferences and meetings on the issues of coexistence among different ethnic groups, also in collaboration with research institutes.