When I participate in initiatives with such a strong emotional impact, I always need some time to fully absorb everything before I can put the pieces back together and provide a summary to those who weren’t as lucky as I was and find themselves reading my words.
The Dream Team, for those who don’t know it, is a group (which then turns into a second family) of 35 guys under 30 coming from Italy, Sweden, and Mexico who worked side by side for 8 days (from July 20 to July 28, 2018), creating bonds that are destined to last and participating in the events organized during the 48th Giffoni Film Festival.
From the very first day I met my new travel companions, I felt wrapped in an atmosphere of incredible excitement and cross-pollination that accompanied us throughout the entire festival.
What you see in the picture above is the K-Team, the group of talents I had the pleasure of working with day and night to create a project for children aged 6 to 10 that, through gamification processes, allows the little ones to understand how to defend themselves from online threats.
Throughout the development of our ideas, we were guided by Alessandro Avagliano, our mentor, and Valentino Magliaro, who in our case acted as our tutor and in my case I would dare say motivator and personal coach.
The last day brought about all the most intense emotions as we were set to present our project in front of the Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Alberto Bonisoli.
Here’s the video of the final presentation:
At the end of the day, I like to think that participating in initiatives like this is worthwhile because you always learn something in one way or another.
Exactly one month prior (June 2018), I contributed to the creation of the first TEDx organized in Salerno, and today I’m here sharing the feelings I experienced at Giffoni two years ago.
Both experiences share the common denominator of connecting young people eager to propose innovative ideas, boosting and enhancing the territory in which these events are held, contributing to the digital literacy process that is particularly needed in these areas of Southern Italy.
I would like to close this reminiscent article with the idea firmly in my mind that I will always remain a dreamer and that I will never stop believing in my dreams and my hopes.