Who we are
Vision
We envision a Mvimwa where every person has access to basic healthcare, quality education, and concrete opportunities to build a dignified future. We want to contribute to the growth of strong, self-sufficient communities capable of generating change while respecting local culture and the environment.
Mission
Golfini Rossi ETS works alongside the Benedictine Monastery of Mvimwa to improve the quality of life in rural communities in the Rukwa region of Tanzania. We promote health, education, nutrition and sustainable development, with the goal of building a more just, autonomous and supportive future.
We are non-profit.
We are a non-partisan and non-denominational association.
Our purpose is social solidarity, both in Italy and abroad.
We promote and support initiatives aimed at improving the social, cultural, environmental, and health conditions of disadvantaged individuals.
We believe that ethics and respect for national and international laws and regulations are conditions for the development and promotion of our initiatives.
We believe that any cooperation model that aims for the common GOOD of the person and more generally of human society has ethical value.
Our fundamental values are:
legality
confidentiality
honesty and fairness
transparency
workplace safety
respect and protection of the environment
We always and on every occasion favor virtuous, honest, and loyal behaviors, inspired by a spirit of service.
We fight against corruption and dishonesty.
In our activities we avoid any form of discrimination, whatever it may be, based on age, gender, marital status, political opinions, religious beliefs.
We consider the value of respect for the person to be paramount, together with the awareness that the complex of relational, intellectual, organizational, and technical capabilities of each person represents a strategic resource for the Association.
We always put respect for human dignity first, we work to defend and spread human rights, promote peace, and facilitate relational and social inclusion while respecting diversity.
History
Golfini Rossi was founded in 2015 as a Onlus, now an ETS (Third Sector Entity), to support rural communities in Tanzania through projects in health, education, nutrition, and development. The name recalls the red uniforms of Tanzanian primary school children.
It all began in 2014, when a group of friends – Tiziana Bernardi, Daniele Rizzi, Pietro Angeretti, Bianca Rizzi, and Giulia Rizzi – left Cornaredo, on the outskirts of Milan, for a volunteer experience at the Benedictine Monastery of Mvimwa. Fascinated by the strength and humanity of that place, they decided to create a concrete commitment.
This is how the association was born, which today works side by side with the Monastery, thanks also to the collaboration of Italian and African universities, research institutions, and volunteers. The project has received patronage from the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam and the Municipality of Parabiago, and continues to grow as an engine of transformation for the entire region.
Our headquarters
Italy
The legal and operational headquarters of Golfini Rossi ETS is located at Villa Vittadini in Bareggio, in the province of Milan. The headquarters is made available free of charge by one of the founding members.
Tanzania
The operational headquarters in Tanzania is located within the Benedictine Monastery of Mvimwa, in the heart of the Rukwa region.
It is the place where the idea of Golfini Rossi took root, transforming into concrete and daily action.
Board of Directors Members
Presidency
Tiziana Bernardi – Presidente
Rita Loner – Vice Presidente
Board Members
Cristina Masella
Daniela Canclini
Laura De Gara
Lorella Franzoni
Nunzio Lella
Cristina Nava – Executive Board Secretariat
Mario Di Giulio – Executive Board Secretariat
Control Body
Cristina Moscardi – Presidente
Gianna Maria Roggero
Walter Vigo
Giorgio Minardo – Supplente
Giuseppe Bonvino – Supplente
Registrations
Golfini Rossi ETS, Civil Society Organization (CSO), has been registered since July 11, 2022 in the National Single Register of the Third Sector (RUNTS) pursuant to Legislative Decree 117/2017, with registration code 30883.
All association activities and projects are carried out in compliance with current regulations.