Crescere al sicuro. Growing Up Safe Supporting the state-run orphanages of Kapisa In Afghanistan, orphanages play a crucial role in feeding, educating, protecting, and caring for children from families living in extreme poverty. For many of these children, orphanages are often the only chance to survive, attend school, and be shielded from child exploitation and [...]

One stone at a time Rebuilding, after the earthquake In the eastern provinces, the earthquake of August 2025 destroyed or severely damaged more than 6,700 homes, schools, and healthcare facilities, worsening the already high-risk conditions faced by the local population, particularly women, children, and people with disabilities. Through the project One stone at a time, [...]

Beyond the Rubble Emergency food response following the earthquake In Afghanistan, more than 14.2 million people are living in conditions of acute food insecurity, 2.9 million of whom are facing emergency-level conditions (2025 – IPC - Afghanistan - Acute Food Insecurity). The earthquake that struck the eastern provinces in late August 2025 severely disrupted access [...]

Where are NOVE members? Gaza Strip December 24, 2025 Not a week goes by without a thought turning to the challenges of Nove in the complex reality we live in. All around, winter is challenging: with the lights off, violations, incursions, and attacks are a daily occurrence, making no noise, as is the fact that [...]

Livia Maurizi – Director of NOVE Caring Humans: 'We don’t break down walls; we dig through them from the inside, patiently, until the light begins to filter through.' Livia Maurizi is an international cooperation professional with solid experience in designing, managing, and developing partnerships in complex and highly fragile contexts. Trained as an economist, with [...]

Susanna Fioretti – Co-founder of NOVE Caring Humans: “I don’t give up easily when faced with ‘no’s” Susanna Fioretti has worked for a music publishing company, in the General Directorate’s secretariat at ENEA, and as coordinator of an environmental protection project in Greece. At the same time, she obtained a diploma as a volunteer nurse [...]

Women Restarting From emergency to enterprise For over forty years, Afghanistan has endured chronic insecurity, frequent climate-related disasters and recurring conflict, all of which have progressively weakened its economic and social fabric, culminating in one of the most significant forced displacement crises in the world today.  According to data published by UNHCR, the number of [...]

Fish Skin Project: a new hope for burned children in Kabul Burns represent one of the major health emergencies in Afghanistan, a country where access to medical care is extremely limited and where children are the primary victims. Severe burns often lead to infections, prolonged hospital stays and, in the most critical cases, death. Reducing [...]

Work as Resistance. The Story of Shehzadgi. Violence does not always leave visible marks. Sometimes it takes the form of silence, dependence, or the inability to choose. It is the first form of violence: economic violence, which traps women when they are deprived of the means to support themselves, to study, and to work. In [...]

The photo is published for illustrative purposes only The rebirth of a mother. Nazanin’s story Nazanin is 37 years old, comes from the province of Kabul, and is illiterate. Two years ago, she became a widow: her husband died of electrocution while working. But the real burden, the one that had been carving into her [...]