Since early April 2019, as a result of rapid military advances from the south, Tripoli’s southern suburbs began to see levels of conflict they had not experienced since 2011. The deteriorating security situation (the presence of armed group activity shelling, airstrikes and the consequent lack of key services such as electricity and water), pushed approximately […]
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Cyclone Idai: our response to the emergency
Cesvi and Alliance2015 are ready to distribute mosquito nets, emergency shelters and hygiene kits to 5,000 families in the Namathanda district.
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Cesvi is getting ready to start an humanitarian response to the Cyclone Idai’s landfall in Mozambique that killed 200 and displaced 1 million and a half people.
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In Central Somalia, Cesvi built a 30 meter gabion wall to protect 2 villages from water overflows due to heavy rainfall during the rainy season.
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Despite the difficulties, the projects are going on.
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Cesvi, CARITAS Switzerland and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) present the results of a reasearch that tested 420 water filters to be used in emergency contexts.
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No fences, an instable roof, cracks in the wall of 2 dilapidated classrooms: the primary school in Galbarwaqo in Somalia needed a huge rehabilitation so as to be actually functional.
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The prolonged conflict in Iraq between government forces and their allies on one side and the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) on the other, has left a devastating legacy. It is not just a matter of damages to infrastructures and services, but also and above all, of injuries on people’s minds and hearts. Even in those […]
ContinueA Social Center for refugees and asylum seekers in Tripoli
Non formal education, psychosocial support and social events are among the activities carried out by Cesvi’ staff.
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