Cesvi operates all over the world to support the most vulnerable populations in the promotion of human rights, in achieving their aspirations, for sustainable development. And he believes that the recognition of human rights contributes to the well-being of everyone on the planet, a common home to be preserved.
The aims of the association, defined in the current statute, are oriented to the planning, promotion and implementation of cooperation, emergency and rehabilitation programs for developing countries.
At present, Cesvi operates in over 30 countries distributed worldwide in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Balkans and the Middle East in sectors concerning children and youth, health, the environment, and sustainable development, access to water and environmental hygiene, humanitarian aid and social enterprise.
1964. The economic boom. Italy was growing out of post-war poverty when the Movement for the Fight against Hunger in the World (MLFM) was born in Lodi. The president of Catholic Action, Arnaldo Moretti, flanked by Antonio Allegri and Angelo Cambiè, gathered a tight group of collaborators and started developing projects together with the Mani Tese association in Milan, which supported the Pime (Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions) missionaries in poverty-stricken locations. The head office was initially located in the diocesan administration of Lodi, but the next year it was moved to 73 Via Cavour. Right from the start, the decision to have an autonomous space served a specific purpose: to mark the independence of the Movement from the diocesan missionary work affiliated with the Church.
Via Cavour 73 - 26900 Lodi