Associazione Trama di Terre

What Associazione Trama di Terre does

Associazione Trama di Terre is a private Italian non-profit association (Associazione di Promozione Sociale, or APS) founded in 1997 and headquartered in Imola, in the Bologna province of Emilia-Romagna. It operates three core service lines for women — particularly native and migrant women facing violence and marginalization: the Centro Antiviolenza (anti-violence center offering listening, legal and psychological support, and emergency shelter), the Centro Interculturale delle Donne (intercultural center providing Italian language courses, a 5,000-volume library, the Trama di Voci women's choir, and the Cucina Abitata communal kitchen), and the Progetto Rifugiate (refugee reception under SAI/CAS government programs). Supporting services include a Sportello Lavoro e Formazione (employment and training desk), a Sportello Legale Immigrazione (immigration legal desk), five Casa Rifugio shelters (24 beds) plus one Casa Emergenza (3 beds), and as of July 2025 five itinerant anti-violence desks across the peripheral municipalities of the Nuovo Circondario Imolese.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is fundamentally human-led and in-person. Infrastructure is the shelter network (27 anti-violence beds plus 14 SAI/CAS reception places), the intercultural center, and the multi-municipality service desks. The organization also functions as a knowledge producer: it conducted Italy's first research on forced marriages (2009), authored the national 'Onore e Destino' guidelines (2014, updated 2021), and in 2025 co-founded the first Regional Observatory on Forced Marriages through the EU NORA against GBV project.

The business model is grant-funded non-profit: all services are free and anonymous for beneficiaries, with no fees, subscriptions, or pricing tiers. Revenue derives from multi-source public funding — the Italian Ministry of Interior (SAI/CAS), Regione Emilia-Romagna, Otto per Mille della Chiesa Valdese, EU project grants, and the Intesa Sanpaolo charitable fund — supplemented by individual donations (IBAN and 5x1000 designation). 2025 disclosed compensation to personnel from public subsidies totals €185,020 (President legal consulting €23,599; employed members €147,777; occasional contractors €10,972; control body €2,672), with shelter and program operating costs flowing through separately. Headcount is approximately 6 employees plus occasional contractors. The organization is led by President Alessandra Davide and Vice President Rossella Mariuz, with founding member Tiziana Dal Pra still active. Strategic partners include D.i.Re (national anti-violence network), ActionAid International Italia, Fondazione Realizza il Cambiamento, CGIL Imola, Adecco, and Angelo Pescarini Scuola Arti e Mestieri.

Name

Associazione Trama di Terre

Legal name

Trama di Terre APS - Associazione di Promozione Sociale

Website

https://tramaditerre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Associazione Trama di Terre is an Italian non-profit feminist association founded in 1997 in Imola, delivering free anti-violence, intercultural, and refugee-reception services to native and migrant women across the Nuovo Circondario Imolese via shelters, legal/psychological support, language training, and employment pathways, funded by government grants and donations.

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Product category

Social Services — Anti-Violence and Women's Support

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Anti-violence services
• Women's shelter services
• Immigration legal assistance
• Intercultural integration programs
• Gender-based violence support

Headquarters

HQ city

Imola BO

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Public Subsidies: The association receives multi-source public funding from Italian government institutions. The 2025 financial disclosure reports compensation paid from public subsidies: €23,599 to the President for legal consulting, €147,777 to employed members, €10,972 to occasional contractors, and €2,672 to the control body. Funding originates from the Ministry of Interior (SAI/CAS programs), Regione Emilia-Romagna (regional projects), the Otto per Mille della Chiesa Valdese (charitable allocation), and other public grant programs. This constitutes the primary revenue source.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The association accepts voluntary donations from individuals and organizations. An IBAN is provided for direct bank transfers. Donations are tax-deductible under Italian law (Modello 730/Unico). The 5x1000 allocation (tax designation) is also solicited. These represent a secondary revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Associazione Trama di Terre is a non-profit feminist association (APS) that provides an integrated network of free, anonymous services for women — particularly victims of male violence and migrant women. Its core offerings include a Centro Antiviolenza (listening, legal and psychological support, shelter housing), a Centro Interculturale delle Donne (Italian language courses, library, choir, intercultural kitchen), and the Progetto Rifugiate (reception and integration of asylum-seeking and refugee women through SAI/CAS shelters). All services are delivered free of charge, funded by public grants and donations.

