NINA APS

NINA APS

Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Gender equalityPoverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsHuman rights
AssociationInternational reach
Profile last updated: July 20, 2026

About

NINA APS is a non-profit association based in Belluno, Italy working on gender equality, poverty & hunger, employment & skills +1 more.

NINA APS is a non-profit association based in Belluno, Italy. It works in international cooperation and development abroad, and in the social sector within Italy, with a focus on women's empowerment. Its work promotes social and working inclusion for women, including those who are victims of violence or in vulnerable situations, and promotes healthy diets understood as the right to food and food sovereignty. Its projects include a social chocolate workshop in Belluno and projects with indigenous and cacao-producing communities in Ecuador and Colombia.

Location

Belluno, Italy

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

APS

Focus areas

women's empowermentfood sovereigntyinternational cooperationsocial inclusioncacao

Languages

ITEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Gender equalityPoverty & HungerEmployment & SkillsHuman rights

Works for

Women & GirlsPeople in povertyVictims of violenceIndigenous peoples

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

NINA KAKAW

Employment & Skills · Italy

Social chocolate workshop in Belluno offering training courses and internships for women in difficult situations.

Face Mask us

Poverty & Hunger · Ecuador

Face mask production project that employed seamstresses from indigenous communities and supported family incomes.

Mishki Kakaw

Poverty & Hunger · Ecuador

Strengthens Kichwa cacao producers in the Ecuadorian Amazon through fermentation and circular economy practices.

EMPOWER

Employment & Skills

Work inclusion and integrated support for women victims of violence and in vulnerable conditions.

TRACKS

Environment & Climate · Ecuador

Trains Amazonian Kichwa communities to preserve and improve agroforestry systems.

AFROMUVARAS

Employment & Skills · Colombia

Supports women cacao producers in Tumaco to build value chains and future opportunities.

FOOD IS WOMAN

Gender equality

Multidisciplinary course of 12 meetings raising awareness of women's role in food consumption and safety.

POWER

Gender equality

European project for mutual learning on women's empowerment and social inclusion.

Countries of operation

ItalyEcuadorColombia

Funding & support

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Flyweb, Cortina Banca, REMAX/Housing, Fondazione Giuseppe e Pericle Lavazza Onlus, Edilimpianti s.r.l., The Pollination Project, Fondazione Setificio, Corriere dellitalianità, AYNI Cooperazione, Paola Caramella Editrice, Otto per Mille Chiesa Valdese

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