In the last three decades, the legislation on the inclusion of disability has led to an increase in the enrolment of students with disabilities in higher education. However, barriers to the full participation of students remain. In the latest article co-authored by Mario Biggeri, Disability in higher education: assessing student's capabilities in two Italian universities [...]

Researchers of ARCO's Local Development Unit and Inclusive Development Unit will fly to London to participate to the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) Annual Conference from the 9th to the 11th of September. This year HDCA's Annual Conference theme will be Connecting Capabilities  since “connection” is an important capability that needs further consideration. This [...]

Il progetto per riorganizzare la cooperativa degli agricoltori di datteri Medjool e migliorare la qualità degli stessi datteri portato avanti a Gerico, nella Valle del Giordano (Palestina) - finanziato dall'Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo e implementato dalla Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II - si è concluso con l'inaugurazione di una nuova cella frigorifera. Questa [...]

In recent years, large companies have earned revenues similar to small States GDPs, but not all of them pay the same attention to the cost of their activities in social and, above all, environmental terms. The Sustainability Report, which defines a company's impact on neighboring communities and environment, represents both a powerful channel of communication [...]

Starting September 2019, ARCO Researchers will participate to the first Master in Local Administration and Local Development in Amman, Jordan. The Degree is funded by the European Union Delegation to Jordan, implemented by the Jordan Ministry of the Interior, UNDP Jordan and the University of Jordan with the scientific coordination of The Hague Academy for Local [...]

In Mozambique, we work to strengthen the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities also through Emancipatory Research. The protagonism of persons with disabilities and their organizations is built by strengthening their capacities, thier ability to analyse and read the reality and the barriers that prevent full and effective participation in society. Within the [...]