Today we celebrate the triumph of cooperation, thanks to the interaction of the charismatic audience of Coopen Summit | Voices of African Innovation 2022, the international event dedicated to the Coopen initiative. Coopen is part of the program Innovazione per lo Sviluppo promoted by Fondazione Cariplo and Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo, and is managed by Cariplo Factory, with the contribution of JengaLab, Centro Tiresia del Politecnico di Milano and Effecinque.
Coopen is a participatory open innovation process for implementing impactful solutions between Italy and Africa by facilitating partnerships between Italian NGOs and Italian-African innovators. COOPEN acted in three areas of interest within three relevant SDGs: Food and sustainable agriculture, Health and well-being, Circular economy. The projects carried out under the Coopen initiative have beenimplemented Burkina Faso, Etiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda.