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News and events

  1. The educational crisis in Myanmar: The European Union and CESVI together to secure a future for children in emergencies

    For years, Myanmar has been affected by a devastating humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the [...]

  2. Urgent Statement: Northern Gaza is Being Erased – Global Leaders Must Act Now to End Israel’s Atrocities

    The Israeli forces’ assault on Gaza has escalated to a horrifying level of atrocity. Northern [...]

  3. AIDA Statement: One year of devastation: marking the unprecedented atrocity crimes and suffering in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

    As we mark one year of devastation and the collective punishment of an entire civilian [...]

  4. CeasefireNOW: NGO appeal and 4th Gaza Humanitarian Access Snapshot

    INGOs have expressed severe concern today over the imminent collapse of the humanitarian [...]

  5. World Humanitarian Day: we thank our workers

    19 August is World Humanitarian Day, a day dedicated to the work that humanitarian workers do [...]

  6. Climate Crisis: CESVI and LifeGate launch the podcast ‘Borena: The Land Without Rain’ by Valerio Nicolosi

    Created by Valerio Nicolosi, produced by LifeGate and CESVI, the six episodes, available on [...]

From the blog

Welcome to our world

For more than 35 years Cesvi has been delivering Italian solidarity worldwide to defend the rights and dignity of every human being

  • 1.7 million Beneficiaries in the world

    They represent the heart and the engine of our mission all over the world.

  • 27 Countries of intervention

    We run 127 projects in 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Carribean, and Europe

  • 91% Local staff

    We invest on local staff to guarantee effective sustainability to our action.

Per ogni Euro donato, 88 centesimi arrivano sul campo

How we use funds

For every Euro donated, 91 cents go straight to the field and only 9 cents are used for management costs. In addition to our intervention sectors, we are strongly committed in activities of awareness-raising.

  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe
  • Ethiopia
  • India
  • Myanmar
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Iraq
  • Brazil
  • Haiti
  • Peru
  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Albania
  • Bosnia Erzegovina
  • Italy
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Palestine

  1. Emergencies

    Unexpected events causing material and human losses: natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, etc.), wars, epidemics, famines.

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  2. Fight against hunger

    Projects to ensure access to good-quality food and water for everybody. Promotion of rural activities to foster communities' independence.

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  3. Child protection

    Support to disadvantaged children all over the world to foster access to school, recreational activities and trainings.

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  4. Health

    Fight to pandemics (Aids, malaria, tuberculosis) where they are severe: Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.

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  5. Sustainable development

    Sustainable management of natural resources. Focus on local communities development and cross-borders areas.

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  6. Awareness campaigns

    Awareness-raising campaigns in Italy and in Europe to inform young people mainly on international cooperation.

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  1. Emergencies
  2. Fight against hunger
  3. Child protection
  4. Health
  5. Sustainable development
  6. Awareness campaigns

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