AVSI Foundation

The St. Kizito Vocational Training Institute in Nairobi, #Kenya, is more than just a school. In its 30 years of existence, it has become a cultural hub, with 20,000 students successfully graduated. Founded in 1994 by Avsi Kenya with funds from Italian Agency for Development Cooperation - Nairobi Office, the institute aimed to provide highly vulnerable young people with quality education and secure decent jobs. To remain innovative and competitive, St. Kizito’s program offers diverse courses that integrate #theoretical knowledge with #practical experience. This combination has led to a student #employment rate of 66%, compared to the general youth employment rate in Nairobi, which is around 27%.  St. Kizito's remarkable results derive from its #innovative approach, which includes: - Partnerships with the private sector, ensuring skills that are valuable in the job market  - A comprehensive monitoring system, tracking students from enrolment to post-graduation  - Minimum computer literacy, ensuring all students acquire basic computer skills The institute has also made significant efforts to reach out to female #youth and promote #gender balance. Today, 40% of St. Kizito’s population consists of female students, who can pursue non-traditional fields such as electrical work, welding, mechanics, and plumbing. Although the job market still shows a gender gap, with men having a 50% higher chance of employment, institutions like St. Kizito continue to work towards more #equality in Kenyan society. Discover more 👇 https://bit.ly/3S6vUM6

AVSI Foundation in Repubblica Dominicana, nella provincia di Monte Cristi, porta avanti un progetto per tutelare l'ecosistema delle mangrovie: «Le attività economiche, gli svaghi, e molte delle aspettative future della comunità locale, sono legate a questo ecosistema», spiega mario di francesco, rappresentante dell'ong. «Dobbiamo supportare gli abitanti a riforestare il Paese»

Ci sono tanti modi per sostenere persone come Olga e Living Sunday, uno di questi è destinare il tuo #5x1000 ad AVSI.   Sai come si dona il #5x1000? Ci sono due modi: 👉  Presentando il #modello730: - Scegli la categoria “sostegno degli enti del terzo settore iscritti nel Runts”  - Inserisci codice fiscale di AVSI: 81017180407   - Firma nella sezione dedicata 👉 Attraverso la #certificazioneunica: - Compila e firma la Certificazione Unica con il codice fiscale di AVSI 81017180407 - Inserisci il modulo in una busta chiusa - Consegnalo a un ufficio postale o a un intermediario abilitato (CAF, commercialista…) 🖋 #Firma per un mondo in cui ogni persona sia protagonista del proprio sviluppo: 81017180407. 

🗓️ July 31, 2024 🕘 9:00-10:30am EST, 4:00-5:30pm EAT The webinar explores the importance of measuring resilience of extremely poor households within the durable solutions framework, focusing on the definitions and significance of resilience and self-reliance according to USAID. It highlights the necessity of different measurement approaches to understand these concepts and discusses the development and refinement of tools such as the Self-Reliance Index (SRI) and graduation criteria to monitor household resilience. 💻 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dWjmZJRr

Around the world, 2.4 billion people still cook using #wood and #coal.   This practice has many side effects: from environmental damage, with the reduction of forests and the release of greenhouse gas emissions, to possible respiratory infections caused by the inhalation of soot produced by the use of wood and charcoal. To address this problem, AVSI has improved cooking systems in Mozambique, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Cost, Kenya, and Uganda. It includes the use of more efficient and less polluting alternative cooking systems, such as stoves, electric hobs, pressure cookers, and biogas.  Through its intervention, AVSI has started raising awareness among people to change old practices and replace them with more #green and #sustainable technologies. In 2023, 834,422 people have been involved in the initiative, which has generated: ·      136.832 alternative cooking system distributed ·      130.461 tons of saved woods in 2023 ·      257.069 tons of estimated reduction of CO2 in 2023 Additionally, the use of such alternative items supports the #empowerment of #women. Indeed, the traditional collection of wood, especially in rural areas, requires a lot of time and exposes women to several risks, including rape, accidents, and animal attacks. Through clean cooking, women and their children can save this #time and use it as they like it. https://lnkd.in/gtPe_dJ8

A causa del contesto di occupazione protratta, delle difficoltà di movimento e di circolazione e dei numerosi check-point controllati dall'esercito israeliano, l’accesso alle cure e alle pratiche di prevenzione oncologica per le comunità palestinesi è molto complesso. AVSI Foundation sostiene il progetto “Fight like a Girl!”, una clinica mobile che raggiunge le aree rurali e i campi profughi della Cisgiordania per effettuare screening mammografici gratuiti Anna Spena

This year's worldwide Mid-Term Review ends with and starts from #people, who are at the center of our work.   The beneficiaries of our projects, whose stories - sometimes shared live during these three days of fruitful discussions - highlighted our best practices, areas for improvement, distinctive features and cross-sectoral links.   And all the colleagues who participated, online or in person, from all over the world, always turning this yearly appointment into an opportunity for growth through their attention, questions and insightful contributions.   #PeopleForDevelopment  

The #ActionReflection is a new methodology introduced by AVSI in its #evaluation processes. With this approach, local participants are involved through interviews, discussion groups, and surveys in the final evaluation to deeply explore the implications of the projects on people's lives. In 2023, the application of the Action Reflection approach in the "Maziwa" "project (“milk” in Swahili), implemented by Avsi Kenya with Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo - Sede di Nairobi’s funds and in partnership with IPSIA ACLI, the Don Bosco organization, and the County Government of Meru, allowed the staff to explore the side effects of the intervention, with a #co-valuation of the results.  Beneficiary testimonies indicate that: ⬆︎ Domestic food quantity has increased, with 98% of farmers reporting a more varied and rich diet ⬆︎ More students are enrolled in school, with 51% of farmers enrolling their children ⬆︎ Medical insurance coverage has increased, with 54% of beneficiaries having insurance for the first time ⬆︎ The reduced distance between beneficiaries' homes and milk sale points improves work-life balance

The new European Union funded project PAMOJA has officially started. Through this program, AVSI, in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee and the Conseil des Organisations Féminines Agissantes en Synergie, aspires to support the integration of 7,000 Burundian people who have found refuge in the province of South Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (#DRC). After the 2015 post-electoral violence, many people left Burundi for a safer place. The PAMOJA initiative is specifically addressed to people who live outside refugee camps and therefore do not receive any basic assistance. Thanks to the project, the beneficiaries will receive: 🟢 #Education: sensitizing 9,000 parents, supporting 800 out-of-school children, catch-up courses for 2,700 kids, training for 320 teachers, and rehabilitating 32 schools 🔵 Social cohesion: engaging 1,200 local authorities and civil society members to enhance peaceful cohabitation 🟢 Socio-economic reintegration: providing vocational training for 60 youths and involving 1,440 women in local decision-making 🔵 #Livelihood actions: training 800 household heads in sustainable agriculture and forming 15 Village Savings and Credit Association https://lnkd.in/eT2RygBD

Suzan Bakulle, supported by the IKEA Foundation's SMILES project in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, #Uganda, has excelled in #agriculture and #business. Her cooking oil venture, a result of project training, ensures food security and a stable income for her family. Serving 14,000 households, SMILES focuses on sustainable #livelihoods and economic resilience.   Read Suzan's success story and the impactful outcomes of the SMILES project 👇 https://bit.ly/4cMfzUX