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News and events

  1. Alliance2015 members attend AidEx in Brussels

    ACTED and Concern Worldwide will present their projects related to EU Aid Volunteers Initiative.
  2. Lavorazione del sale fossile da parte delle donne di Baleni. Foto di Andrea Frazzetta

    World Responsible Tourism Awards: African Ivory Route won silver

    The project, launched by Cesvi in 2000, helped the communities in sustainably managing natural [...]
  3. Fadumo è madre di quattro figli piccoli, e da tre anni vive nel campo sfollati di Buulo Yakub, nella regione di Hiran.

    Alliance2015 joins the Child Health Week

    10 children under five die every minute, often from preventable and curable diseases. Find out more.
  4. Tripoli, Libia: l'evento organizzato da Cesvi nel Centro Sociale per rifugiati in occasione della Giornata Internazionale della Gioventù.

    A Social Center for refugees and asylum seekers in Tripoli

    Non formal education, psychosocial support and social events are among the activities carried [...]
  5. Uno scatto dell'aranceto. Ph. G. Diffidenti.

    Tender Notice for the supply of 6 ultra-high centre pivots in Zimbabwe

    Deadline for submission: 3rd December 2018.

  6. Tackling domestic violence: the Guardian’s reportage on “Living with Dignity”

    Family awareness sessions and economic empowerment of young women are the key interventions to [...]

From the blog

Welcome to our world

For more than 30 years Cesvi has been delivering Italian solidarity worldwide to defend the rights and dignity of every human being.

  • 1 million Beneficiaries in the world

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

  • 20 Countries of intervention

    We run 109 projects in 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Italy too.

  • 96% 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, 88 cents go straight to the field and only 12 cents are used for management costs. In addition to our intervention sectors, we are strongly committed in activities of awareness-raising.

  • Congo RDC
  • Kenya
  • Mozambique
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe
  • India
  • Myanmar
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Iraq
  • Brazil
  • Haiti
  • Peru
  • Bolivia
  • 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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