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Terra Nuova

Terra Nuova Centro per la Solidarietà

Roma, Italy

International developmentHuman rightsPoverty & HungerGender equality
NGOFounded 1969International reach
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 1969, Terra Nuova is a non-governmental organisation based in Roma, Italy working on international development, human rights, poverty & hunger +5 more.

Terra Nuova is a non-profit association founded in 1969 and constituted in 1971, active in international solidarity and cooperation between communities and peoples. It works with social movements in Latin America, Africa and Europe, including women's movements, children and young people, smallholder farmers, Indigenous peoples and LGBTIQ people. Its work covers food sovereignty and agroecology, human rights, sustainable management of natural resources, and development education and advocacy in Italy and Europe. It has operated in Central America since 1983 (mainly Nicaragua and Guatemala), in Peru, and in Mali, and is headquartered in Rome.

Location

Roma, Italy

Founded

1969

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Associazione senza fini di lucro

Legal name

Terra Nuova Centro per la Solidarietà

Focus areas

international cooperationhuman rightsfood sovereigntyagroecologydevelopment education

Languages

ITESEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

International developmentHuman rightsPoverty & HungerGender equalityLGBTQ+Children & YouthEnvironment & ClimateRefugees & Migration

Works for

ChildrenYouthWomen & GirlsIndigenous peoplesLGBTQ+ peopleRefugees & MigrantsPeople in povertyCommunities

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Giovani Generazioni Custodi del Fiume Cosa

Environment & Climate · Italy

Project in the Lazio region engaging young people from schools in Alatri, Frosinone and Veroli to protect the Cosa river ecosystem, funded through the 8x1000 scheme of the Waldensian Church.

Baccelli didee

Poverty & Hunger · Italy

Urban project in the Trullo district of Rome on territorial networks and the right to food, including food policy meetings, community events and food-related discussions.

Countries of operation

NicaraguaGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasPeruMaliItaly

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU funding

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Concord EuropeConcord Italia

Partnerships

ASPIDH, CUCR, APROCASSI, CNOP, CELEP, ISTVS

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