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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale is an Italian humanitarian organization, founded by Father Vincenzo Barbieri in 1965. Over the last 55 years, COOPI has aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty and supporting population affected by wars, socio-economic crisis or disasters in order to encourage resilience and sustainable development. COOPI is currently involved in 33 countries in Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Caribbean with 242 humanitarian projects that reach 6,1 million people. COOPI operates with an integrated approach, based on the merging of multiple sectors, such as food security, nutritional security, water and sanitation, protection and education, energy access. By doing so, the Organization is able to provide support to people in need in a more structured way, both in development and emergency contexts. From 1965 to date, COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale has helped 110 million people in 72 Countries, by employing 65,000 local workers in 2,400 projects.