UWC entered into a cooperation agreement with UNHCR in 2017, pledging to provide 100 scholarships to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDP). Each UWC college and school contributes to this goal through the efforts of their donors.
In 2018-19, seventeen refugee and IDP students attended UWC Adriatic. These young men and women, coming from Iraq, Palestine, Syria, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Guinea, and Mali (the students from the latter three countries having arrived in Italy as unaccompanied minors), were all selected for their incredible potential. Despite their initial inevitable struggles with classes and school work, thanks to outstanding support from teachers and the UWC Adriatic staff these students have been able to take full advantage of this education opportunity. Indeed, most of the refugee students who graduated last May are now continuing their studies in the United States after winning scholarships to prestigious universities there.
In 2019-20, eight refugee and displaced students, from Nigeria, the Gambia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Iraq, commenced their studies here in Duino. Your help is invaluable in covering the costs of their second year at UWC Adriatic. Each and every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference.
If you are a UK, US or Swiss taxpayer, read more for tax-efficient giving.
Should you wish to donate via bank transfer see the details below:
Account holder: Collegio del Mondo Unito dell’Adriatico O.N.L.U.S.
Bank: Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Piazza Paolo Ferrari 10, 20121 Milano
A/c number 100000144455 BIC SWIFT BCITITMM
IBAN: IT80 Z030 6909 6061 0000 0144 455
We thank the friends of UWC Adriatic and the following for their financial support of the Refugee Initiative in 2018-19: the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Assicurazioni Generali, AURORA Foundation, Horizon Foundation, Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, foundations partaking in the Never Alone project, Anna Illy, Bianca Vetter Foundation, and Fondazione Vodafone Italia.
