Progetti
Somalia: Italy and FAO Launch Initiative to Improve Water and Land Resource Management
The Italian Embassy in Mogadishu, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched an initiative to improve the management of water and land resources in Somalia, valued at 2 million euros.
The Avenida Italia Project Takes Off at Turin Fashion Week
Three new designers, winners of the Circular Fashion contest held by AICS Havana in March, will present the new trends in Cuban fashion. This is a virtuous example of how Italian Cooperation in Cuba, through the promotion of creativity and innovation, in harmony with the country's local development policies, manages to open pathways and opportunities for growth for talented young people.
Inauguration of Tanzania’s ‘Emergency Operation and Communication Center’ Situation Room – a step to advancing ‘Early Warnings for All’
The event marked a milestone in the country's journey towards building disaster resilience and was welcomed by supporters of the EOCC Situation Room, including the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), which over two years provided technical support for its establishment, in partnership with the CIMA Foundation and with generous funding from the Government of Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
Strengthening Early Warning and Early Action Systems in Kenya
Funded by Italian Cooperation with an investment of 1.5 million Euros and implemented by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the initiative aims to improve Kenya's resilience against natural disasters. Since 2020, with the support of UNDRR and the African Union, several regional initiatives have been implemented. Among other achievements, these initiatives have enabled the operationalization of the African Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Action System, the first continental-scale warning system for catastrophic phenomena.
Arboviral and zoonotic diseases in Libya: initiative funded by AICS
WHO and ISS will pool their respective expertise, know-how, experience and operational tools. The local partners of the project will be the Libyan National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) of the Ministry of Health, the National Center for Animal Health (NCAH) which is the country's national veterinary authority, under the Ministry of Agriculture, of animals and marine resources and the Ministry of the Environment
AICS and Sogesid together for an operational model of environmental regeneration
The initiative took shape with the last Italian Presidency of the EU - Central Asia High Level Conference on Environment and Water, co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli,
Tanzania: Italy delivers cutting-edge medical equipment in Zanzibar and Dodoma
The initiative, worth 6 million Euro and funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), aims to support and strengthen the health facilities and health authorities of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with a specific focus on improving the quality of maternal and child health services.
The artist Manu Invisible, in Ukraine with AICS Kiev, Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Kiev, together with the Italian Embassy to Ukraine and the Italian Cultural Institute, announce a new work by street artist Manu Invisible in Bucha.
A new project to support penal centers in El Salvador
The initiative will concern five penal centers in El Salvador, benefiting not only people deprived of liberty, but also healthcare workers and security personnel, helping to provide the tools, training and protocols necessary to carry out the activities.
Paths and prospects of Italian Cooperation in Morocco
The book, financed by AICS Tunisi, allows to delve deeper into experiences and know-how, sharing information on cooperation projects and highlighting the work of many professionals in the sector who, with their skills and their sensitivity, contribute to improving the conditions of the population of Morocco.
The Italian System in Cuba and the creative laboratories in the fashion sector
During the event, divided into two parts, the show gave visibility to the garments designed and made by 32 young designers who participated in the fashion, design and tailoring workshops promoted by AICS and ICE.
Inauguration of the HOSAGUA Digital Training Center in Guatemala
The activity is part of the MELyT program, the second phase of which is carried out by ONU Mujeres and financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
Ready2Act: AICS and CIMA Foundation sign an agreement
The initiative is aimed at strengthening the warning system in Mozambique, through a process of technological transfer, training and institutional strengthening built with the INGD (Insituto Nacional de Gestão de Desastres, i.e. the Civil Protection system of Mozambique)
Designing the Future, a Green and Inclusive Fashion Ecosystem
The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) together with the Embassy of Italy and the Nairobi Regional Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), launched a new 3-year project funded by the Italian Government to foster sustainable fashion production and job creation in Kenya
Inauguration ceremony of Tay Ninh Wastewater Treatment plant
The event marked the completion of one of the two components of the initiative "Tay Ninh Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Project," funded by the Italian Government through a € 9.7 million-euro soft loan signed in 2016
First 40 apartments of housing cooperatives in the center of San Salvador
Si tratta di uno dei complessi abitativi da realizzare nell’ambito del progetto “Riqualificazione socioeconomica e culturale del Centro Storico di San Salvador e della sua funzione abitativa mediante il movimento cooperativo”, finanziato dall’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS)
Museum of contemporary art “ARS AEVI”: tender for construction
The “Ars Aevi” Museum project was conceived during the siege of the city to house the works of art from the collection of the same name, the result of the generosity of numerous international artists, as well as the financing ensured by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) for the executive project for the construction, presented in 2023
Kenya: AICS and EU inaugurate small scale cassava processing plants
The plants were built through the Italian component of the Go Blue Programme, financed by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aics) with the technical support of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari).
Closing the Caribbean Plastic Tap: launch of the project financed by AICS
The project, financed by AICS for an amount of 2 million euros and lasting three years, has the objective of reducing the dispersion of plastic waste in the eastern Caribbean islands.
AICS finances the project “AlimentAcción – Towards food security in rural and indigenous Mayan communities”
AlimentAcción will promote the production and consumption of healthy, nutritious and biodiverse foods, applying agroecological practices and it will create an inclusive environment for women and people with disabilities.
Inauguration of the Central Pharmacy of the Roumieh Prison
The Central Pharmacy in the Roumieh prison was built with funds from the Italian Cooperation and entirely supplied with medicines for the prisoners and the ISF staff who work in the prisons
The Italian system supports the Ethiopian textile sector for a sustainable and inclusive development
It has been organized a study tour in Milan, with some of the excellences of the Italian system, from trade associations to academic institutions, passing through international companies.