CESVI and Storie ad acquerello Festival

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The artistic event Storie ad acquerello will return to Bergamo on 23, 24, and 25 September, and will bring the city back to a veiled and magical atmosphere, thanks to international artists and a prestigious historical and cultural context.

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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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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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The EU Delegation visits Tripoli’s Baity Center

In Libya, due to the protracted armed conflict, political and economic crises and the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF estimates that nearly 1.3 million people, including 468,000 children, require humanitarian assistance. Children and their families are experiencing a fast deterioration in public services – especially in the fields of education and health –, higher food and fuel prices due […]

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Shaping the future: Dreams and hopes of children in Misrata

Always committed to child protection and to the promotion of the fundamental rights of children – especially through the programme Houses of Smiles active in many countries around the world – today Cesvi Foundation intervenes also in support of the resilience process of vulnerable boys and girls, their parents and caregivers in Western Libya through […]

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Resilient Ameera

Ameera

Ameera sits in the cool and dim meeting room in Cesvi’s office premise. The windows have drawn curtains, shielding the place from Libya’s soaring summer temperatures. She recounts her personal journey in the presence of a Cesvi psychologist and her dedicated case worker who have been supporting and seeing her and her son for the […]

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