SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
cooperativa ARCOBALENO


The care project of Cooperativa Sociale Arcobaleno focuses on addressing the needs of social interaction, work, and daily life management for individuals experiencing various forms of fragility and social distress.


The Cooperative, in collaboration with local social and health services, is committed to supporting and promoting the well-being of individuals, offering various workshop courses in functional connection with the production aspect.

Artistic ceramics and mosaic


In this workshop, individuals can actively experiment with various techniques related to the crafting of artistic ceramics in all its stages (moulding, drying, firing, and decoration) under the expert guidance of ceramicists trained at the Faenza school and the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna.


Ceramics become an educational tool for expressing creativity and engaging with specific times, materials, and techniques. Each participant can contribute based on their skills, working together with everyone else to create the finished product.

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Wefts and Embroidery


This space is dedicated to the art of embroidery and weaving, an ancient tradition that is renewed here with creativity and passion. Through this path it is possible to immerse oneself in the world of sewing , knitting  and embroidery , and create various textile productions such as bags, hats, caps, scarves, blankets and custom projects. It is also possible to experiment with weaving with a frame loom.


The “trame e ricami” laboratory is always open to new ideas and lends itself to intergenerational and socially-related projects.

Assemblies and

packaging


This activity involves people who benefit from repetition and a strong structuring of work sequences. Cooperativa Arcobaleno works on behalf of third parties to carry out various assemblies. Among our partners are: Roto Srl, Cooperativa Sociale Pictor, and Associazione CEFA.

Catering and
Fresh Pasta


The courses take place in the spaces of the Oasi la Rizza Restaurant and mainly concern preparations for the kitchen , the production of fresh pasta, bread making and biscuits. It is also possible to acquire basic skills in dining room service and actively experiment during lunches and events. This experience allows a first approach to the world of catering through personalized courses based on each person's resources.

Ostello B&B 


The Ostello B&B Oasi la Rizza accommodation facility offers the opportunity to gain your first experience in the world of hospitality, taking care of tasks such as tidying up and cleaning, organising the common room, and preparing breakfasts for guests.

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Green maintenance and horticulture


The maintenance activities of the Oasis focus on the hygienic protection of the greenery, the collection of leaves, the cleaning of weeds, and the care of animals. Next to the restaurant, there is a vegetable garden consisting of open field crops and crops in large ergonomic wooden boxes.


This space is not only a vegetable production area but also an educational workshop where you can learn to grow vegetables and aromatic herbs, following the principles of organic farming.


The harvested products enrich the restaurant's dishes, creating a direct connection between the land and the table.

Our laboratory locations


Bentivoglio

Via Marconi, 66

40010 Bentivoglio

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Artistic ceramics and mosaic

Wefts and embroideries

Assemblies and packaging

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Oasi La Rizza (Bentivoglio)

Via Bassa degli Albanelli 9-13

40010 Bentivoglio

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Restaurant and fresh pasta

Hostel B&B

Green maintenance

Horticulture

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Pietralata, Bologna

Via Pietralata,51

40122 Bologna

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Artistic ceramics and mosaic

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Collaboration with the Services

Socio-Sanitary of the territory


Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addictions of the Local Health Authority of Bologna (CSM: Navile, Savena-Santo Stefano, San Lazzaro di Savena, Saragossa, San Donato - San Vitale, Borgo Reno, San Pietro in Casale, Budrio, San Giovanni in Persiceto).

Social Services for Disability (Unione Reno Galliera, Municipality of Bologna East and West areas, Asp Laura Rodriguez Y Laso de Buoi - San Lazzaro di Savena, Asp Seneca, Unione Comuni Pianura Reggiana).

Recovery Paths


The Co-operative actively participates in the promotion and co-design of recovery paths by offering experience, expertise, spaces, and workshops.


For the paths promoted by Mental Health Services, the tools of inclusive internships and health budgets are used. Each path is understood as a unique, non-linear process that focuses on the individual's resources, in a perspective of responsibility and positive valorisation of their experiences and abilities.


These paths are based on the principles of recovery, cultivating relationships and hope, and stimulating curiosity in people. Acceptance and self-awareness are essential for building a positive path to well-being, which can bring out the needs and desires of each individual. The hands-on experience of group activities related to our workshops (artistic ceramics and mosaics, weaving and embroidery, assembly, fresh pasta, and horticulture) is the key element in building these paths.

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Social learning paths

located in a work context


For individuals under the care of Social Services for Disability, Arcobaleno offers paths in the Social Occupational Centre. The goal of the service is to promote personal autonomy and active participation in the social life of people with disabilities through productive activities, tailored to each individual's skills and abilities, in a protected work environment with the support of educators and operators experienced in various tasks (such as artistic ceramics production, textile production on the loom, assembly work, and third-party processing). Each customised project is activated in agreement with the referring services, the user, and, where appropriate, with the family.

Objectives:

Offer qualified assistance to each individual user through targeted and personalised interventions aimed at improving autonomy and abilities (practical, cognitive, relational), contributing to psychological well-being and self-esteem.


  • Define and update personalised intervention projects that ensure continuous monitoring of users' socio-educational and rehabilitative progress.
  • Strive for optimal levels of well-being, aiming to preserve and, where possible, develop users' remaining abilities.
  • Ensure qualified interventions for users by providing continuous training to support motivation and re-evaluate professional skills.
  • Offer interventions that enhance local associative realities and guarantee a variety of experiences and activity planning dedicated to users.
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