AVSI, created in 1972, is a non-profit organization that carries out development cooperation and humanitarian aid projects throughout the world. AVSI works for a world where the person, aware of his/her value and dignity, is the protagonist of his/her own integral ,development and that of his/her community, even in crisis and emergency contexts. , AVSI implements cooperation projects in various sectors with a preferential focus on education, meaning that the person is accompanied towards self-discovery and recognition that the other person is a resource. Each project is conceived as an instrument to promote this awareness in everyone involved, has in itself a need for communicating and sharing, and creates an impact capable of generating a positive change.