Lai-momo Cooperativa Sociale

What Lai-momo Cooperativa Sociale does

Lai-momo Società Cooperativa Sociale is an Italian private social cooperative founded in 1992, headquartered in Sasso Marconi (Bologna) with a second office in Bologna. It operates across three interconnected lines: (1) Social and immigration services — linguistic-cultural and conflict mediation, Italian L2 teaching, job accompaniment, legal counselling, and reception of asylum seekers and refugees, delivered to Italian public administrations, schools, and companies; (2) Social communication — graphic design, web development (WordPress CMS), and digital campaigns for international organisations; and (3) Publishing — the biannual Africa e Mediterraneo magazine (ISSN 1121-8495, since 1992) and the Africa Comics collection and award programme, which the cooperative describes as co-managing the world's most important archive of original African-comics publications and documents.

The cooperative's core products are European-funded projects (PRESERVERE under CERV for anti-racism legal training, INTEL under Erasmus+ for intergenerational adult learning, VRIN under Erasmus+ KA2 with a Virtual Reality integration platform, MIraGE for migrant labour integration across 8 countries, Direction Employment under EEA/Norway Grants for NEET digital upskilling across 5 countries, and SUBLIME SDGs across 11 countries), plus its publishing arm. Underlying technology is intentionally lightweight: WordPress for web, Mailchimp for newsletters, Matomo for GDPR-compliant analytics with EU data centres; no proprietary platform, AI/ML systems, or APIs are disclosed.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: EU project grants (Erasmus+, CERV, AMIF, EEA/Norway Grants) as the dominant income, fees for social-services delivery to public bodies and schools, and publishing sales (magazine subscriptions and individual issues priced €14.00–€20.00). Customer segments are dominated by the European Commission and Italian public administrations, with secondary segments of migrants/refugees, schools, academic institutions, and vulnerable youth. GTM is sales-led via EU tenders and consortium partnerships, supported by direct engagement, the laimomo.it e-commerce storefront, bookshop distribution, and multi-platform social media.

Name

Lai-momo Cooperativa Sociale

Legal name

Lai-momo Società Cooperativa Sociale

Website

https://laimomo.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lai-momo is an Italian social cooperative founded in 1992 delivering cultural mediation, migrant integration, and training services to public administrations and schools, while running the Africa e Mediterraneo magazine and EU-funded projects across 15 European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Immigration Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Migration, Refugees & Forced Displacement Assistance (BPADABAL)

Keywords

• Immigration services
• Cultural mediation
• Social publishing
• European project management
• Intercultural communication

Headquarters

HQ city

Sasso Marconi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. European Project Funding: Lai-momo generates revenue through participation in European Commission-funded projects including Erasmus+, CERV Program, EEA and Norway Grants, and Asylum Migration and Integration Fund. These projects focus on immigration, anti-racism, youth employment, adult education, and migrant integration.
2. Publishing Sales: Revenue from sales of the Africa e Mediterraneo magazine (subscriptions and individual issues) and publications. Magazine prices range from €14.00 to €20.00 per issue.
3. Social Services and Consultancy: Fees for services including linguistic-cultural and conflict mediation activities, job accompaniment, legal counselling, teaching Italian L2, and reception of asylum seekers and refugees for public administrations, schools and companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lai-momo Società Cooperativa Sociale is an Italian social cooperative delivering three interconnected service lines: (1) social and immigration services including linguistic-cultural and conflict mediation, Italian L2 teaching, job accompaniment, legal counselling, and reception of asylum seekers and refugees; (2) social communication projects including graphic design, web development, and digital campaigns for public administrations, NGOs and European institutions; and (3) publishing including the bimonthly Africa e Mediterraneo magazine (since 1992) and African Comics publications. The cooperative implements European-funded projects across multiple EU member states focused on migrant integration, anti-racism training, youth employment, and adult education.

Product overview

Lai-momo Cooperativa Sociale is a social cooperative operating across three interconnected areas: (1) Social and Immigration services including cultural mediation, community development, and asylum seeker/refugee reception; (2) Social Communication projects including graphic design, web development, and digital campaigns; and (3) Publishing including the Africa e Mediterraneo biannual magazine, African Comics publications, and Arts and Interculture materials. The portfolio includes European-funded projects like VRIN (Virtual Reality for integration), INTEL (intergenerational learning), PRESERVERE (anti-racism training), Direction Employment (youth job placement), MIraGE (migrant labor integration), and Snapshots from the Borders (migration policy advocacy).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Africa e Mediterraneo: A biannual magazine published since 1992 presenting in-depth dossiers on topics related to the culture, history, and society of African countries. Published in Italian and English.
• Africa Comics

Products and services

• Africa e Mediterraneo Magazine Bimonthly magazine published since 1992 that presents in-depth dossiers on topics related to African culture, history, and society. Each issue contains a monographic dossier plus articles on Literature, Art, Cinema, Music, Interculture, Cooperation and Development Education, and Immigration. Sold in bookshops and via the website.
• African Comics Publications

