COPAM (Cooperazione Padania-Mondo) is a non-profit organization active in the areas of sanitation and agricultural cooperation with developing countries.
CO.PA.M.'s policy is based on the belief that every man, woman and child should have a healthy and comfortable place to work and live in that is dignified and secure.
CO.PA.M. seeks to reduce human poverty regardless of race, religion or ethnic origin.
Since its' founding in Rome, in July 1998, the number of CO.PA.M. representatives across Italy and the interest in the organization and its activities has increased notably.
There are many ways to help CO.PA.M. undertaking cooperation programs in developing countries, whether through product donations, financial support provided by private supporters and public organizations, and also in mobilizing people as CO.PA.M. volunteers as well as organizing sponsoring assemblies.
To date, CO.PA.M. has been operating in Africa (Kenya and Somalia) and in the Balkans (Albania, Romania, Serbia).
In april 2000 in Somalia, CO.PA.M. launched a successful "Land for Life" agricultural project which could be applied to people who have immigrated or returned from exile and have to be resettled. Under this program, farmers and their families are able to rent parcels of land purchased by CO.PA.M. In addition, they receive seeds, equipment, food for one year and enough money to build a small house. In exchange, the family must adopt an orphaned child.
CO.PA.M can be contacted as follows:
Legal Office: Via Chiana, 97 00198 ROMA phone 0039 06 8552790
Operative Office: Ilaria Occhigrossi, e-mail: ilaria@copam.org
Director: Pier Lorenzo De Medici, tel. 320-9713700, e-mail demedici@copam.org