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News and events

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    On 7th December, at the 2021 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit organized by the government of [...]

  2. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The story of Palucia and Dalo Leo

    Palucia is a 22-year-old young mother. While her baby of 9 months, Dalo Leo, is sleeping – “an [...]

  3. A tale of two fathers: Cesvi and IMC’s coordinated response to complex needs

    “Wallah (I swear to God), I am grateful. For nine months we hadn’t paid rent and we were afraid [...]

  4. Pakistan: A fresh start for Sahib

    Dande Darpa Khel is a village in tehsil Miran Shah, North Waziristan. In 2014, the little town [...]

  5. The EU Delegation visits Tripoli’s Baity Center

    In Libya, due to the protracted armed conflict, political and economic crises and the COVID-19 [...]

  6. Defeating hunger as an antidote for war: Cesvi in Iraqi Kurdistan

    The 2021 Global Hunger Index, presented by Cesvi Foundation on the 14th of October, underlines [...]

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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.

  • 23 Countries of intervention

    We run 97 projects in 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Italy too.

  • 95% 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, 92 cents go straight to the field and only 8 cents are used for management costs. In addition to our intervention sectors, we are strongly committed in activities of awareness-raising.

  • Kenya
  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe
  • Niger
  • Ethiopia
  • India
  • Myanmar
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Iraq
  • Brazil
  • Haiti
  • Peru
  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Albania
  • 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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