Product overview

Associazione Trama di Terre is a non-profit association offering an integrated network of services for women, particularly targeting native and migrant women facing violence and marginalization. The core offerings consist of three interconnected services: the Centro Antiviolenza (anti-violence center providing shelter, legal/psychological support, and 5 mobile branch offices), the Centro Interculturale delle Donne (intercultural center offering Italian language courses, library services, a choir, and cooking space), and the Progetto Rifugiate (refugee reception providing housing in CAS/SAI structures, legal support, and integration services). Supporting services include emergency shelters (Casa Rifugio/Casa Emergenza with 27 total beds), employment/formation desk, and immigration legal desk. Special projects address forced marriages, mountain-area outreach, and tailoring/vocational training. The organization functions as a service provider rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro Antiviolenza Trama di Terre: The anti-violence centre offering listening, legal and psychological support, orientation to territorial services, and safe housing (Casa Rifugio) for women and minors escaping violence.
• Centro Interculturale delle Donne
• Progetto Rifugiate
• Trama di Voci
• Cucina Abitata

Products and services

• Centro Antiviolenza A safe, free, and anonymous anti-violence center offering listening, legal and psychological support, orientation to territorial services, job search counseling, and workshops to strengthen self-determination for women escaping male violence. Operates five itinerant branch offices throughout the Nuovo Circondario Imolese.
• Centro Interculturale delle Donne An open, secular, and independent intercultural women's center offering Italian language courses (pre-A1, A1, conversation levels), a library with over 5,000 volumes on women's rights and migration, the Cucina Abitata cooking space, and the Trama di Voci women's choir.
• Progetto Rifugiate Refugee reception project providing accommodation for asylum-seeking and international protection-holding women through CAS (14 places) and SAI (27 places) programs, legal counseling, cultural mediation, healthcare and psychological assistance, school and job orientation, and Italian language learning.
• Casa Rifugio and Casa Emergenza Shelters Five secret-address Casa Rifugio shelters with 24 beds plus one Casa Emergenza with 3 beds (24/7 emergency placements), providing safe accommodation for women and minors in protection and separation pathways.
• Sportello Lavoro e Formazione Employment and training desk supporting native and migrant women with individual counseling, CV writing, labor market orientation, and professional training course referrals for economic autonomy.
• Sportello Legale Immigrazione Free legal desk providing immigration status regularization support including asylum applications, residence permit renewals and conversions, family reunification, citizenship applications, and travel documents for migrant women.
• Parole di Stoffa Sewing Training Tailoring training project offering advanced sewing courses for previously trained women and basic sewing training for women in the Santerno Valley mountain areas, with job orientation support through Adecco partnerships.
• Trama di Voci Women's Choir
• Biblioteca e Centro di Documentazione Specialized library and documentation center with over 5,000 volumes on women's migration, women's rights, intercultural topics, and anti-violence efforts, including fiction, migrants' literature, and dossiers on forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and honor crimes.
• Cucina Abitata Shared kitchen space for intercultural encounters, cooking workshops, celebrations, and training activities where women share knowledge, cultures, recipes, and stories around food.
• Vicino alle Donne Itinerant Anti-Violence Service Itinerant anti-violence service bringing weekly specialized team presence (listening, orientation, job search support) to mountain communities in Dozza, Borgo Tossignano, Castel del Rio, Fontanelice, and Casalfiumanese.
• La Forza di un NO Project European NORA against GBV project addressing forced marriages through awareness campaigns, school-based training, professional operator training, and establishment of the first Regional Observatory on Forced Marriages, co-funded by the EU and implemented by ActionAid International Italia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% satisfaction rate among sewing course participants (2023–2024 cycle)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CGIL ImolacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 28 May 2025CGIL Imola collaborates with Trama di Terre in the 'Vicino alle Donne' project (funded by Regione Emilia-Romagna, 2025–2026), providing support for bureaucratic procedures for women accessing services in the mountain municipalities of the Valle del Santerno. This partnership extends the reach of the itinerant anti-violence desks to women who need help with administrative tasks.
• AdeccocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Adecco partners with Trama di Terre in the 'Parole di Stoffa' sewing training project (2025–2026, funded by Regione Emilia-Romagna), providing two orientation and active job search sessions for participants in both the Imola advanced training module and the Valle del Santerno basic training module. Adecco contributes employment market expertise and job placement connections.
• Local Bank (partner in Valle del Santerno)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025A local bank partners with Trama di Terre in the 'Parole di Stoffa' project, providing one session on economic autonomy tools for women in the Valle del Santerno basic sewing training module, helping participants understand financial instruments for launching small businesses.
• Angelo Pescarini – Scuola Arti e MestiericoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Angelo Pescarini training institution collaborates with Trama di Terre's Job Placement Desk, enabling the desk to offer individual orientation, professional soft skills and vocational training courses, personalized accompaniment, and traineeships for women in vulnerable conditions in the Nuovo Circondario Imolese. The partnership dates to 2015 and continues to the present.
• Cooperativa Arca di NoècoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperativa Arca di Noè partners with Trama di Terre in the LEI – Lavoro, Empowerment & Inclusione project (2023–2025), funded by the Fondo di Beneficenza ed opere di carattere sociale e culturale of Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. The project delivers professional training courses, traineeships, and self-entrepreneurship support for women in the Nuovo Circondario Imolese facing employment vulnerability.
• ActionAid International ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActionAid International Italia is the lead implementing organization of the NORA against GBV – Network of Organizations for Rights and Autonomy against gender-based violence project, co-funded by the European Union. Trama di Terre participates in NORA, implementing 'La Forza di un NO: matrimoni forzati e consenso delle donne' — a project involving self-awareness workshops for victims, school training, professional operator training, and the establishment of the first Regional Observatory on Forced Marriages.
• Fondazione Realizza il CambiamentocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFondazione Realizza il Cambiamento co-promotes the NORA against GBV project (with ActionAid International Italia) and is the EU co-applicant alongside ActionAid. The foundation supports the network of 50 civil society organizations across Italy working on gender-based violence prevention.
• Centro Antiviolenza PerLeDonne di ImolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerLeDonne anti-violence center in Imola collaborates with Trama di Terre on school training activities within the 'La Forza di un NO' project, conducting cycle meetings with IV and V grade students and teachers of five schools in the Nuovo Circondario Imolese on topics of gender-based violence, stereotypes, and forced marriages.
• Consultorio Familiare (Nuovo Circondario Imolese)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe local family consultation service coordinates the Technical Table on Mistreatment, within which Trama di Terre provides specialized training for operators on recognizing and managing forced marriage situations. This table brings together health, social, educational, and public safety professionals.
• D.i.Re – Donne in Rete contro la violenzacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrama di Terre's Centro Antiviolenza is a member of the national D.i.Re network (Donne in Rete contro la violenza), the principal Italian network of anti-violence centers. Membership provides access to national protocols, shared standards, referral pathways, and collective advocacy for women's anti-violence policies.
• Coordinamento dei Centri Antiviolenza dell'Emilia-RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrama di Terre's Centro Antiviolenza participates in the regional coordinating body of anti-violence centers in Emilia-Romagna, contributing to collective advocacy, shared training, and coordinated responses to gender-based violence at the regional level. The Coordinating Body organized the July 2026 seminar on Restorative Justice.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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