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Who is Prosolidar Foundation
FONDAZIONE PROSOLIDAR ENTITY PHILANTROPICO ETS is an organization established within the credit sector for the implementation, in Italy and abroad, of solidarity and socially relevant projects, promoting social justice, inclusion and sustainable development.
It includes, on an equal footing, all the trade union organizations of the workers of the same sector (through their National Secretariats) as well as, on the employer side, the Italian Banking Association and all the companies that adhere to the Association. It is the first and, at present, the only experience, even at an international level, of an entity desired by the parties in a national collective labor agreement and financed through "match-gifting", that is, the sharing of the contribution in equal measure between workers and companies.
START MARCH 2024 - DURATION 12 MONTHS
Integrated food self-sufficiency solutions for children at risk of malnutrition and the most vulnerable families in Tamil Nadu
The project, supported by the Prosolidar Foundation and implemented by Interlife ETS , aims to improve the quality of life of children at risk of malnutrition and the most vulnerable families in the Tamil Nadu region of India .
The initiative focuses on 55 villages in Pudukottai and Dindigul districts, with the aim of ensuring food security and fostering community resilience through integrated and sustainable solutions.
Thanks to the Interlife Toolkit model , the project promotes a local production system that favors the food and economic self-sufficiency of the most marginalized communities, offering them concrete tools to address malnutrition, poverty and school dropout.
Food security and economic sustainability:
Ensure access to nutritious and sufficient food for the poorest children and their families belonging to the untouchable caste, reducing the risks of malnutrition and economic insecurity.
Health and Nutrition Care:
Provide medical screening pathways and specific nutritional treatments for children at risk of malnutrition.
Community Development and Resilience:
Strengthen the local socio-economic fabric through training and the launch of productive activities that enhance the resources of the territory.
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The goals
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Thanks to the valuable contribution of the Prosolidar Foundation, the project is able to carry out the following key activities:
Nutritional and health care assistance for 60 children at risk of malnutrition, of which 24 are directly supported by the Foundation.
Medical visits and health screenings for 600 people (mostly pregnant and breastfeeding women) to prevent malnutrition and anemia.
Distribution of 120 Interlife Toolkits , with 42 initial toolkits funded by the Prosolidar Foundation, to support the start-up of sustainable production activities for disadvantaged families. The Toolkit model allows these initiatives to be replicated for a further 42 families, thus reaching a total of 120 families and approximately 600 beneficiaries.
Actions supported by Prosolidar Foundation
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The expected results
Prevention of malnutrition: Thanks to early diagnosis and therapeutic interventions, children at risk will receive timely care that will improve their life expectancy and reduce health care costs.
Economic and social growth: The Interlife Toolkit model will stimulate local entrepreneurship, improving social cohesion and creating a multiplier effect for the resources invested, with a positive impact on the environment thanks to agro-forestry approaches.
Community involvement: Local institutions and self-help groups will be actively involved, ensuring continuity and sustainability of the actions undertaken.
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The sustainability of the project
The Interlife Toolkit model stands out for its ability to multiply the initial impact.
The 60 toolkits funded by the Prosolidar Foundation will become 120 toolkits at the end of the project, and beyond, without further costs. Furthermore, the active participation of local institutions and health centers will ensure the continuity of the actions undertaken, strengthening the resilience and long-term sustainability of the beneficiary communities.
With the support of the Prosolidar Foundation, Interlife is changing the lives of hundreds of vulnerable families in Tamil Nadu, offering them a chance for redemption and a sustainable future through concrete and integrated actions.
2020-2021
Post-emergency Cyclone Gaja and Covid 19 Emergency
An important emergency, post-emergency and release for the most vulnerable communities in India project, implemented thanks to the precious contribution of Fondazione Prosolidar.
Thanks to the contribution of Fondazione Prosolidar, it has been possible to implement the project "Post-emergency and release for the community of untouchables hit by Cyclone Gaja – Tamil Nadu, India " and this has enabled us to help more than 3,200 people.
The project has been carried out in the poorest rural areas of the Southern State of Tamil Nadu, in India, where the disadvantaged marginalised communities of untouchables live, in conditions of chronic malnutrition and exploitation of child labour, worsened by natural events and presently by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Project started in February 2020 with the specific objective of assisting the population hit by the fury of Cyclone Gaja and subsequently by the serious economic and occupational effects of COVID-19 and of the lockdown, with the purpose of guaranteeing food and socio-economic security for disadvantaged communities and for the most vulnerable families who live in the poorest areas of the Districts of Pudukkottai and Thanjavur, in Tamil Nadu.
To this purpose the project has included integrated actions of post-emergency and reconstruction of the rural economic fabric, food and health security and the launch of income-generating activities based on the innovative Interlife Toolkit model.
