What Distance support program is

Development, as a path to self-awareness, finds its cornerstone in education, which is perceived as a way of accompanying people to discover their own value, the value of others, and the world.

This is made possible through genuine, equal relationships that overcome paternalistic aid to move toward a co-creation model. Therefore, AVSI favors interventions that are not simply formative, but educational, and chooses a holistic human approach to shape its processes of project design, implementation, monitoring and communication.

For decades, AVSI has been implementing the Distance Support program in in 27 countries. This program sums up the CSO’s approach to education. The response to the needs encountered is made possible by collaborating with different social actors such as schools, religious bodies, local organizations and many other partners.

Distance Support is a program that consists in taking care of a child in a vulnerable condition and accompanying them in their education until their age of majority. A network of social workers and assistants from AVSI or its partners takes care of the child's needs, establishing a personal relationship. They ensure that every child in the program has access to education and has everything they need to go to school, that they have at least one meal a day and a healthy diet, that they receive the necessary medical care. AVSI's Distance Support is also committed to promoting the social and economic strengthening of the child's family, so that the family itself can generate a positive change in the life of the whole community.

AVSI social workers met Marié a few years ago in a village in Rwanda. She was seriously malnourished.
Shortly after this meeting Giulio chose to gift his wife Sveva a distance support with AVSI. Marié's life has now changed. And so has Giulio's and Sveva's. Today Marié is 5 years old, attends the village kindergarten, and her family has received the necessities to provide her with a healthy and nutritious diet. This is all thanks to the help of Giulio and Sveva.Want to help another child like Marié grow up?

Support a child in need

	Country	Deadline
Oficial de Estatística (National Position)	Mozambique	Deadline 17.01.2026
Grants and Operations Manager	Burundi	Deadline 18.01.2026
Chef/fe de Projet	Haiti	Deadline 18.01.2026
Coordinateur/trice du projet DesTInMed (National Position)	Tunisia	Deadline 30.01.2026
Spontaneous Application 2026	Multi country

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Oficial de Estatística (National Position)

Grants and Operations Manager

Chef/fe de Projet

Coordinateur/trice du projet DesTInMed (National Position)

Spontaneous Application 2026