ForSte Onlus

ForSte Onlus is a non-profit association based in Viadana, Italy working on health, children & youth, medical research.

ForSte Onlus is an Italian non-profit association that supports children, adolescents and young people born with congenital heart disease and rare diseases. It funds research, prevention and treatment, and channels donations into equipment and training. Among its initiatives it has donated a trolley-mounted ultrasound machine and a 3D software package to the Cardiac Surgery and Paediatric Cardiology units of the Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi in Bologna, an ultrasound for the Rheumatology outpatient clinic, and funding for first-aid training with the Croce Rossa Italiana in Guastalla. The association raises funds through events such as the annual SUMMER FORSTE festival in Pomponesco, accepts donations and membership fees, and was founded in memory of a young patient named Stefano. It operates mainly in the Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy area of northern Italy.