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Livestock resilience and environmental sustainability in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
In Samburu, Somali camels and Galla goats to renew the bloodlines of local herds and make pastoralist families stronger in…
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All the projects carried out by AVEC-PVS from 1999 to today, as lead partner or technical partner. Explore the map or search the archive by country, period and funder.
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Pathways to resilience and food security in eastern Burkina Faso
Between Fada N'Gourma and Diapaga, 150 women, most of them displaced, learn to process and preserve what they produce.
Completed
Helping vulnerable families in Kindu send their children to school
Making sure 60 girls and boys in Kindu, Maniema, can start or stay in school until they finish their education.
Completed
Alpaca cooperatives in the Ecuadorian Andean Sierra
Training for young farmers, microcredit and small cooperative businesses for alpaca wool, to protect the páramo.
Completed
Beekeeping, pastoralism and soil erosion control in the Oromia highlands
Natural soil conservation techniques, fewer chemical fertilisers and a nursery of native plants for reforestation.
Completed
Bovine cerebral theileriosis (“Ormilo”) in northern Tanzania
Epidemiological research and a home-made vaccine for the disease that was decimating Maasai communities' cattle.
Completed
Community garden in Moncrivello with asylum seekers
A shared garden project with asylum seekers in the village where we are based.
Completed
Cooperative rural dairies in Ecuador
Quality and access to the national market for cooperative dairies, where 70% of the milk comes from small family farms.
Completed
Covid-19 emergency: support for partner communities
A small contribution for awareness-raising and prevention in Alamor (Ecuador), Kasongo (DR Congo), Wasserà and Ashirà (Ethiopia).
Completed
Dairy supply chain and a teaching model for rural Ecuador
Improving the dairy supply chain and creating a replicable teaching model in rural areas.
Ongoing
Development education and bee protection in Italy
Lessons in schools and at university, evening events, project design courses, conferences and the "Rispettiamo le api" (Let's respect bees)…
Completed
Family freshwater fish ponds in Esmeraldas province
Twenty-five indigenous families trained in tilapia farming to fight malnutrition in the Mache-Chindul reserve.
Completed
Food security and small-scale livestock farming in the Kalemie territory
Small ruminants and poultry distributed through a microcredit scheme, with offspring passed on.
Completed
Hygiene and quality of artisanal cheese in Cañar province
Training and technology to improve the quality and sales of artisanal cheese, from producer to consumer.
Ongoing
Improving the living conditions of displaced women affected by conflict in Burkina Faso
In the municipality of Fada, a group of displaced women are seeking a fresh start through farm work and new…
Completed
Income-generating activities for women and young people in Kenya
Feasibility mission for social income- and employment-generating activities for marginalised women and young people.
Completed
Income-generating activities supporting education in DR Congo
A project that complements and co-funds the Kubunina programme, in Tanganyika and Maniema.
Completed
Integrated fish farming in the rural communities of Masi-Manimba
Promoting integrated fish farming in the rural communities of the Masi-Manimba territory.
Completed
Integrated rural development in Gombora district, southern Ethiopia
An integrated rural development project with the communities and schools of Gombora district (Hadiya).
Completed
Local socio-economic development in Southern Maniema
Gardens, beekeeping and a tailoring workshop to generate income in Southern Maniema: two phases from 2020 to 2024.
Completed
Njiru Progressive Focus Centre, Nairobi
A contribution to the home and school caring for around a hundred vulnerable and orphaned children in eastern Nairobi.
Completed
Nomadic pastoralists in the Somali Region of Ethiopia: animal health and One Health
With CCM in Gode Zone and Libaan Zone: food security, the livestock sector, basic health services and flood emergency response.
Completed
Peri-urban animal production in Bobo-Dioulasso and Nouna, Burkina Faso
Improving and sustainably managing animal production in peri-urban areas, with the University of Turin.
Completed
Reforestation, farming and schools in the south-central highlands of Ethiopia
Sustainable rural development by supporting reforestation, farming and school education.
Completed
Stingless bee honey: production and marketing in Alamor
Supporting the Mancomunidad Las Meliponas to produce and sell stingless bee honey more effectively.
Completed
Street children in Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Support for street children and local social services in the town of Kalemie, on Lake Tanganyika.
Completed
Strengthening sustainable rural development in the Oromia highlands
Supporting local counterparts and greater social involvement: training for five farmers' associations and for schools.
Completed
Supporting school education in Facundo Vela, Ecuador
Improving the quality of education in schools in the Facundo Vela district.
Completed
Sustainable farming and poultry rearing in Cambodia
The Gaia (2014) and ALA (2017) projects with Network Aiuto Assistenza Accoglienza.
Completed
Teaching garden and school gardens in Betioky, southern Madagascar
A teaching garden at the school of the Père Louis Chauvet community in Betioky, later extended to school gardens in…
Completed
The Kubunina programme: a sustainable model for schools
Community gardens, beekeeping and two libraries to improve the lives of Congolese children, centred on the school.
Completed
Walking alongside Samburu pastoralist society in the drylands of Kenya
Strengthening the resilience of Samburu pastoralists in Opiroi with camels, movable-frame beekeeping and early warning information.
Completed
Yak-milk cheese on the Tibetan Plateau
A maturing facility and new technologies to add value to dri-milk cheese in Golok Prefecture.
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