Who we are

On September 24, 2007, “Comunità Solidali nel Mondo ONLUS” was founded with the pursuit of the exclusive aim of social solidarity and therefore with the intent to promote non-profit activities in support of the marginalized and poor on all continents.

Start of activities at the Wangin’gombe socio-rehabilitation center. Start of a sewing school within the Ilembula mission.

The project began as a commercial enhancement of women’s handicraft and family production. Mikono Yetu is a brand born from the need to unify under one name the small handicrafts involved in the project. All products made go to fund the activities of the aggregation centers. The intention is to expand the production further, perhaps involving small sewing workshops in the area.

The experimental microcredit activity involved 15 women: 13 from the Wanging’ombe handicrafts group and two young disabled people attending the socio-rehabilitation center.

In Tanzania, in Wanging’ombe, the activities of the INUKA CBR start – Raise Your Head rehabilitation center in favor of the disabled children of the Wanging’ombe District in the Njombe Region. Starting from the small reality of the day care center, we then came to design a center including reception structures capable of hosting children and their families for weeks of intensive treatment. The new project includes 2 gyms for rehabilitation, a hostel for accommodation, highly qualified staff, school integration and microcredit activities, and the simultaneous existence of day care centers in surrounding villages.

Local development action to increase the family income of households with disabled child through micro-financing for agricultural startup and other personal income-generating micro-enterprises.

Start-up of a farm and a linked vocational school in Wanging’ombe village for economic and entrepreneurial skills transfer and community income generation to support the rehabilitation center and the local welfare.

Start of the “SIMAMA In Piedi project”, on the model of community-based rehabilitation already successfully tested by INUKA’s center. Thus, 4 socio-rehabilitation centers in different areas of the city of Mbeya, southern Tanzania, are established to give access to rehabilitation services also to children with disabilities in the Mbeya region.

Start-up of a laboratory for the production of orthopedic aids made of thermoplastic material in the center of Inuka.

Ecuador: first mission to approach the country and planning of the first decentralized cooperation and Civil Service projects with the Cristo della Calle association.

Ecuador: first mission to approach the country and planning of the first decentralized cooperation and Civil Service projects with the Cristo della Calle association.

Tulime, let’s cultivate! Agricultural micro-development activities and support for extreme poverty of smallholder farmers in the Wanging’ombe area.

Launch of an international cooperation project in partnership with COPE and CEFA to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities in the city of Dar es Salaam. Specifically, “Comunità Solidali nel Mondo NGO” takes charge of the design and start-up of a Rehabilitation Center for children with disabilities located in the Kawe neighborhood; building on the positive experience of the Inuka and Simama centers, the model of community-based rehabilitation is tested in a completely different context such as that of a large metropolis.

All phases of raising the walls and wooden roof structure have been completed. Work is progressing and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2019

All phases of raising the walls and wooden roof structure have been completed. Work is progressing and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2019.

Since the opening day of the Center, 360 home visits have been conducted. 2,500 individual treatments and 120 parents and 10 local caregivers have been trained.

The work on the hostel is completed: this place can accommodate mothers and children and allow them to receive the care they need in the Rehabilitation Center. But it is also the place where professional volunteers who donate their skills and time to support the Center’s staff are hosted.

The work and the furnishing of the 2^nd gym inside the A. Verna Kila Siku Center are completed: The Rehabilitation Center can accommodate more patients without leaving anyone behind.

In addition to the continued training to the mothers and staff of SIMAMA Centers, meetings were held with health workers from local health centers and hospitals, local authorities, and citizens of Mbeya City in order to promote more and more of the SIMAMA Centers and program and to reach ever more children with disabilities.

The Children followed by staff at the Rehabilitation Center in Dar Es Salaam are also offered specific assistance on malnutrition. Families are given food plans with the recommended number of daily meals and the type of meals to be provided. Where necessary, formula is given along with nutrient-rich flours and in major cases nutritional supplements to be added to meals.