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.
ContinueCESVI Charity dinner: the appointment for solidarity 2022
On 15 September 2022 at the Kilometro Rosso – Innovation District in Bergamo, CESVI Foundation will organize a Charity Dinner, the proceeds of which will be entirely donated to support the Case del Sorriso in Italy and around the world.
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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.
ContinueMaryam’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, […]
ContinueInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The story of Palucia and Dalo Leo
Palucia is a 22-year-old young mother. While her baby of 9 months, Dalo Leo, is sleeping – “an active and intelligent boy who requires much attention”, according to his mother – we can interview her with a little more calm. Palucia has a bright smile, that reflects her finally peaceful mind: Her tragic past is […]
ContinueThe 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 […]
ContinueShaping 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 […]
ContinueThe Prem Rawat Foundation again alongside Cesvi for the food security of children in Peru
Following the important contribution of the Prem Rawat Foundation for the 2020 Coronavirus Emergency in Italy, the partnership with Cesvi is renewed in 2021 by supporting the Casa del Sorriso in Peru, particularly in favour of vulnerable childhood. The Foundation has contributed to the activities of the Casa del Sorriso in Lima to guarantee food […]
ContinueResilient 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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