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"Dialogo nel Buio"

In cooperation with Istituto David Chiossone, ERG is partner in the project “Dialogo nel Buio” (Dialogue in the dark), for the first time in Genoa.

“Dialogo nel Buio” (Dialogue in the Dark) is more than an exhibition; it is a true educational experience. Indeed, it offers the opportunity to discover an alternative way of relating to the world around us and understanding, openly and beyond all prejudices, the daily reality of those living with disability.
In this context of inverted roles, where visitors completely depend on the experience of the blind guides, there is also the opportunity to transform disability into a specific and invaluable professional quality.

Dialogo nel Buio will be inaugurated in Genoa the 14th October 2011, in a self-standing structure of approximately 250sq mt located in Caricamento Square, in front of the 'Porto Antico' area, until the 1st July 2012.

In lack of light the world doesn't "turn off" : blind people simply have a different experience of our day-to-day things. Also in consideration of that Dialogo nel Buio (Dialogue in the Dark) is a real therapy against the fear of diversity and an important opportunity to enhance, support and spread a social culture based on understanding and on integration of the different life experiences.

(Edoardo Garrone, Chairman of ERG Group)

Download the Dialogo nel Buio - brochure (Ottobre 2011)

Only Italian Version

The first edition of "Dialogo nel Buio" took place at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, from October 2002 to February 2003 and recorded more than 30.000 visitors.
As from 2005 a permanent version of the exhibition was mounted at the 'Istituto dei Ciechi': in six years the visitors have been more than 400 thousands.

The 'David Chiossone' Institute, founded in Genoa as 'Istituto dei Ciechi', is a center of excellence at national level in the field of visual rehabilitation; since its foundation it has been committed to social integration of visual-disabled persons and to raising awareness on disability matters.

"Guida Sicura" Project

Since 2007, ERG has supported the “Guida Sicura per i Giovani” (Safe driving for young people) project, set up by the Centro di Guida Sicura Drivemotion (Drivemotion Centre for Safe Driving) and aimed at high school students of the Ponente area in Genoa who have just passed their driving test, with the collaboration of the European Parliament, of the Province of Genoa (Councillor for Roads and Provincial Police) of the Ponente Municipality, of the Traffic Police, of the Italian Red Cross and of the regional and provincial education offices of the Ministry of Education.

In harmony with the measures set out by the National Plan for Road Safety and by the European Commission, the course is a real awareness campaign focusing on the correct use of the car, with particular attention being paid to the danger of driving while tired or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The first part of the course involves theory lessons with the help of video screenings, to learn important driving concepts, such as the correct position of the driver, emergency braking, safe distances and seatbelt use.

The second practical part, on the other hand, offers the young people the possibility to put the techniques learned during the first part into practice at the wheel with the support of the Drivemotion Centre for Safe Driving instructors and with the collaboration of professional racing drivers, on a large, specially-equipped area at Fascia di Rispetto in the Prà district of Genoa, in the Ponente area of Genoa.

The fifth edition of the project, which took place inMarch 2011 and was very successful, involving around 300 students, met its ”objective of training young drivers to be more capable, mature, responsible and, above all, aware of their own limits with regard to controlling the car in critical situations”.

Drivemotion Sixth Edition Poster

The dates for the 2012 edition:

- 2 March at the Teatro del Ponente in the Voltri district of Genoa (theory phase)

- From 5 to 7 March racing on the Ronco Scrivia track (practical phase )

» Watch the 2011 DRIVEMOTION special on the project on PrimoCanale Sport WebTv

Solidarity Centre

Centro di Solidarietà (Solidarity Centre)

For several years, ERG has supported the Centro di Solidarietà in Genoa, which has been dealing with youth marginalization since 1973, paying particular attention to the recovery and rehabilitation of drug addicts and with preventing behaviour that causes harm to others and self-harming; it takes inspiration from the “Progetto Uomo” (Project Man) philosophy and adapts its characteristics to the social and cultural reality of the Genoa area.

Find out more by visiting the website of the Centro di Solidarietà in Genoa

The 4^th WFTC GENOA INSTITUTE 2010 The Future of Therapeutic Communities in the Changing World (Il Futuro della Comunità Terapeutica in un Mondo che Cambia).

In October, ERG sponsored the 4^th WFTC GENOA INSTITUTE 2010 The Future of Therapeutic Communities in the Changing World (Il Futuro della Comunità Terapeutica in un Mondo che Cambia).

There are 42 nations all over the world that have members of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities and which work with a single philosophy which is based on the fight against drug addiction, attention to individuals, group activities and family involvement and which aims to help men and women become free from drugs.

The Institute was divided into two parts: in the first three days there was an initial analysis during which current critical areas and possible developments in the concept of therapeutic communities were analysed and discussed through teamwork: changing users, validity of the model and interaction with the local area. Then, on the fourth and final day, the conference was open to all interested participants and it went over the work of the first three days, attended by the top Italian and international Institutes and in close cooperation with the Dipartimento Nazionale per le Politiche Antidroga (National Department on Drug Abuse).

» download the conference brochure (only Italian version)

» download the conference poster (only Italian version)

Ravano ERG Tournament

The ERG Ravano Tournament, organised by ERG, Sampdoria U.C. football club and UBI Banco di San Giorgio, celebrated this year its 28th edition. The largest event in Europe for school children involved children in the fourth and fifth year (age 9-11) of primary school in Liguria and Lower Piedmont.

Play! Logo 2012

Following the success of the last editions, a further three team games featured in addition to Football: Basketball, Rugby and Volleyball, with 425 team and more than 4,200 pupils. The 2012 edition took place from 23 January to 9 February at 105 Stadium (Genoa, Fiumara).

» 2011 ERG Ravano Tournament - 27th edition

The 2011 edition, which was held from January 31^thto February 15^th2011 in the indoor sports stadium of the Fiera Internazionale di Genova exhibition centre, the traditional location of the event, had record participation for the umpteenth time, with more than 4000 participants and more than 600 matches.

National Electric Power Day

The ERG Group took part for the fourth time in the event organized on a national level by Assoelettrica (Italian Association of Electricity Enterprises) by welcoming visitors at the ISAB Energy plant in Priolo Gargallo, for the National Electricity Day. The aim of the initiative is to bring industrial companies based in the area together so that they can get to know one another.