Emanuele Agati

In the historic Borgata del Quarticciolo, located in the eastern quadrant of Rome, where the locals have mobilized to renovate a space that has been abandoned for over 20 years to transform it into a jovial place of aggregation and a point of reference for children and adults. Emanuele Agati tells us how in 2015 the project of the Palestra Popolare di Quarticciolo (People’s Gym of Quarticciolo) – of which he is an instructor- was born and how it has evolved over time. He is a former boxer, with a degree in Cooperation, he had the idea of creating this gym when he experienced firsthand this model in the favelas, during a trip to Brazil.