BENEFICIARY PROJECTS
The funds and material raised by the initiative are entirely used for education of children in need, such as orphans, abandoned children, children without parents, sick children, children in refugee camps.
The funds are entirely used to educate children on “art” and “science” with material, such as toolkit and educational staff expenses via “implementing partners”. The “implementing partners” are organisations which operate to support children on the field and have excellent implementation capacity, high transparency standards and proven track record in education and valuable support to children in need. A specific written agreement is signed with each partner organisation specifying the objectives, the use of funds, the conditions, the reporting and auditing criteria, and joint promotion.
The beneficiary projects of “Leonardo 4 Children” are:
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- Europe: Support to Ukrainian refugee children (partner: UNICEF); Art and science for orphans and abandoned children in Ukraine (partner: Charity May);
- Europe: Support to children in the oncological unit of the Hospital Valle d’Hebron (partner: St. Paul’s School and Fundacion Small, Barcelona, Spain);
- Africa: Art, theatre & science for street and slum children in Kenya (partner: Action for Children in Conflict and Fondazione Pianoterra;
- Middle East: Art and music for children in refugee camps in Jordan (partner: UNICEF);
- Europe: play-therapy for children in paediatric hospital in Florence (partner: Meyer foundation);
support with art and music to children in Turin (partner: MUS-E Italy).
The following beneficiary project has been selected in 2022-2023:
Support to children affected by war in Ukraine, UNICEF
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The funds raised are be fully used for the support of education and social integration of Ukrainian children via UNICEF, to help them overcome the post-traumatic stress of the war and the displacement. The past eight years of conflict in Ukraine have inflicted profound and lasting harm on children, and the escalation of the conflict since February 2022 is having a devastating impact on the country’s 7.5 million children. For more information: www.unicef.org/emergencies/war-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children
The following beneficiary project has been selected in 2021:
Women empowerment and schools in recycled plastics in Ivory Coast, UNICEF
Children in Ivory Coast suffer of a high rate of school dropout, further compounded by the absence of adequate schooling structures. In addition, there are significant health and environmental issues, due to diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea affecting millions of children and tons of not recycled plastic waste.
Through this project, UNICEF Ivory Coast aims to create a women-driven recycling market that will transform plastic waste into sustainable building bricks. The recycling of plastic waste promotes the professional integration of women and allows the production of safe and low-cost materials to build new classrooms and schools for children’s education.
To donate for this project, please go to the crowdfunding platform we have created with Partecipo at this link.
The following projects have been selected via an open call in 2019:
Art and music for children in refugee camps in Jordan, UNICEF
Read the beneficiary project report
Girls outside their ‘Musiqati’ class in a UNICEF Makani Centre in Azraq Refugee Camp.
UNICEF’s child-friendly Makani (which translates as ‘My Space’) centres provide an integrated set of services to children in refugee camps and informal settlements, including learning support, community-based child protection, early childhood development, adolescent and youth participation, life skills and innovation labs. In Azraq and Za’atari Refugee Camps (Jordan), there are 22 Makani centres serving nearly 20,000 children.
UNICEF’s new musical therapy programme “Musiqati” in Makani centres is helping Syrian refugee children to heal and teach them musical communication techniques to contribute to the strengthening of social cohesion among children and their families.
Music therapy provides a safe space for children to be creative and share their emotions through words, harmonies, rhythm and melodies. In the programme, children learn free expression and group communication through solos, duets, trios and groups. It also enhances their decision making abilities.
UNICEF Ambassador, Jordanian pianist and composer Zade Dirani supports Musiqati in Makani centres. After playing with children, he explains: “Evidence shows that music therapy is of great benefit to children in Makani centres. It is wonderful to see boys and girls laughing, playing music and just being children again. Musiqati’s goal is to provide a music therapy model that is both effective and sustainable and can reach thousands of vulnerable Syrian children in Jordan with the healing power of music. We don’t want to stop here. This programme could help children all over the world who have been traumatized by conflict, loss and displacement.”
Art, theatre & science for street and slum children in Kenya, Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC) and Fondazione Pianoterra.
Read the beneficiary project report
Street and slum children are the most deprived and under-privileged members of our society. They lack proper food, accommodation and education. Action for Children in Conflict (AfCiC) with support from the “Carano 4 Children” foundation seeks to change this narrative by breaking this vicious cycle of poverty through harnessing the skills and knowledge that the children have. AfCiC will work with “Carano 4 Children” to promote science, art and music project that will facilitate the transformation of the community by empowering the children with skills in photography, art, theater, dance and storytelling. The project will use Leonardo 4 Children’s experience with the Leonardo Da Vinci fables to promote children’s creativity using African fables. Science will be applied with a view of improving access to water, managing the scarce water available and reducing water wash and water-borne diseases. Using science and technology the children will help to keep a clean environment, recycle as a way of improving the living standards and welfare. The project is participatory and led by the children: their perspectives are the foundation of sustainability and long-term elimination of poverty. Pianoterra Foundation promotes culture as an instrument of emancipation of people living in marginalized and difficult contexts. Through its projects, the Foundation supports mainly mothers, children and teenagers, creating synergies with other organizations in Italy and worldwide. 
