Annual report Helpcode Italia 2020 - EN

CHAPTER 1
ABOUT US
ABOUT US
1.1 General information
on the organisation
Name of the organisation: HELP CODE ITALIA
VAT no.: 02422730990
Legal form and qualification under the Third Sector Code: Onlus
Headquarters: via XXV Aprile 12B, Genoa (GE), 16123
Areas of operation: Italy, Mozambique, Cambodia, Nepal, Tunisia, Libya,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen
Values and goals pursued (the mission of the organisation): The Association
is independent, lay, non-political and non-denominational, and was
established for the non-profit pursuit of civic goals of solidarity and social
utility exclusively or primarily through activities of public interest under art.
5 of Legislative Decree no. 117 of 2017.
Statutory activities identified: in the pursuit of its goals, the Association
promotes improvement of the living conditions of people with particular vulnerabilities,
especially children, in the communities where they live through
concrete initiatives directly and indirectly supporting their education, wellness
and development.
To achieve these goals, the Association exclusively or primarily performs the
following activities, in the public interest, in Italy and abroad:
a) social actions and services under article 1, paragraphs 1 and 2, of Law no.
328 of 8 November 2000, as amended, and actions and services under Law
no. 104 of 5 February 1992 and Law no. 112 of 22 June 2016, as amended;
b) social and medical services of the type identified in the 14 February 2001
Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers, published in issue no.
129 of Gazzetta Ufficiale on 6 June 2001, as amended;
c) education, instruction, and vocational training under Law no. 53 of 28
March 2003, as amended, and cultural activities of social interest with educational
purposes;
d) actions and services aimed at the protection and improvement of the
condition of the environment and at prudent, rational use of natural resources,
excluding regular exercise of the activities of collection and recycling
of urban, special and hazardous wastes, and the protection of animals and
prevention of stray animals under Law no. 281 of 14 August 1991;
e) scientific research of particular social interest;
f) organisation and management of cultural, artistic or recreational activities
of social interest, including activities and publications promoting and
disclosing the culture and practice of volunteer work and the activities of
general cultural interest identified in this article;
g) non-academic training aimed at preventing students from dropping out
of school and encouraging them to achieve success in schooling and education,
preventing bullying and combating low levels of education;
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