Annual report Helpcode Italia - EN

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
The strength of our actions
Building democracy is not an easy task. Keeping it alive is very difficult.
As I write these lines, the value of democracy is neither abstract nor to be taken for granted.
In this very moment, in Europe, a few hundred kilometers away, an autocratic country is waging
war against our Democracy.
History will shed light on what is happening, but we already know that Russia decided to attack
and invade Ukraine because Democracy brings freedom, and social and economic well-being to
people. And because Democracy is an enemy of autocracy. It is an extraordinary force that has
brought about revolutions, overthrown regimes and changed the lives of millions for the better.
Today it is not possible not to see things clearly. Military aggression shows it all. Bombs give us
no excuse. We have to understand, at the same time, we’ll be at fault if we don’t follow the right
path from now on.
Now is the time to once again recognize the value of democracy by starting from its fundamental
values.
If we really want to win this battle and to overcome this war, we have to strengthen our best weapons.
It is the force that allowed us to improve our lives and those of our children.
To do this, we have to act. We have to decide to spend our time and our money wisely. We have
to remember this when we go shopping, when we choose, when we vote.
This is the moment to recognize, to protect and to extend those rights on which our democracy is
founded. The right to freedom, and freedom of speech and expression. The right of every child to
play and to receive quality education. The right to enjoy all your rights if you’re a woman. The right
of all people to live their lives to the fullest. The right to express sexual orientation, independent
of biological sex or gender. The right to be Italian, if you’re born or raised in Italy.
You can support Helpcode or other another organization, but it is important to do something.
Because democracy is defended by the force of our actions, and no one can do it for us.
Photo: Alessandro Grassani
Giorgio Zagami
Helpcode President
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