Since 2009, the programme has offered students and graduates of all the Faculties and campuses of Università Cattolica over 350 scholarships of three to eight weeks at missions and NGOs in emerging or developing countries. Thanks to the valuable support of University, Istituto Giuseppe Toniolo di Studi Superiori and the funds raised by the “5 per thousand” campaign, the Charity Work Programme is a highly educational experience from a personal growth point of view.
The aim of the project is to “expose” students to a very different reality from the one they live in, with the idea of promoting their cultural growth in the framework of solidarity, and perhaps arousing their interest in development cooperation as a career option. In addition, by actively cooperating with foundations, NGOs and missions, students can experience the style and presence in the world of a Church that builds and disseminates value in the real vicinity of the most vulnerable. Experiences gained in these environments thus become a valuable resource that they can put to good use in daily life, once they have returned to Italy.
