Access to school at risk for our Haitian children

casa del sorriso haiti

One year after the earthquake last August, Haiti continues to deal with rampant poverty and growing security problems. At Wharf Jérémie, CESVI has established the Casa del Sorriso, a protected space whose purpose is to remove children from the streets and give them the opportunity to study, in a healthy, educational, and protective space for the benefit of the most fragile family situations.

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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 neighbouring countries continues to be very worrying. Currently, according to the United Nations, more than 6.1 million people have fled the war and found refuge in European countries, while internally displaced persons (IDPs) have reached 6.3 million – of […]

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Annual Report 2021: Our response in an unprecedented world

A year – 2021 – marked by the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects it is generating, triggering and exacerbating health, economic, social and environmental crises globally that are becoming increasingly complex and protracted. In this unprecedented world, CESVI’s commitment is further strengthened to continue promoting solidarity in the world. From CESVI’s Mission […]

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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 outcome of the first meeting held today in the regional administration building in Kyiv, first with General Olexander Pavliuk, Head of Kyiv Regional Military Administration, and Oleksii Kuleba, Head of Humanitarian Activities of the Kyiv Oblast. The meetings were […]

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Maryam’s new-found hope: the story of a life that begins anew

“My life was beyond hope. I was thrown into the street with my three children and I was expecting a child. I had lost my confidence, I would have likely taken my own life because of the psychological pressure I was under”. This is how Maryam, a 32-year-old Sudanese refugee and single mother of four, […]

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