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News and events

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    “Clean water at our doorstep”

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    Haiti: The deep wounds of a country that needs our help

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  4. “We were living a simple and happy life”. The testimony of Nadifo from Somalia, affected by the climate crisis

    “We were living a simple and happy life before the 2017 drought”, tells us Nadifo, a [...]
  5. Eravamo nel marzo di qualche anno fa

    We were in March, some years ago…

    “We were in March, some years ago. One day, around mid-afternoon, a mini bus almost full of [...]
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    Haiti: the emergency following the earthquake

    A devastating earthquake – with a magnitude of 7.2 – has hit Haiti. The earthquake [...]

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.

  • 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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