What We Do

Projects

Golfini Rossi ETS collaborates with the African Benedictines of Mvimwa Abbey in Tanzania, supporting them in the process of developing the surrounding rural area in the fields of health care, hygiene, nutrition, education, and economic development, together with volunteers and scientific partners. Around the Mvimwa Monastery there are about 30,000 people living in 10 rural villages, where almost everyone lives below the poverty line, on less than one dollar a day. The villages have no clean water or electricity, and hygienic conditions are extremely critical. The Rukwa region, where the Mvimwa Monastery is located, sadly holds the highest prevalence of children suffering from chronic malnutrition (56% of children under five show stunted growth). Disability is still a taboo, and public health care is almost inaccessible due to the shortage of facilities and professionals, as well as costs that are too high.

For years, Golfini Rossi ETS has managed a large network of young students and specialists in collaboration with partner universities who contribute to development projects in Tanzania.

During missions to Mvimwa, thesis work and scientific research have been conducted, useful for promoting and implementing social initiatives by providing essential quantitative and qualitative data, which the authors have authorized for publication.

Scientific Committee

Prof. Laura De Gara

President of the Master’s Degree Course in Food Science and Human Nutrition. Full Professor of Plant Physiology.

Prof. Gino Ganfolfi

Affiliate Professor of Banking and Insurance at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Full Professor of Financial Intermediaries Economics at the University of Parma.

Prof. Cristina Masella

Full Professor at Milan Polytechnic, where she teaches Business Economics and serves as the Rector’s delegate for budget and management control.

Prof. Anna Mazzucchi

At the University of Parma, she was associate professor of Clinical Neuropsychology and Neurological Rehabilitation. She created the “Centro de Rehabilitatiòn Mario Parma” for children with brain disorders in La Paz (Bolivia).

Prof. Rinaldo Zanini

Director of Neonatal Intensive Care at “Ospedale di Lecco” Hospital / “ASST Lecco”. Director of the Maternal and Child Department managing human, technical, and financial resources at “Provincia di Lecco” Hospital and “ASST Lecco”.

Prof. Francesca Scazzina

Associate Professor in the scientific disciplinary sector of Physiology at the Department of Food Sciences, University of Parma.

Prof. Gabriele Costantino

Full Professor of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry and Director of the Department of Food and Drug Sciences at the University of Parma.

Prof. Lorella Franzoni

Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Parma and former president of the Master’s Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery at the same University.

Prof. Gianluca Martone

First level Medical Director at the Ophthalmology Unit of Grosseto USL SudEst Tuscany. Professor at the School of Specialization in Ophthalmology at the University of Siena.

Dr. Enrico Davoli

General and specialized surgery physician.

Global Health Consultant: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness – Medical Emergency Systems

Prof. Marco Caricato

Director of Colorectal Surgery at the Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome. Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and Full Professor of General Surgery at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. Italian representative on the Board of Directors of the European Society of Coloproctology.

Prof. Anna De Benedictis

Quality Manager, Clinical Management, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital. Member, Scientific Direction, Master’s Degree in Management for Healthcare Professions Coordination Functions and member, Committee for University Development Cooperation and Volunteering, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome.

Prof. Luigi De Salvo

Director of Gynecology at the Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome. Full Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. Director of the School of Specialization in Gynecology and Obstetrics. World Health Organization Consultant