Fondazione Dr. Marcello Candia

The Fondazione Dr. Marcello Candia (also known as Fondazione Marcello Candia) is an Italian charitable foundation based in Milan. It was established as the concrete continuation of the missionary impulse of Marcello Candia, a Lombard industrialist who in the 1960s left his wealth behind and moved to Brazil to assist the most vulnerable. The foundation's stated purpose is to give continuity to the works he began and to develop new ones in response to emerging needs, with the aim of making the beneficiaries autonomous. The foundation primarily promotes initiatives on behalf of leprosy patients, children, the sick, and the poor in Brazil, with particular reference to the Amazon region and the Northeast, considered the poorest areas of the country. Its activities include supporting homes for disabled children, social centres in favelas, and maternal schools, among other projects. The organisation is rooted in the personal legacy of Marcello Candia, whose life and missionary drive are remembered through a foundation-produced film and through its magazine, La Lettera agli Amici di Marcello Candia. The foundation operates as a non-profit entity (ETS) and is based in Milan, Italy, while its operational focus remains in Brazil.

The Fondazione Dr. Marcello Candia was created as the concrete consequence of the missionary drive of Marcello Candia, a Lombard industrialist who in the 1960s, as the foundation's website puts it, "from being rich" moved to Brazil to assist the weakest. The foundation was established to give continuity to the works he had begun and to develop others prompted by contingent needs, with the goal of making the beneficiaries autonomous. Its work has been predominantly in favour of leprosy patients, children, the sick, and the poor in Brazil, with particular reference to the Amazon region and the Northeast, considered the poorest parts of the country. Among the realisations listed by the foundation are a home for disabled children, Casa da Hospitalidade I, in Santana (AP); a clinic and social centre named "Marcello Candia e San Sebastiano" in the Favela-Bairro do Borel in Rio de Janeiro; and a maternal school in Porto Velho (RO). The foundation also maintains a magazine, La Lettera agli Amici di Marcello Candia, and has produced a film to remember Candia's legacy and missionary impulse. It is based in Milan, Italy, and operates as a non-profit entity (ETS).

• Marcello Candia, a Lombard industrialist, moves to Brazil in the 1960s to assist the weakest.

• Foundation established to continue Candia's works and develop new initiatives.

• Casa da Hospitalidade I opens in Santana (AP) as a home for disabled children.

• Consultorio e Centro Sociale “Marcello Candia e San Sebastiano” opens in Favela-Bairro do Borel, Rio de Janeiro.

• Scuola Materna opens in Porto Velho (RO).

A faith-inspired non-profit foundation dedicated to continuing Marcello Candia's missionary work in Brazil, focusing on the poorest regions and promoting self-sufficiency among beneficiaries.

• Casa da Hospitalidade I

  Home for disabled children in Santana (AP), Brazil.

• Consultorio e Centro Sociale “Marcello Candia e San Sebastiano”

  Clinic and social centre in Favela-Bairro do Borel, Rio de Janeiro.

• Scuola Materna

  Maternal school in Porto Velho (RO), Brazil.

1. 1Fondazione Marcello Candia ETS | In Brasile sulle orme di un amicofondazionecandia.org
2. 2Fondazione Dr. Marcello Candia - Wikidatawikidata.org