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Ro(o)tation is a 36-month European project (September 2025 – September 2028) co-funded by the ESF+ Social Innovation Initiative.
It operates in Caserta (Italy) and Piaseczno (Poland) – two medium-sized municipalities near Naples and Warsaw – and supports 120 long-term unemployed people, including at least 40 individuals on the autism spectrum.
The project combines psychotherapy, financial education, and inclusive job creation to help participants regain confidence, stability, and access to meaningful employment.

Objectives

Ro(o)tation promotes:

  • Social inclusion of long-term unemployed people through personalised support.
  • Sustainable employment via job carving and local “Rooted Rooftop Communities”.
  • Mental wellbeing through individual and group psychotherapy.
  • Financial literacy and resilience for long-term self-reliance.

Approach

The project applies an integrated and human-centred method:

  • Psychotherapy to identify personal strengths and needs.
  • Employment sustainability coaching to ensure stable, supported work.
  • Financial education to promote independence and responsibility.
  • Job carving – designing roles that match individual abilities and employer needs.

Together, these elements form an inclusive ecosystem rooted in empathy, evidence, and innovation.

Innovation

Ro(o)tation follows the Quadruple Helix Model, bringing together:

  • Academia and research institutions,
  • Employers and businesses,
  • Civil society organisations, and
  • Public authorities.

This cooperation ensures that innovation grows from real community needs, creating a bridge between social inclusion, mental health, and the labour market.

Ro(o)tation – Sustainable integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market through financial education and psychotherapeutically supported mental wellbeing leading to social inclusion –
is co-funded by the European Union under the ESF-SI-2024-LTU-01 call: Innovative Approaches Tackling Long-Term Unemployment.