Scintilla

THE PROBLEM IN NUMBERS

5.6 million

people live below the poverty line in Italy.

14.2%

is the percentage of children in absolute poverty

26.9%

is the percentage of children under the age of 3 who can access childcare.

Scintilla (Spark) is born, the constellation of early childhood facilities with which Mission Bambini brightens the future of children, supporting them in their growth and education from 0 to 6 years old.
Patroness of the project is Ellen Hidding, a friend of the Foundation, with whom she has always worked to protect and help the youngest and most fragile children.

The project puts online accessible and high-impact educational services, called Mission Bambini’s Stars, to fight educational poverty.

Through Scintilla, the Mission Bambini’s Stars guarantee the right to childhood even for children who have more difficulty accessing services, ensuring that these always put the child at the center.

They are founded in the large suburbs of Italy, to offer the most fragile boys and girls a quality education and accompany them in their growth.

The entire educating community around them is also supported, so that parents and educators can best help each child shine their own light.

Each Mission Bambini’s Star ensures that:

children are supported in their own journey through:

free or subsidized access to early childhood facilities
a wider range of educational activities: creative and physical skills, reading and play, access to new technologies

parents are supported by providing:

psychological and parenting coaching
parent-child workshops
financial supports that can be activated for each family (Family Fund)

educators can benefit from:

psycho-pedagogical training on specific topics and training courses for professional skills
management training: courses in management and control, fundraising and communication, project management
access to digital platforms that allow training, sharing and monitoring within the network