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News and events

  1. Charity night 2022: a great result for solidarity

    Great success for the CESVI Foundation Charity night 2022 which was held on Thursday 15 [...]
  2. pakistan flood

    Updates from Pakistan: the visit of Secretary General Guterres in a still disastrous situation

    Between 8 and 10 September, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres organized a visit to Pakistan [...]
  3. casa del sorriso haiti

    Access to school at risk for our Haitian children

    One year after the earthquake last August, Haiti continues to deal with rampant poverty and [...]

  4. Climate crisis in Pakistan: a third of the country is submerged by floods

    Since June 14, Pakistan has been experiencing one of the worst monsoon seasons in its history, [...]

  5. 5 months of war: Our response for the people of Ukraine

    Five months after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the situation in the country and its [...]

  6. Ukraine Emergency: Cesvi meets the authorities of the Kyiv Oblast

    Cesvi Foundation, the first Italian NGO to meet the authorities of the Kyiv Oblast, reports the [...]

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.

  • 2.3 million Beneficiaries in the world

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

  • 22 Countries of intervention

    We run 113 projects in 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Carribean, and Europe

  • 93% 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.

  1. education

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  2. Emergencies

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

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  3. 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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  4. Child protection

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

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  5. Health

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

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  6. Sustainable development

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

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  7. Awareness campaigns

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

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

Many ways to make a difference

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