Rondine (Arezzo)

The Associazione Rondine, which brings together students from areas of conflict in order to promote peace and reconciliation, is based in the village.

[1] It was then that the Bishop of Arezzo, Telesforo Cioli, appointed two young families to maintain and restructure the small village.

This initial encounter between students originating from both sides of a military conflict is what sparked the idea behind the foundation of l’Associazione Cittadella della Pace.

This initiative was later amplified to adopt “rivals” from nations in conflict such as: Abkhazia, Ingushetia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, Israel, Palestine, South Ossetia, Sierra Leone, North Macedonia, and Lebanon.

Throughout their time at Rondine, students have the opportunity of completing undergraduate or postgraduate courses in nearby Universities, so that with their return home as potential future leaders, they may use their open mentality to advocate for peace in their respective countries.