HISTORY

The Co-operative of Social Solidarity, Health, Educational and Work Services "Coo.S.S.E.L." (Non-Profit Organization) was constituted in 1985, on initiative of a group of professionals from Reggio di Calabria, Calabria Italy, experts in the field, who have as a fundamental objective to propose themselves as an advanced garrison in the field of social and territorial politics.

Since 1993, together with other Social Co-operatives from Reggio Calabria, founded the Union of Social Co-operative "Solaria", with whom was realized various social interventions in the Province of Reggio Calabria. A Consortium was founded bringing together other Social Co-operatives, like for example, the "Skinner", "Libero Nocera" and "Coo.S.S.E.L." organizations known as "ICONS", all of whom are members of U.N.C.I. ( Unione Nazionale Cooperative Italiane ).

In 1997, in association with other non- profit European Organizations founded "ARTO - International Marketing Organisation for Products made by Disable People". The aims of the association is to create across Europe a better marketing and sales function for goods made by disabled people in workshops or vocational rehabilitation units.