What we have done

On this page you will find the summary of our initiatives. We want to teach fishing, not to send canned fish We transform ideas into projects to be funded and then we realise them thanks to the support of all our members.
Here you find the balance sheet files of the non-profit organization. Transparency: all the funds raised are entirely spent, nothing remains in Italy.
In the photos (link page Trips to Africa) you see the testimonies of our works, the details of the journey to witness the progress of the projects.

2022

The mill we built in Fada N’Gourma is running at full capacity: a great result for an association as small as ours. Thanks to the crowd-funding campaign of 1 Caffè.org and the fundraising of the employees of Bun Burgers, Fra Diavolo, CioccolatItaliani, we financed the purchase of material and food for the children’s canteen in Ouagadougou. 1 meal a day for 300 children attending school is guaranteed! We help those who cannot pay for school. Thanks to the support of the Gran Riserva Roma Rugby, Marco Colonna and the New Ethic Society, we were able to purchase pack mules, which give work and dignity to many families in situations of severe poverty. Also this year we have purchased the medicines needed by Pouponniere Joscheba: only thanks to our supporters can orphans, widows and families in difficulty be treated. We thank the Scalas family.

2021

In December at the Casa del Jazz the beautiful concert by Marco Colonna and New Ethic Society allowed us to raise funds to help the children’s canteen in Ouagadougou. The support of Alice e il Vino @aliceeilvino and of the Caffè Marziali in Rome allowed us to raise funds, meet our partners and sympathizers and exchange Christmas greetings. We have created the poultry farm in Ouagadougou which allows poor children to have protein for meals and a source of income to support expenses. Strong geopolitical instability has aggravated the crisis in this country. Thanks to our supporters, we have purchased the medicines needed by Pouponniere Joscheba and pack mules, which give work and dignity to many families in situations of grave poverty.

2020

Lèo’s shops financed thanks to the generosity of the Kelly Deli Foundation (https://www.kellydelifoundation.com) are fully operational and support the expenses of the malnutrition center: over 40 orphans can be cared for and fed.

The Fada N’Gourma Mill, the only one in the region, powered byour electric generator, runs at full capacity and we bought the first feed stock to start the business thanks to the donations collected.

We bought the medicines that Pouponniere Joscheba needs throughout the year: only thanks to our donors orphans, widows and families in need can be cured free of charge. “

2019

The KellyDeli Foundation (insert link https://www.kellydelifoundation.com) has set aside funds for the construction of another 2 stores in Leò.
In 2019 thanks to the funds raised (€5,000.00 of donations, fundraisers, AperiSushi) we will finally be able to buy the electric generator to run the Fada N’Gourma Mill.
We have raised funds to support nursing activities and the supply of paediatric medicines throughout the year in the Joscheba Orphanage in Ouagadougou!

2018

The shops that we have built in Lèo are fully operational and their rent finances the expenses of the center for malnourished children of di Léo.
We have bought, thanks to the donation of Giovanni and Flavia, 700 hens for our breeding that supports the expenses of the orphanage of Fada N’Gourma that hosts about 35 children.
Thanks to Josephine’s donation, on the occasion of her birthday, we bought a donkey and a cart for a family from Ouagadougou and financed two adoptions of children who could attend school and the canteen.

2017

Thanks to the donation of the Kellydeli Foundation https://www.kellydelifoundation.com and thanks to your 5xmille received for the year 2014/15 we have built two shops; the rent of the walls finance the expenses of the center for malnourished children of di Léo. Project cost € 5,950.00
Thanks to the generous donations we can complete the poultry breeding of Fada N’Gourma: we will make the room for the chicks and we will adapt the chicken coop. We will keep you updated on the work. Cost € 4,250.00

2016

We financed the construction of two shops in Ouagadougou, in the Tampouy district; the rent of the walls finance the expenses of the poor children’s canteen. The management is entrusted to the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Order of St. Maria Goretti. An example of development cooperation. Cost € 5,670.00

2015

In December we received the specialization diploma from nurse Koala and nurse Zougrana; their studies were funded in 2013.
Thanks to donations, 30 children will be able to attend school and have a meal a day at the poor children’s canteen in Tampouy, Ouagadougou district (Burkina Faso)

2014

We have contributed to the construction of a mill to support the Fada N’Gourma orphanage (Burkina Faso) which is home to 50 children and has no funding or help. This mill represents a fundamental infrastructure in the area, rural and backward, where the seeds are still broken by hand, with great waste and waste of energy. Il Mulino will allow you to work with grain for animals without having to reach the capital Ouagadougou, an 8-hour round trip journey. Il Mulino will allow the population, especially women to engage in less heavy activities and offspring.

2013

Thanks to the donations we have financed two biennial scholarships for nursing specialization. Thanks to the donations we built a shed for the center for malnourished children at the Mission of Léo (south of Burkina Faso). The center welcomes mothers in need and teaches them how to balance the diet of undernourished children, thanks to the presence of a nurse and the sisters of the order of Santa Maria Goretti; every year over 500 children are welcomed and followed on a weekly basis. The food supplement is provided by FAO.

2012

On September 29, 2012, a charity aperitif was held at the Land.it nursery, supported by the “Giovani per il Lazio” association and the “Salva Mamme e Salva Bebè” association to support the “A roof for Léo “. We collected € 1,082

2011

We have carried out the poultry farming facility whose revenues support the expenses of the orphanage in Fada N’Gourma (Burkina Faso) with 30 orphans who have no help from any authority. We fully financed the construction of the farm, with the advice of a local agronomist, bought the stock of feed for the first few months. The farm produces 450 eggs a day which are all sold. At the end of the hens life cycle, these are sold and the chicks are bought back with the proceeds.

2010

In 2010 we raised funds among friends and relatives and started the construction of a reception center for undernourished children, named in memory of “Lidia Picchi” in Léo, in the south of Burkina Faso. The center is located inside the Mission next to a first aid medical center, which welcomes Italian and French doctors with ophthalmic specialization. The center welcomes undernourished children who reside in the southern part of the country, very poor, backward and without public infrastructure (water, electricity). The health workers of the center (nurse and doctor) welcome mothers in difficulty and teach them how to balance the diet of undernourished children; every year over 500 children are welcomed and followed on a weekly basis. The food supplement is provided by FAO.
We financed and implemented the extension of the Garden for the Canteen of Poor Children in Tampouy, Ouagadougou district, capital of Burkina Faso. Thanks to the cultivation of the vegetable garden, the canteen, which daily provides a complete meal for 300 children, has been able to enrich the menu by adding a greater quantity of protein.

2009

In 2009 we raised funds between friends and relatives and sent about € 2,600 of paediatric medicines to the Pouponniere Joscheba orphanage in Ouagadougou (capital of Burkina Faso). Thanks to our intervention, 50 families in poverty have been cured of malaria, dysentery and fever.

2008

In 2008 we raised funds between friends and relatives and purchased € 1,000 of paediatric medicines for the Pouponniere Joscheba orphanage in Ouagadougou (capital of Burkina Faso). Thanks to our intervention, 40 families in poverty have been cured of malaria, dysentery and fever.

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