OUR NETWORK
Territorial and Institutional Network
Over more than twenty years of activity, Orizzonti has built itself into a genuine connective hub between public institutions, healthcare providers, the justice system, schools and universities, trade associations and private businesses across the Veneto region. An operational network built through service delivery agreements, framework conventions, joint training initiatives and day-to-day institutional collaboration.
For a European consortium, this translates into a concrete operational advantage. Orizzonti can offer rapid access to the institutions, services and target groups a project needs to test, validate and sustain on the ground – a factor that strengthens both project feasibility during implementation and the prospects for impact beyond the funding period.
Local and Regional Government
Orizzonti operates under direct agreements and ongoing collaboration with the Municipality of Padua and the Municipality of Venice, as well as with the Regione del Veneto and the Prefettura of Padua. This institutional proximity allows project activities to be embedded directly into local public policy frameworks, rather than running parallel to them.
Public Healthcare
Through its mediation and psychosocial support services, Orizzonti works closely with public health services in Padua and Venice, as well as with municipal social services. This network is particularly relevant for projects addressing the health and wellbeing of vulnerable groups, where access to clinical settings and health professionals is often a critical bottleneck.
Justice System
Orizzonti provides linguistic and cultural mediation within the Padova prison service and collaborates in several projects with local networks supporting particularly vulnerable and foreign-national detainees. It coordinates projects aimed at the socio-economical inclusion of individual in external execution.
Education and Research
Long-standing collaboration with the University of Padova and with schools of all grade across Padova and its province supports school integration pathways, workshops and the field-testing of educational tools and methodologies developed within EU-funded projects.
Trade Associations and the Private Sector
Orizzonti works with trade associations on vocational training and labour market integration, and with local businesses on intercultural mediation, conflict resolution and health & safety training. This network supports projects with an employment, entrepreneurship or workplace-integration dimension, providing direct access to SMEs and the local business community.
Third Sector and Civil Society
Orizzonti is embedded within a broader network of NGOs, legal aid organisations and reception service providers across the territory, enabling coordinated, multi-agency responses to complex social needs – a model directly transferable to multi-partner European actions requiring local-level coordination.