Annual report Helpcode Italia 2020 - EN

OUR STAKEHOLDERS
Unsure when schools in the countries we work in would be able to reopen permanently, in
2020 and 2021 Helpcode performed mass sanitisation to ensure safe classrooms ready for
the resumption of classes. This was one of the earliest measures taken to bridge the gap in
education caused by the pandemic. The goal for 2021 is to go back to increasing the aid
offered to girls and boys by 20% over the previous year in order to return to 2019 figures.
The Association’s activities benefit not only girls and boys but their families, the communities
in which they live, and the teachers and workers in the schools they attend.
Taking all these players into account, the figures on Helpcode’s beneficiaries in 2020 are as
follows:
83,612 total beneficiaries
39,153 minors
42,252 families
2,054 teachers and workers in schools
153 communities
It is important to ensure improvement of the overall environment in which the children live.
This is why the Association’s beneficiaries also include the communities the children live in,
their families, and the workers in the schools they attend.
Helping the community means providing all-round support for all the families in it. This
is an action aimed at ensuring harmonious growth for children, so they will grow up to be
healthier and happier, with an impact on the entire community.
Testimony
My name is Sabina Thapa Magar, and I attend Shree
Triveni Barah Secondary School in Chitwan, Nepal. There
are four people in my family: my father, my two sisters
and I. It hasn’t been easy to live decently with only
father to help, but thanks to the fantastic people from
the Helpcode community, my sisters and I have received
school uniforms and school supplies, feminine hygiene
products, and soap and disinfectants to keep us safe at
school during the pandemic. Thanks to all the donors, I
can continue to attend classes regularly and look toward
the future with hope and confidence.
Helpcode assists its beneficiaries in many ways, but education plays a key role. The Association
also works in the protection of children, gender equality and wellness.
The pages that follow take a closer look at these four areas and what has been done in response
to the pandemic in the countries where the Association works.
Education
Helpcode encourages and facilitates access to quality education
and school attendance at all levels, promoting inclusion and lifelong
learning.
The fight against poor education, in Italy and all over the world, is the guiding light inspiring
the Association’s work, with the key goal of helping to cut educational poverty in half by
2030. The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious consequences for this goal, especially in the
poorest countries, where prolonged school closures will almost certainly also result in higher
school fees. Lengthy periods of total or partial lockdown and restrictions severely limited
Helpcode’s work in 2020, as was the case for all players in cooperation in development, with
a negative impact on the education of the girls and boys we support.
Despite this, and while guaranteeing the safety of all staff at all times, even in 2020 the
Association continued to work on providing quality, fair, inclusive education and learning
opportunities for all.
IN
2020
21,374 girls and boys enjoyed access to school services thanks to the distribution
of school supplies and uniforms and payment of school fees.
11 schools were built or renovated to meet health and safety standards (7
primary and 4 secondary schools).
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