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News and events

  1. Gli abitanti di un villaggio nel Myanmar nord-occidentale protestano contro un progetto di estrazione del rame che ha portato all’espropriazione di terreni. Credits: Soe Zeya Tun/REUTERS 2013.

    Cesvi presents the Global Hunger Index 2017

    The conference will take place during the Agriculture Week in Bergamo.
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    Hurricane Irma batters Haiti

    The hurricane hit the northern part of the country. Cesvi is on alert to check population's [...]
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    International Literacy Day

    In India 12 million children don’t attend school. Cesvi works in order to guarantee them the [...]
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    Sustainable Urban Mobility in Yangon

    The "SUMP" project final conference presented to donors and stakeholders the outcomes achieved [...]
  5. Sviluppo agricolo in Myanmar

    Aid & International Development Forum in Myanmar

    Cesvi took part to the 3rd edition of the annual Summit in Asia.
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    World Refugee Day: crossing the border

    UN and Uganda's Government has decided to hold a Solidarity Summit on Refugees to address the [...]

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.

  • 23 Countries of intervention

    We run 110 projects in 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Latin America, 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, 85 cents go straight to the field and only 15 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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