Institutions and young people together for legality

In March 2019, the Italian Revenue Agency and Region of Puglia organised the “Legality Day”. This was the final moment of the project “Malala Yousafzai Award”, an initiative to promote legality in schools that operate in poor areas.

The project – “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world”. These words of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistan student and the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, summarise the project’s intentions. The initiative, promoted by public institutions and non-profit associations, has involved about 600 students who have attended lessons about legality and compliance with rules.

The Legality Day – The event, which took place in San Severo (Puglia), with the presence of several institutional authorities, represented the final moment of the project’s edition for 2018-2019. During the event, authorities awarded the schools that have worked to support education in poor areas and the students have proclaimed a public oath as “Legality sentinels”, with the task of protecting their territory with the values of moral and civil commitment.