CRESM - Centro di Ricerche Economiche e Sociali per il Meridione

CRESM is a non-profit social cooperative, based in Sicily, with decades of experience in the areas of planning for local and rural development, community regeneration, immigration and social inclusion.

The activities of the CRESM are mainly aimed at farmers, entrepreneurs, families and young people, the enhancement of assets confiscated from the mafia, vulnerable groups (unemployed, immigrants, prisoners, disabled people) in Italy and in the Mediterranean area.

CRESM deals with educational poverty of young people, collaborates with schools and universities of all levels, promotes start-ups of cooperatives and social enterprises.