Annual report Helpcode Italia - EN

A transition year
2021 was a year of change and transition at Helpcode. After the dramatic slowing down of our
activities in 2020 due to the pandemic, in 2021 we strove not only to resume and strengthen
our long-running activities, but also to find new solutions and ways of working in new contexts
and with new partners.
The outcome of this commitment, which was carried out by everyone at Helpcode by implementing
an inclusive, sustainable and participatory approach, soon translated into results for
our projects. Thus, we brought about real and significant change in the lives of the children we
help, through multidimensional work that involves families and communities.
I think of those projects we developed in areas that are rapidly changing, such as Libya, where
we reopened hospitals and restored access to public health infrastructures in the Zawya and
Ghat districts. Or our work in emergency areas, such as Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, and
Yemen, where one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is unfolding. Or the many educational
projects in Italy, such as coding workshops, through which we achieved digital literacy and active
participation programs in schools, as well as the intergenerational workshops focusing on
digital literacy for people over 70.
In 2021, we became fully aware of how climate change is an ever-crucial problem in all areas in
which we work. Which is why we decided to add to our projects informative activities as well as
possible solutions about this topic.
It is no coincidence that 2021 was marked by a significant increase in Helpcode’s relationships
with new donors and partners, which meant a great added value for our work in both Italy and
abroad. Our organization has in fact been accredited by a number of UN agencies.
We are consolidating this path in 2022 as well, because we started working in a few new and
very fragile contexts, such as Burkina Faso and Ukraine. As for the latter, we are committed to
activities in both Italy and Eastern Europe, in a scenario that unfortunately continues to evolve.
Helpcode is also recognized by new international donors, such as USAID, and we are hard at
work on new important initiatives in Italy, such as the first national study on childhood obesity.
As the new Helpcode Secretary General, I am happy to carry out the work of this organization
that – thanks to the support and trust of thousands of donors – since 1988 has been actively
forging “a tomorrow that yesterday did not exist” for children throughout the world.
Matteo Cavalleroni
Helpcode Secretary General
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ANNUAL REPORT 2021