Amici di don Dario
Associazione Amici di don Dario
Forlì, Italy
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Founded in 1995, Amici di don Dario is a non-profit association based in Forlì, Italy working on justice & legal aid, addiction, mental health +3 more.
Amici di don Dario is an association based in Forlì, Italy, that carries on the solidarity work of the late priest don Dario Ciani, founder of the Sadurano community and cooperative. Founded in 1995 as Amici di Sadurano and renamed in 2016, it is registered as an ONLUS. Its mission focuses on preventing and relieving social and economic hardship and marginalisation, with a special focus on prisoners and the most vulnerable people. It supports reintegration of people leaving the Forlì prison, funds solidarity projects, organises cultural events such as Sadurano Serenade and Arte sul Colle to raise funds, and promotes the thinking and values of don Dario, especially among young people. It also publishes a book on his life and maintains a walking path in his memory.
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Kit per un futuro migliore
Justice & Legal aid · Italy
Provides departure kits and a small financial contribution to prisoners released from the Forlì prison, covering essentials such as meals, travel, communication and medicines. Launched in 2010 with Fondazione Romagna Solidale.
Corso Concorso di Pittura don Dario Ciani
Arts & Culture · Italy
Painting course and competition inside the Forlì prison, guided by painters, helping detenuti develop artistic skills and express themselves through art.
Sadurano Serenade
Arts & Culture · Italy
Annual music festival in Sadurano, held since 1990 to raise funds for solidarity causes, with social themes linked to concerts.
Arte sul Colle
Arts & Culture · Italy
Open-air painting competition held in Sadurano, themed on the village and the legacy of don Dario Ciani.
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Fondazione Romagna Solidale, Circolo ACLI Il Grottino, Ser.In.Ar., Associazione Papa Giovanni XXIII, Caritas Diocesana
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