Location

When and Where

The 2022 Social Enterprise Open Camp will take place in a unique setting: Matera, Italy, which was the European capital of culture in 2019. It’s a symbolic location, a real-life example of regeneration and rebirth. The opening plenary session will take place in nearby Bari, a port city that opens out to the eastern Mediterranean, another emblem of Italy as a crossroads of culture and knowledge.

21 – 24 October 2022

Opening in Bari starting at 2 p.m. Oct. 21, 2022.
More details to come soon
Transfer to Matera at the end of the day and check-in at assigned facilities

Conclusion in Matera at approximately 2 p.m. on October 24, 2022
More details to come soon

Why Bari and Matera?

The decision to bring the Social Enterprise Open Camp to southern Italy, in the regions of Puglia and Basilicata, arose from the desire to put the business world in constructive south-south and north-south dialogue and from the decision to offer social enterprises and cooperatives from the south of Italy (and those in the tertiary sector in general) an opportunity to come together, engage, and share not only their experiences and strengths, but also the challenges, limits, complexities and issues they’re facing.

Moreover, it will be a chance for the social cooperatives of southern Italy to expand their network and to learn about and interact with other enterprises and business models coming from different corners of the world.

The training event will be held

on October 21, 2022 from 2 p.m. at the San Nicola Hall of the Bari Chamber of Commerce (Corso Cavour, 2, 70121 Bari BA)
October 22 and 23, 2022 from 9 a.m. at the Sant’Anna Holiday Home in Matera, Via Lanera, 14, 75100 Matera MT
October 24, 2022 from 9 a.m. at CineTeatro Comunale Gerardo Guerrieri, Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 23, 75100 Matera MT

How to get there

Transportation from Bari Airport/ FS Station to the Bari Chamber of Commerce is born by the participant.

Transportation from the Bari Chamber of Commerce to Matera on the evening of October 21 will be by private bus provided by the organization.

Transportation from Matera to Bari Airport/FS Station on Oct. 24 will be by private buses provided by the organization, at 2:30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Oct. 24.

How to get to Bari Chamber of Commerce

From Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Chamber of Commerce.
– Line 16 bus (30 minutes duration), Bari Centrale FS stop + walking distance (10 minutes) to Corso Cavour 2. Ticket cost €1 (click here for the line 16 schedule)
– Cab €25

From Bari Centrale FS to Chamber of Commerce
Walk to Corso Cavour 2, approximately 10 minutes

How to get to Matera – Casa per Ferie Sant’Anna

From Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Matera, Piazzale Matteotti

By the Pugliairbus service

Departure from the area in front of the ARRIVALS entrance of the airport. Buses are recognizable by the sign on the windshield reading “Navetta Bari Aeroporto – Matera/Shuttle Bari Airport – Matera .