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Diritti al Cuore ONLUS

Roma, Italy

HealthChildren & YouthGender equalityEducationTax-deductible donations
AssociationFounded 2005International reach
Profile last updated: July 15, 2026

About

Founded in 2005, Diritti al Cuore ONLUS is a non-profit association based in Roma, Italy working on health, children & youth, gender equality +5 more.

Diritti al Cuore ONLUS is an independent, self-financed volunteer association based in Rome, Italy, with operations in Senegal and Gambia. Founded in 2005 as a medical campaign of the association Energia per i Diritti Umani, it works on health, education, women's and children's rights, non-discrimination and non-violence. Its activities include medical missions, health prevention campaigns in Dakar's peri-urban areas, sponsorship programmes, microcredit for women in Senegal, and migrant health and awareness projects in Italy. It also runs training courses for international volunteers and participates in the European Civil Service and the Servizio Civile Universale programmes. The association is supported mainly by individual donations, the 5x1000 tax scheme, membership fees and fundraising events.

Location

Roma, Italy

Founded

2005

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Associazione di volontariato ONLUS

Focus areas

human rightshealthSenegalmigrationvolunteeringinternational cooperationnon-violence

Languages

IT

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthChildren & YouthGender equalityEducationHuman rightsRefugees & MigrationInternational developmentPeace & Conflict

Works for

ChildrenWomen & GirlsRefugees & MigrantsPeople in povertyFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Salute Migrante

Health · Italy

Free weekly medical visits for migrants and refugees in Rome, delivered by volunteer doctors through a mobile health unit.

Keur Marietou Medical: Consultorio Femminile e Osservatorio per la Malaria

Health · Senegal

Women's and family health centre in Pikine Est, Dakar, offering socio-health services and malaria monitoring.

Fatou Studia

Education · Senegal

Scholarships for women medical and nursing students in Senegal, who in return support awareness and free medical campaigns.

Khamko Doyna Basta saperlo

Health · Senegal

Spreads health information and services in rural Senegalese communities, including deworming, vaccination and awareness campaigns.

OCEAM (Oltre i Confini E Aldilà del Mare)

Human rights · Italy

Role-play educational project in Italian high schools on migration routes and migrant experiences.

Sostegno a distanza

Children & Youth · Senegal

Sponsorship of children and communities in Senegal to support access to education and health care.

Countries of operation

ItalySenegalGambia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembershipSponsorshipShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsIstituto Italiano della Donazione quality mark

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

La GabbianellaCIPSIOpen Cooperazione

Partnerships

Energia per i Diritti Umani, Pizzicarms, Fondazione Consulcesi ONLUS, Banco del Farmaco, Università di Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop, Chiesa Valdese

People

Management & team (6)

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