{"id":1379,"date":"2016-08-10T08:50:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T06:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portadelcielo.com\/who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:18:59","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portadelcielo.com\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PORTA DEL CIELO APS<\/h2><\/div>
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Children and adolescents aged 0\u201318 from:<\/div>\n
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  • Congo<\/li>\n
  • Tunisia<\/li>\n
  • Albania<\/li>\n
  • India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Economically disadvantaged areas of Southern Italy<\/div>\n
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    Together with their families, facing economic, geographic, or systemic barriers to healthcare.<\/div>\n<\/div>
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    WHAT WE DO<\/h2><\/div>
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    Porta del Cielo APS facilitates legal and safe access to pediatric medical care in Italy, coordinating with:<\/div>\n
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    • Italian embassies and consulates worldwide<\/li>\n
    • Leading pediatric hospitals, including Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Ges\u00f9 (Rome)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      The Association covers 100% of non-medical costs, including:<\/div>\n
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      • International and domestic travel<\/li>\n
      • Ground transportation<\/li>\n
      • Accommodation and living expenses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        Parents or close relatives accompanying children are always hosted free of charge.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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        \nWhat we do is just a drop in the ocean, but if we didn’t do it, the ocean would have one less drop .<\/span>
        \n<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>

        Mother Teresa of Calcutta<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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        OUR GOALS<\/p><\/h2><\/div>

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        The Association is aimed at the exclusive pursuit of purposes of social solidarity, assistance and care of the sick-especially children-less affluent and needy, both nationally and internationally.
        \nThe association develops its activities by supporting the expenses of underprivileged families related to the care of their minor children who have serious or very serious illnesses, as well as by collaborating and coordinating with major hospital institutions, and related Associations, with the aim of promoting the welfare of the child from conception and of underprivileged patients of any age.
        \nActivities are mainly directed toward developing or third and fourth world countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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        TREATING YOUNG PATIENTS<\/h4><\/div>

        Promote the care of small sick patients and\/or admission to appropriate hospital facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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        BRING A SMILE<\/h4><\/div>

        Assistance to families of young patients from the time of their arrival in Italy, including for food, accommodation and spiritual assistance needs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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        EXCELLENCE OF FACILITIES<\/h4><\/div>

        Identification of the best facilities, excellence, and high specialization in health care facilities aimed at the care of the young patients served<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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        HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE<\/h4><\/div>

        Encourage the establishment and development of humanitarian medicine projects in countries in need in this regard<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nABOUT US - Porta del Cielo APS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Association is aimed at the exclusive pursuit of purposes of social solidarity, care and treatment of sick people especially children.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portadelcielo.com\/en\/who-we-are\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ABOUT US - 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