Art and science for orphans and abandoned children in Ukraine, Charity May
Read the beneficiary project 2019 report
The foundation Carano 4 Children started cooperation with Charity May fund, an organisation which supports 5,000 children in 85 orphanages across Ukraine. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed in Kiev on 18 May 2019, in the margins of the WOW festival gathering 1,000 children.
There are more than 100,000 children in the orphanage system in Ukraine without parental care. The situation in the country is such that state funding is sufficient only for basic needs and provision, such as accommodation meals and the most necessary things. The main aim of Charity May fund is to help children who are unable to fully develop and enjoy life and adaptation of children from orphanages to real life in community.
The project “Leonardo 4 Children of Ukraine” will support children in need, including orphans, abandoned children and children without parental care in up to 80 orphanages in Ukraine, implemented by Charity May. The purpose of the initiative is to educate children to develop creative skills, develop teamwork and sense of belonging to society, improve their well-being and joy of life, positively evolve towards adult life and to overcome post-traumatic stress via educational activities in art and science.
Support to children in oncology unit of Hospital Val d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Amount donated: € 1709.00
Purpose: support the construction of oncology unit at the children’s hospital
Event: concert at St. Paul’s School, Barcelona, 29 September 2023
Beneficiary: Hopital Val d’Hebron, Barcelona
Partners: Fundacion Small, St. Paul’s School, Fundacio Conservatori Liceu, Philippe Cousteau foundation
Read the project report here.
Support to children via play therapy at Meyer Children’s Hospital in Florence, Italy
Amount donated: € 2500.00
Purpose: playtherapy for children in hospital
Event: concert at Teatro Verdi, Florence, November 2019
Beneficiary: children’s hospital Meyer, Florence
Partners: Meyer Foundation, Orchestra ReMuTo, Teatro Verdi, Orchestra Regionale Toscana,
Read the beneficiary project report
Play is an integral part of care at Meyer Children’s Hospital: it reduces stress, alleviates pain and fear and guarantees the patients’ right to remain kids even while hospitalized. These are the objectives of the “Play Therapy” project managed by the Meyer Foundation: a range of playful and creative activities that flank the hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality healthcare possible. From play and theatre in the playroom to colorful furnishings, the joyfulness of clowns, the snuggly dogs of the pet therapy program, the cultivation of a vegetable garden, and the relaxing notes of live musicians, play therapy is a fundamental aspect of the hospital’s holistic vision for pediatric care.
Support to children in schools in suburban areas via art and music, in cooperation with MUS-E Italy
Amount donated: € 1200.00
Purpose: support the development of children via art & science in the suburbs of Turin
Event: concerts in Turin, June 2019, September 2020
Beneficiary: MUS-E Italy
Partners: Foundation Yehudi Menuhin, Conservatory of Turin, Cantabile, Coro Politecnico di Torino, Scuola di danza Cirié
The MUS-E initiative was created by Yehudi Menuhin in 1993. It is based on the idea that music and arts should be part and parcel of daily education and accessible to all.
In its present form, MUS-E is targeted at primary schools which are facing the challenge of educating a growing multicultural group of children, many of whom come from migrant or disadvantaged families and are at risk of social exclusion or other societal problems. In the presence of classroom teachers, professional artists actively engaged in MUS-E introduce and share various forms of art (singing, dance, music, movement, drama, visual and multimedia arts, etc.). Thanks to this collective work, the MUS-E program encourages dialogue and togetherness, while awakening children’s sense of creativity, empathy and resilience.
Support to orphans in Kyrgyzstan via art and music
Support to orphans and abandoned children and care-leavers in Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with Oasis
Oasis Kyrgyzstan focuses on young people who have been brought up in childcare institutions and vulnerable women in marginalized communities. It supports young people as they prepare for the transition to independent life as adults, so that they are able to contribute to society and are economically empowered. The foundation and Oasis Kyrgyzstan partner in helping children in need become independent and positively contribute to society, with focus on education on art and music. The project “Leonardo 4 Children” in Kyrgyzstan focuses on working with four orphanages where more than 350 orphans are brought up. Our mission in Kyrgyzstan is to help reveal talented children in orphanages and help them to develop their talents through different trainings in art, music, life skills.
The foundation Carano 4 Children launched end 2018 a fundraising campaign in favour of orphan and abandoned children in Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with Oasis, a charity organisation active in 11 countries around the World.
Please see the agreement signed with Oasis.
In Kyrgyzstan, Oasis organises education activities for oprhans and abandoned children, in particular 12-16 years old, after they leave the care facilities, to accompany them towards adult life and to help overcome the stress of the loss of parents and a family.
Results:
The foundation Carano 4 Children has raised € 2000 in favour to children in Kyrgyzstan with particular focus on education in art and music to overcome the post traumatic stress.
Example of impact of funds:
- EUR 80 will cover materials for life skills trainings for 30 care leavers in Youth Center
- EUR 200 will enable 30 children to participate for 1 month in the program
- EUR 1200 will fund 4 social workers and mentors salaries for one month to assist 60 care leavers.
The Oasis organisation has organised a “Leonardo 4 Children” competition for children in orphanages on the illustration of selected Fables of Leonardo da Vinci, translated into Russian language.