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Comune di Lampedusa e LinosacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Lead partner in the SUBLIME SDGs project (Uniting Border communities as Leaders of Inclusiveness, Mobilisation, and Empowerment - Sustainable Development Goals), involving 11 European countries. Lai-momo organises the Spring Virtual School component of this EU-funded project.
• Cooperativa Sociale San Saturnino OnluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader of the PRESERVERE project focusing on implementation of the EU anti-racism legal framework through training of legal professionals and frontline workers, funded by the CERV Program of the EU.
• Workshop for Civic Initiatives Foundation (WCIF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian partner leading the Direction Employment project for youth NEET employment, and also leads the MIraGE project for migrant labour integration.
• PMC - Profesijų Meistrystės CentrascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLithuanian partner leading the INTEL project (Intergenerational Pedagogies for Adult Learning), focused on promoting intergenerational learning for inclusion and dialogue.
• Hello YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish partner leading the VRIN project (Erasmus+ KA2) which promotes integration of third-country nationals through interactive training tools and a digital platform.
• Swideas AB (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish partner in the MIraGE project for labour integration of third-country nationals.
• Ressources Humaines Sans frontières (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench partner in MIraGE project focusing on labour market integration of migrants.
• CSI Center for Social Innovation (Cyprus)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCyprus partner in MIraGE project for migrant integration and labour market access.
• Citizen In Power - C.I.P. (Cyprus)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCyprus partner in INTEL project for adult education.
• Center for Social Innovation - CSI (Cyprus)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCyprus partner in INTEL project.
• IASIS (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek partner in INTEL project.
• Associacion Valencia Inno Hub (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner in INTEL project.
• Mobilizing Expertise (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish partner in INTEL project.
• VSI Diversity Development Group (Lithuania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLithuanian partner in VRIN project for third-country national integration.
• Solidaridad Sin Fronteras (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner in VRIN project.
• Faal Dernegi (Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish partner in VRIN project.
• Synergasia Enegon Politon (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek partner in VRIN project.
• UCLan CyprusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCyprus university partner in PRESERVERE anti-racism training project.
• The People for Change Foundation (Malta)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalta partner in PRESERVERE anti-racism legal framework project.
• Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch academic partner in PRESERVERE project.
• Centre for European Constitutional Law - CECL (Greece)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek partner in PRESERVERE anti-racism project.
• Multi Kulti Collective (Bulgaria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian partner in PRESERVERE anti-racism project.
• Lithuanian Gay LeagueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLithuanian partner in Direction Employment project for vulnerable youth.
• Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Portugal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese educational partner in Direction Employment project.
• BICERO, Business Informatics Center Rozman Ltd. (Slovenia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlovenian partner in Direction Employment project.
• DMC Metrix (Ireland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish partner providing quality control and monitoring for Direction Employment project.
• Südwind Verein für Entwicklungspolitik & globale Gerechtigkeit (Austria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian development policy partner in MIraGE project.
• Sindikat Obrazovanie Kam KT Podkrepa (Bulgaria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian education union partner in MIraGE project.
• Die Wiener Volkshochschulen GmbH (Austria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian adult education partner in MIraGE project.
• Victum Bt (Hungary)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian partner in MIraGE project.
• Szubjektív Értékek Alapítvány (Hungary)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHungarian subjective values foundation partner in MIraGE project.
• Groupe SOS Solidarités (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench social solidarity partner in MIraGE project.
• Novapolis Association (Romania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomanian partner in MIraGE project.
• Africa e Mediterraneo AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinked association for the Africa e Mediterraneo magazine and African comics archive. Lai-momo publishes the magazine in collaboration with this association.
• Border Towns and Islands Network (BTIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork formed by local administrations of seven European border towns for cooperation on migration reception and integration, signed in Malta on 18 December 2019.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Consorzio Communitas: Italian consortium of social cooperatives active in EU-funded projects on social inclusion, anti-discrimination, and migrant integration. Directly comparable cooperative structure and project portfolio.
• CESIE: Italian/European centre for education and social innovation, heavily involved in Erasmus+ and CERV projects on migration, inclusion, and adult education. Direct peer given shared EU project portfolio and target beneficiaries.
• Fondazione ISMU — Iniziative e Studi sulla Multietnicità: Italian foundation focused on migration studies, training, and integration services. Comparable to Lai-momo in operating model (training + research + publishing) and Italian migrant-integration focus.
• CISS — Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud: Italian NGO engaged in international cooperation, migration, and intercultural education with EU-funded project experience. Comparable mission, geographic reach, and revenue mix to Lai-momo.
• Africa e Mediterraneo Association: Linked association co-publishing the Africa e Mediterraneo magazine and managing the African comics archive. Closely comparable editorial and cultural-publishing activity, formally partnered with Lai-momo.
• COSPE — Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti: Italian NGO operating across migration, intercultural dialogue, and EU-funded development projects across multiple countries. Closely comparable to Lai-momo in mission, funding profile, and multi-country project structure.

Broad incumbents

• ARCI: Large Italian social/promotional association with strong presence in intercultural activities, anti-racism, and EU project work. Comparable in mission and EU funding exposure, but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Caritas Italiana: Italy's largest Catholic charitable organisation with extensive refugee reception, immigration services, and training programmes. Comparable in refugee support service delivery but operates at a national/regional scale far larger than Lai-momo.
• ICMPD — International Centre for Migration Policy Development: Intergovernmental organisation coordinating migration policy and capacity-building projects across Europe. Comparable in delivering multi-country migration projects funded by EU instruments, but at a much larger organisational scale.

Emerging players

• Borderline Sicily Onlus: Smaller Italian NGO operating on migration reception, border communities, and Mediterranean cooperation. Comparable in thematic focus and EU project activity, though smaller in scale than Lai-momo.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cooplaimomo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lai-momo-societ-cooperativa

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

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