HUMAN PROJECT: Giorgio Armani‘s philanthropic commitment continues to inspire positive change through various humanitarian initiatives.
On the occasion of the company’s 50th anniversary, the designer intended to launch the international project “Casa Mariù,” named after his mother, in support of children and their right to education.
“I thought back to my own childhood, to how much my mother protected and supported us, and that is why I wanted to dedicate this initiative, which means so much to me, to her. Through it, I hope to have a concrete and positive impact on the lives of many children and their families,” the designer said before his death on Sept. 4.
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Thanks to the collaboration with partners who have in-depth knowledge of local contexts and community needs, the support provided by Casa Mariù will range from teachers’ salaries to the supply of educational equipment and school materials, and anything else needed to ensure that children and their families have access to an education.
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“A better future begins with a childhood that, while perhaps not as happy as every child deserves, is at least serene and formative, with family and school at its heart. In such an important year for me, I feel a particularly strong need to give back some of the good I have received,” Armani continued.
The project was conceived in collaboration with the catholic organization insta+Fondazione Caritas Ambrosiana, a reference for the city of Milan in the field of social support and solidarity. Caritas has involved PIME, or Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, missionaries and the volunteer movement Operazione Mato Grosso as partners in identifying local projects.
The Casa Mariù initiative involves eight children’s facilities located in six countries across three continents: Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. In Surihari, Bangladesh, the contribution of Casa Mariù will enable a PIME facility serving around 160 children to complete the renovation of its school and dormitory, while also providing 25 children with disabilities with adequate educational, social and health care assistance.
In Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, in the disadvantaged neighbourhood of Nueva Vida, it will support the “Caritas Redes de Solidaridad” nursery and primary school, which offers around 230 children a safe environment in which to grow and learn.