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War in Progress

15/11/2023, Redazione BnD

Exactly 10 years have passed since Children in the Desert and the AIDE association were involved by UNICEF and IOM in an emergency intervention in the Ngouboua refugee camp located in the westernmost region of Chad. Here 576 Chadian minors between the ages of 6 and 17 had gathered, attending Koranic schools located across the […]

Children in the Desert: With FIF we put the reductions for a good reason

13/11/2023, Nicola Grande

In the world of off-roading, adventure goes beyond the challenge of rough terrain. For Luca Iotti, Founder and current President of the NGO Bambini nel Deserto ETS, the passion for 4x4 was the driving force that led him to create the Humanitarian Organization which for over 20 years has been working in contexts where adequate off-road mobility it is necessary to be able to reach and develop significant humanitarian projects.

Will beauty save Africa?

08/10/2023, Redazione BnD

In my experience, when it comes to raising funds to support social projects in Africa, I have found myself more than once having to make difficult choices. The most immediate option seems to be to invest in essential facilities such as schools, dispensaries, orphanages, etc., at “low cost”, to ensure a rapid and effective impact […]

From CSR to Benefit Corporations, profit is also good news

14/08/2023, Redazione BnD

From CSR to Benefit Corporations, profit is also good news by Piergaetano Marchetti from Corriere.it

The education situation in Chad is dramatic

29/05/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

According to an alarming World Bank report, based on a survey conducted in all 23 provinces of Chad in 2021, only a paltry fraction of the 5.3 years of schooling completed by a Chadian child, equivalent to just 2.8 years, can be considered as adequate education for learning.

Would you have liked a bicycle?

23/05/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

The "Pedaling towards a better tomorrow" project came to life in Burkina Faso and involves the local purchase of bicycles for children and adolescents who attend schools several kilometers away from their homes.

March or die; the desperate situation of migrants expelled from Algeria

10/05/2023, Luca Iotti

Sahara, in the tiny village of Assamaka in Niger, a humanitarian tragedy of devastating proportions takes place. In recent months, more than 7,000 sub-Saharan migrants have been brutally expelled from Algeria, stripped of what little they owned and subjected to unspeakable abuse.

Why do we always make ourselves feel sorry for ourselves?

01/05/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

Only 5 out of 30 countries have reached or exceeded the target of 0.70% of gross national income (GNI) allocated to ODA. And Italy is not among them

The sad scenario of education in Burkina Faso: a future stolen from children

10/04/2023, Bambini nel Deserto

In Burkina Faso, a country hit by jihadist violence since 2015, the education situation is increasingly dire.