ICS ETS - Istituto Cooperazione Sviluppo

Founded in 2012, ICS ETS - Istituto Cooperazione Sviluppo is a non-governmental organisation based in Alessandria, Italy working on international development, refugees & migration, education +5 more.

ICS ETS is an Italian non-profit association, a Terzo Settore entity that started as a consortium of local authorities and became an ONLUS in 2011. Based in Alessandria, it runs international development projects using a decentralised cooperation approach, with work in Mozambique and Cambodia and past work in Morocco, Palestine and Nicaragua, often with local partners led by women. In Alessandria it runs reception for asylum seekers, support for migrant pupils in schools, and activities in the local prison, including art workshops. It also organises the StrAlessandria charity run, now in its 30th edition, which raises funds for its projects. Its work is funded by individual donations, public bodies and EU funds.