“Carano 4 Children” non-profit foundation
The Carano 4 Children non-profit foundation has the mission to help children to develop their potential in scientific and artistic skills, addressing key global issues, and to support children in need, in particular orphans, abandoned, hospitalised or refugees, to overcome their post-traumatic stress thanks to the benefits of art & science.
The Carano 4 Children foundation has been created in Brussels in 2018, in memory of Luigi Carano and Erika Ciancaleoni, two married top aeronautical engineers and incredibly creative artists from Italy.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the “Carano 4 Children” foundation has the following responsibilities:
To provide strategic orientation
To take the decisions necessary to achieve the objectives
To approve the annual programme and the budget
To supervise the activities.
It is composed of six members including the founder, acting pro-bono and in their personal capacity. They are renewed every 3 years.
The current members have been appointed until 12 March 2027 and are:
Immacolata Postiglione
Member of the Board based in Rome, Italy
Reports of Board meetings:
Board meeting of 7 January 2023 – Board meeting of 19 May 2023 – Board meeting of 8 August 2023
Advisory Board & Ambassadors “Leonardo 4 Children”
The Advisory Board of the “Leonardo 4 Children” initiative is composed by Ambassadors acting on pro-bono basis and providing advice and support to the development of “Leonardo 4 Children” non-profit initiative, including the international Awards, the events and the beneficiary projects. Several of them are also members of the Award juries :
Ambassador, Coordination Manager of Phillippe Cousteau “Union of the Seas” Foundation, based in Madrid, Spain
Ambassador, General Secretary of Phillippe Cousteau “Union of the Seas” Foundation, based in Madrid, Spain
Luca Maggioni
Ambassador, President of “Il Setticlavio” association, based in Milan, Italy – biography
TEAM
Eleonora Della Casa
Policy Officer based in Belgium
Eleonora has a bachelor in Interlinguistic Communication and a Master in International Relations and Made in Italy.
She has three years experience in Event Planning Project Management.
Gloria Boggio
Communication Manager based in Italy
Giuliana Santambrogio
Project Manager and Child Safeguarding Focal Point based in Italy
Emma Cenderello
Policy Officer based in Brussels.
Emma has a Master of the Arts specialized in 3D design.
Sebastiano Narcisi
Accounting Manager based in Belgium
Giuseppe De Napoli
IT Manager based in Italy