With swimming suspended, the Grande Onda association on the Sorrento peninsula is taking those who can't afford it to the beach.

An all-female project. In a country surrounded by the sea, but where many people can't afford a day at the beach. The format is that of a suspended coffee.

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Not everyone can afford a swim in the seaAnd the sea isn't for everyone, if we look at its accessibility. Prices are prohibitive for many families, including sun loungers, umbrellas, and entrance fees, and free beaches are increasingly rare. We've thus arrived at a country that includes and excludes based on the possibility of enjoying the surrounding sea.

SUSPENDED BATHROOM

It all started, several years ago now, with the “suspended coffee”: or the good habit of paying for a coffee for someone who can't afford it, leaving the money at the cashier. Then came the suspended pizza, suspended dinner , spending suspended. Now it's the turn of the Suspended bathroomThe project was invented and introduced by the Association The Great Wave, very active in the environmental field throughout the Sorrento peninsula.

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HOW DOES THE SUSPENDED BATHROOM WORK?

How does a suspended bathroom work? A tribute to a free entry In a beach resort, according to the mechanism developed by Onda Marina, it arrives through three channels. The first is that of the association itself, which donates a portion of its budget to the project, so as to make it solid and stableSecond channel: the establishments participating in the project. They receive a logo that they can display at their checkout and with which they discreetly invite customers to donate a suspended toilet seat. The third channel is that of the people who pay to visit the beach and can thus make a contribution to who can't afford it"This is a project that requires the concrete involvement of many people. Gestures of solidarity and sharing are needed, especially in a phase like the one we are going through, and we, in our own small way, have launched an opportunity for everyone," he comments. Laura Cuomo, president of the La Grande Onda association. Participating in the suspended bathroom project also means joining the association and receiving a free membership card, which costs 10 euros.

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Anyone interested can write an email to this address: [email protected]

THE GREAT WAVE ASSOCIATION

The association La Grande Onda was born with a Facebook Group, all female, launched online only in 2017. But its activity in the area of Amalfi Coast It has been extremely intense, and with good results. Thanks to the Great Earthquake, the marine purification plant, now considered a model, in the Punta Gradelle area has finally come into operation. And the pressure from this association has also ensured the removal of several gates, erected illegally to prevent free access to the area's beaches. Now it's the turn of the suspended bathroom challenge: we hope the results will be truly impressive.

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