With an ongoing climate crisis and low rainfall always in the last months of 2022, Somali people are facing the most severe and longest drought in decades. Like Hibaaq, that, after many troubles, managed to start a small business.
ContinueAlisha and a safe new life thanks to Nambikkai’s House of Smiles
Alisha comes from a difficult family, she is the daughter of an abusive father who abused her mother. Since that day Alisha and her mother have been guests of our House of Smile they are regaining serenity and the ability to think about the future.
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The objective of the initiative “Zero in Condotta: information actions conducted by young people, teachers and citizens towards the reduction of environmental impact”, co-financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and which sees CESVI as the leader, is to provide tools and new spaces for dialogue to the actors of formal and informal education.
ContinueIt takes a community to raise children: a story of redemption from the Casa del Sorriso in Naples
In the Houses of Smiles around the world and in Italy, our operators help children and mothers in difficult situations every day and have stories full of hope to tell. Like Lucia’s story. “Thanks to the Case del Sorriso program I was able to make my children understand the importance of school and today my eldest daughter is in her fourth year of high school”.
ContinueAt Christmas with Fineco and CESVI!
Fondazione CESVI is among the non-profit organizations benefiting from the Fineco Christmas solidarity campaign, together with three other important organisations. From today until 12 January 2023, anyone who wants to donate will be able to contribute together with Fineco to carrying out CESVI projects in support of the Houses of Smile in Italy.
ContinueIn Zimbabwe we are working alongside local farmers to tackle the climate crisis
In Zimbabwe, the climate emergency, combined with hunger, leads the population to struggle every day to earn survival and dignified daily life.
ContinueCESVI generators have arrived in Bucha to supply heat and energy
To help people who are currently suffering from the cold, CESVI acted promptly by setting up 11 heating points in the city of Bucha: heated places thanks to the generators that were delivered just today. With this intervention, we estimate to bring warmth to over 20,000 people in the coming weeks.
Continue#UNACOPERTAPERLUCRAINA in support of severe cold emergency in Ukraine
The most extreme winter hasn’t arrived yet, but temperatures in Ukraine have already dropped a lot and are generating a new humanitarian emergency, which adds to the drama of a conflict that shows no signs of stopping. Together with the bombs the first snow falls and in war even the cold can become a weapon.#UNACOPERTAPERLUCRAINA
Continue#UNACOPERTAPERLUCRAINA: CESVI and the Municipality of Bergamo together against the cold emergency in Ukraine
In the city of Bucha CESVI, together with the government authorities and the Municipality of Bergamo, is setting up 11 heating points, heated structures where the civilian population can take refuge during the day to warm up, find comfort and receive blankets, food and hot drinks. The heating points are mostly located near public buildings to be able to use the internet line, the toilets and a place of shelter in the event of missile attacks and are equipped with heating systems that can be switched between electricity, wood and gas according to the availability of the energy sources foreseen by the Government.
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