Being able to discover a place they have heard so much about but do not know. And thus strengthen the indissoluble bond with one's roots. The "Conflentesi per semper" project takes shape with the selection of two young people who in August 2021 will reach Italy and the town of Conflenti to learn about the traditions and culture of a place dear to their family, but which they have never visited. The winners of the competition are two young people from Argentina. The project is promoted by the Italiani.it Foundation in collaboration with the Municipality of Conflenti. THE CHILDREN selected are Ivan Caraballo, born in Lanus, Augustina Volpe, born in Adroguè. A significant piece of news we want to talk to you about today, June 3, the date on which the Italian Emigrant Day is celebrated in Argentina. A special moment to pay homage to all Italian emigrants, who have given so much to Argentina's spiritual and material heritage.
From Argentina the protagonists of the "Conflentesi forever" project
Traditions, customs and traditions, but also culture to discover. Memory, emotions of Italianness in the world. An extraordinary and unique journey for the two young people selected. It all stems from the will of the Italiani.it Foundation to bring young people back to our peninsula, for a short period, to rediscover their homeland.. In October the municipality of Conflenti, with the mayor Serafino Paola, and the president of the Italiani.it Foundation, Paola Stranges signed the memorandum of understanding for the project. Then the start of the project with the call for tenders to select third generation conflentesi young people. The winners, the first protagonists of the project, are descendants of conflentesi from Argentina.
Conflict forever: a cultural exchange from Argentina to Italy in 2021
The selected young people were supposed to reach Italy this year. But due to the Covid 19 emergency, everything has been postponed to next year. Children will thus be able to visit the land of their parents or grandparents, they will see for the first time those places they have heard so much about, they will come into contact with the culture of the place, with the inhabitants. And then they will smell and taste it. A real cultural exchange that will not only allow young people to experience unique emotions, but also to return home with a wealth of history, memory and traditions.
The preparation and then the journey
The project is characterized by a first moment in which the selected young people will be provided with useful knowledge tools to understand the different aspects of the experience they will live, and the activities that will see them as protagonists in Conflenti. Then the journey and the actual stay in the city for the duration of twenty days. The trip will take place in August, during important days for the Conflenti community, in fact "U juarnu a Madonna”, A deeply felt and well-known religious festival also in other foreign countries where they live in conflict. Travel, insurance, food and accommodation will be borne by the italiani.it Foundation and the Municipality of Conflenti.
