Sicilian people have always been very hospitable and they have always shown great tolerance to people of other faiths and origins.<\/span><\/p>\n Traditionally young people in Sicily are actively involved in church associations as well as in the Scouts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Young people in Palermo are becoming more and more aware of social injustice and are willing to care for and work for the destitute. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to the project, the Comenius group of students successfully organized a football match in March 2013 to raise money to bring to Malaga.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another example is how the Liceo students have reacted to the Lampedusa migrant shipwreck in Oct. 2013. Teachers and students of\u00a0 the Liceo Classico Vittorio Emanuele\u00a0 have met experts, such as journalists, doctors,\u00a0 NGO members, on several occasions, in order to acquire more information on the topical issue of immigration across the Mediterranean sea and how it is to be dealt with.<\/span><\/p>\n \n Many initiatives have been planned throughout the school year; some have been already carried out, such as a fundraising bazaar at school on 13 Dec., the proceeds of which were donated to the migrant shelter at Piana degli Albanesi, a small city near Palermo.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"incontro](\"http:\/\/ieshuelin.com\/comenius\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/incontro-4.jpg\")
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