Where we work

• Albania

  We have been operating in the country since 1997 with educational and health care work.

• Argentina

  ACDI, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Brazil

  Present in the country since 1984, we have been working in partnership with our founding members, supporting the population with urban development, human rights, education, energy and environmental, vocational training and social responsibility projects.

• Burundi

  Based in this African country since 2001, we work in the poorest districts of the capital, Bujumbura, and in the provinces of Cibitoke, Kayanza, Kirundo and Ngozi to provide education, protection and food to children, and to assist and support women who are victims of violence.

• Canada

  In the country with the founder AVSI Canada, in order to promote and raise awareness of the issues connected to our work.

• Chile

  Present in the country through the activities of the founder Fundación Domus

• Colombia

  We have been operating in the country since 1997, in the capital Bogota, with educational work in support of the younger generations.

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Based in the African country since 1972, we work in the provinces of Nord Kivu, Tanganyika, Haut Katanga and Ituri to address the needs of thousands of displaced persons, to ensure quality education to the younger generation, food security, and the protection of children.

• Ecuador

  We have been working in Ecuador from 2004, in partnership with our founding member Fundacion Sembrar, to create educational activities and vocational training and job creation, to prevent violence and protect the most vulnerable, especially women and children. Our staff has been in the forefront to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Portoviejo in April 2016, initially with emergency outreach, followed by economic development projects among the poorest population groups.

• Germany

  Support International, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Haiti

  We have been in Haiti since 1999, following a request from the Apostolic Nuncio in support of the Agricultural Faculty of the Catholic University of Notre Dame d'Haiti in Les Cayes, today we work with projects on the island with socio-educational, human rights, food security and training projects.

• Iraq

  Arriving in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2014 to tackle one of today's most complex humanitarian crises, we stand alongside Iraqi families displaced because of the war. We aim to provide education for children, training for young students and support for adults.

• Italy

  Present in the country to offer refugees in Milan welcome, guidance and the possibility to learn a job, with particular attention to women, children and unaccompanied

• Ivory Coast

  Present in the country since 2008, we work to support the population with educational projects, vocational training and work, support for micro-enterprises and farmers, and energy-generating and environmental activities.

• Jordan

  There are over half a million Syrian refugees in Jordan. There is a humanitarian emergency, which calls for shelter, water, food and healthcare to those who have fled from the war. But there is also another serious requirement: to prevent an entire generation from being deprived of the opportunity of education. Our work is divided between both these fronts: humanitarian aid and, especially, education, because even the smallest [child] is given the opportunity to build a future for themselves in a land that, today, is battered.

• Kazakhstan

  Masp, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Kenya

  For over thirty years, we have been working in this African country to promote the development of local communities, working with the poorest sections of the population. To this end, In partnership with our founding members, we focus on education and training in the suburbs of Nairobi, in Kibera, one of Africa's largest slums, and in Dadaab, the most populated refugee camp on the planet.

• Kosovo

  We have been working in the country since 1988, carrying out educational and agricultural work. We help raise 400 children and their families thanks to distance support.

• Lebanon

  In Lebanon since 1996, we work to support Syrians who have found refuge here, as well as the poorest segments of the Lebanese population, in partnership with our founding member La Libanaise. Our projects are aimed at welcoming refugees and providing them with good conditions of life, to give work to the men of the family, to protect women and children, and to ensure the youngest children receive some education.

• Lithuania

  SOTAS, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Mexico

  We have been present in Mexico since 1987. In partnership with our founding member Crecemos-DIJO, we carry out educational activities training for teachers on service and strengthening citizen participation in local development policies and inclusive governance.

• Mozambique

  AVSI is present in Mozambique since 2010, working in the education, urban development, energy and environment sectors with 15 projects in the provinces of Maputo, Cabo Delgado and Zambezia

• Myanmar

  AVSI, present in Myanmar since 2007, implements relief and development programs focusing on education and child protection, health and nutrition, gender equality and women’s empowerment, WASH (water sanitation and hygiene), rural development and disaster risk reduction.

• Nigeria

  The Seed, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Palestine

  Present in the country since 1993, we work to support the population with educational projects, vocational training and support for micro-enterprises.

• Paraguay

  We have been working in the country since 1987, in the capital, with educational work in support of future generations.

• Peru

  Based in Perù from 1989, we are working in Lima's marginalised neighborhoods and in the poorest and most isolated rural communities with educational, training and agricultural projects.

• Poland

  AVSI Polska, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Portugal

  Vida, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Republic of the Congo

  AVSI has been present in the Republic of Congo since 2011, where it assists the population through sustainable development projects in different fields: socio-educational, sanitary and environmental, among others.

• Romania

  FDP, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Russia

  Working in the country together with the local NGO, Maksora, that manages the distance support program in Novosibirsk and in Krasnazjorsk district.

• Rwanda

  AVSI has operated in Rwanda since 1994, following the aftermath of the genocide against the Tutsis. The first efforts were to respond to emergency humanitarian needs. Over the years, AVSI moved to more development interventions to contribute to the social and economic transformation of Rwanda.

• San Marino

  Present in the country through the activities of the founder AVSI San Marino.

• Sierra Leone

  We have been working to improve education in the country since 2000, and we are supporting those children and families most in need.

• Somalia

  Alongside Somali refugees in the Dadaab camp since 2009, AVSI has been working in Somalia since 2018 for the recognition of diplomas obtained by Somali citizens in Kenya and to support their return in Somalia.

• South Sudan

  Education, health, nutrition and food security are our main areas of work in this country, where we have been present since 1992 with mostly emergency projects, due to one of the most dramatic food crises in the world.

• Spain

  Cesal, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Switzerland

  AVAID, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Syria

  We have been in the country since 2015, in Damascus, supporting activities for women and children, and in Aleppo, in support of Custodia Terra Sancta's projects. The most important project is "Open Hospitals", aimed at developing three non-profit hospitals, to ensure care for all victims of the war, even the poorest.

• Uganda

  AVSI began operations in northern Uganda in 1984, focusing on education, economic empowerment and livelihoods, health, disability, HIV and AIDS, nutrition, child protection, energy, sanitation and hygiene, emergencies.

• USA

  AVSI Usa, our founding member, is present in the country.

• Venezuela

  We've been here in the country since 2000, following a severe flood which caused thousands of deaths in the Vargas and Miranda regions near Caracas. We support educational activities in the poorest parts of the country.