Fondazione con il Sud

We are a private, non-profit organization founded through an alliance between banking foundations, third sector, and volunteering sector dedicated to advancing Southern Italy’s development by strengthening social cohesion. We support initiatives that empower new generations, protect shared community assets, improve human services, promote immigrant integration, and safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable. In short, we work to make Southern Italy a place where staying, returning, or arriving is a viable choice.

We allocate financial resources to build an inclusive and thriving Southern Italy, directing our funding across four fundamental pillars.

Firstly, we place future generations at the center of our work, funding initiatives that educate young people in legality and civic responsibility, combat school dropout, nurture young talent and attract ‘brain gain’ back to the South. We reclaim community assets by supporting projects that restore historical and cultural heritage, regenerate green spaces and abandoned lands, and return assets confiscated from organized crime to community use. We allocate resources to strengthen essential human services through targeted initiatives in healthcare, sustainable mobility, social housing, and resilient community welfare systems. Finally, we promote human rights and social inclusion, support immigrant integration, and protect the rights of the most vulnerable.