The Mind the Gap educational community model
The magazine Vita.it has published an in-depth article on Mind the Gap, a project created by ActionAid Italia, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Junior Achievement Italia and Comune di Milanoo to combat educational poverty and prevent early school leaving in Municipio 4 in Milan.
For three years, over 700 students have been accompanied on a journey of discovery, awareness and personal growth, thanks to digital and entrepreneurship workshops, individual guidance counselling and peer education activities.
This model of collaboration has given rise to the Community Education Pact, which today represents a good practice in educational innovation that should be made structural.
Mind the gap: good guidance that prevents early school leaving
It's time for guidance fairs and choosing a secondary school. For three years, in Milan's Municipality 4, ActionAid, JA Italia and Fondazione Mondo Digitale have accompanied over 700 at-risk students in Milan, focusing on digital and entrepreneurial skills and guidance linked not only to school but also to life. In short, a new model that has yielded very encouraging results and has been included in the Community Pact involving the districts of Ponte Lambro, Taliedo and Morsenchio
by Francesco Crippa
Vita.it, 7 November 2025
