AI.BI. ASSOCIAZIONE AMICI DEI BAMBINI

Ai.Bi is an international NGO operating in 25 countries in the world, with offices in Eastern Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Its mission is trying to give each abandoned child a family, in order to guarantee him/her the right of being a child. Abandoned minors is the 4th global humanitarian emergency of the 21stcentury: dying of hunger, it shows; dying of sickness, it shows; dying of war, it shows; being abandoned is like dying, but it does not show. Ai.Bi. works every day in order to fight this emergency, with projects aiming at protecting poor families and poverty in general, with specific interventions through foreign centers for abandoned children, and through assistance in Italy (establishment of foster care institutes and foster family networks).

www.aibi.it

AMREF

AMREF is the biggest private health organization, which operates pro bono in Eastern Africa. Since its foundation, in 1957 in Nairobi, AMREF promotes and administers 140 health development projects each year, in 6 countries, employing more than 800 persons, 97% of whom are Africans. AMREF is a fully African organization, committed in the autonomous development of the continent: the African identity is essential to find appropriate and sustainable solutions. Achieving long lasting benefits for the African population most needy is possible; for this reason, AMREF works in the field of health prevention and training of local medical personnel.

www.amref.it

CESVI

With 35 offices located abroad, Cesvi operates everywhere in the world in order to work on all kinds of emergencies, and rebuild civil society following wars and natural disasters. Following the emergency and rebuilding phases, Cesvi works on long term projects, which promote the sustainability and the development of the affected population.

www.cesvi.org

INTERSOS

INTERSOS is an NGO that operates in humanitarian emergencies in favour of populations at risk, victims of armed conflicts or natural disasters. Its work is based on the values of solidarity, justice, dignity of persons, equality of rights and opportunities for all people, respect of diversities and care for the most needy. It currently works in 16 countries over the world, including Somalia, South Sudan, DRC, Chad, Darfur, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Haiti.

www.intersos.org

KOMEN

The Susan G. Komen Italia is an NGO based on volunteerism, which operates since 2000 in the struggle against breast cancer in Italy. This organization is the first European partner of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure based out of Dallas, which is the biggest international organization that has been operating in this sector for more than 25 years. Breast cancer is the first cause of death for women above 35 years, and a subject of great relevancy, socially and medically. Our aim is to make this disease more curable. To achieve this objective we need your help. The Susan G. Komen Italia has been working for 11 years in Italy in order to: Promote secondary prevention, or early diagnoses of breast cancer, a very effective instrument to reduce the risk of death. Sustain women with this disease, helping them in receiving relevant information, and greater opportunities of regaining their physical and mental well being; Improve the quality of care, through training health personnel, sustaining young researchers and improving health care facilities; Obtain financial resources in order to start its own projects and help other associations operating in this field more efficiently.

www.komen.it

SAVE THE CHILDREN

Save the Children is the biggest independent international organization that works in improving the life of children in Italy and the rest of the world. Founded in 1919, it operates in 120 countries over the world with health programs, emergency relief, education and prevention of abuses and exploitation against children.

www.savethechildren.it

OXFAM

Oxfam is the fourth confederation in the world specialized in humanitarian aid and development projects. During emergency operations, Oxfam is able to quickly supply safe drinking water and sanitary services to large populations affected by conflicts or natural disasters, just like it happened in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan and Haiti.
The goal of the activity carried out by Oxfam is that of helping people lift themselves out of poverty, autonomously. For this reason, Oxfam focuses on helping them hone their capacity to exercise their rights.
Oxfam represents civil society in the most important international organizations, from the Global Fund for fighting AIDS to the UN World Committee on Food Security. Over the years, Oxfam has contributed to the birth of great civil society movements, from the World Social Forum to the Global Coalition against poverty and the World Education Campaign.
Oxfam works in several sectors (economic justice, fairtrade, education, water and access to credit, civil rights, anti-discrimnation, assistance in the event of conflicts or natural disasters), with an integrated approach that binds together development projects, humanitarian actions, opinion campaigns and education projects.

www.oxfamitalia.org