Calabria: Brain Drain Stops with Innovation and Values

December 30, 2024 – by Francesco Chindemi

Francesco Augurusa, president of Ucid Calabria and national deputy vice president of Young Christian Entrepreneurs, launches an appeal to build a future in the region

Francesco Augurusa, president of Ucid Calabria and national deputy vice president of Young Christian Entrepreneurs, launches an appeal to build a future in the region and guarantee young people’s right to remain in their own land: from education to employment, to intergenerational dialogue.

There is much talk about young people’s right to remain in Calabria. What are the most urgent actions to guarantee it?

Calabria is a land with an uncertain future, as highlighted by the 2024 Svimez Report. It is urgent to promote continuous development and socio-territorial cohesion, leveraging the strategic role that the region will have in the Mediterranean in the coming decades.

It is necessary to create synergies among the main profit and non-profit actors for coordinated actions: strengthen public administration, improve essential services, and train a new political class oriented toward values. …