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Una mano per i bambini Onlus

Brescia, Italy

Children & YouthEducationHealthPoverty & HungerTax-deductible donations
CharityFounded 2006International reach
Profile last updated: April 2, 2026

About

Founded in 2006, Una mano per i bambini Onlus is a charity based in Brescia, Italy working on children & youth, education, health +1 more.

Una mano per i bambini Onlus is a non-profit organisation founded in Brescia, Italy, in July 2006. It runs child-focused projects in Asia, initially in the Philippines and later in Myanmar, with plans extended to Africa. Its main activities are long-distance adoption and programmes supporting schooling and healthcare for disadvantaged children. Its key projects include the Scuola della Gioia preschool in Tondo, Manila, and the Clinica dei Bambini in Myanmar. Donations are tax-deductible under Italian law (Legge 460/97), and the organisation receives the 5 per mille share of personal income tax. Its registered office is c/o the Istituto Madri Canossiane in Brescia.

Location

Brescia, Italy

Founded

2006

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

Onlus

Legal name

Una mano per i bambini Onlus

Registration

98128790171

Focus areas

child welfarelong-distance adoptioneducationhealthcarePhilippinesMyanmarOnlus

Languages

IT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthEducationHealthPoverty & Hunger

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmes

Programmes

Scuola della Gioia

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Education · Philippines, Myanmar

Preschool and early education centre in Tondo, Manila, for the poorest children, offering learning, a canteen and a clinic. A second school operates in Myanmar.

Clinica dei Bambini

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Health · Myanmar

Free primary medical care for children in the community of Mobye Parish, Shan State, in the Pekhon diocese.

Adozioni a distanza

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Children & Youth · Philippines, Myanmar

Long-distance adoption programme that funds schooling, uniforms, school materials and health visits for children in need.

Countries of operation

PhilippinesMyanmar

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateSponsorshipLegacy givingFundraise

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

10decimi

Partnerships

AVSI, Fondazione Canossa, Datameteo

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