{"id":5945,"date":"2025-03-26T10:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:55:25","slug":"un-cuore-per-la-nigeria-firmato-lo-storico-accordo-con-luch-di-ibadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/2025\/03\/26\/un-cuore-per-la-nigeria-firmato-lo-storico-accordo-con-luch-di-ibadan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Heart for Nigeria \u2013 Historic agreement signed with UCH of Ibadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5945\" class=\"elementor elementor-5945\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ca88b55 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3ca88b55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b29d47\" data-id=\"67b29d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202146f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"202146f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Heart for Nigeria \u2013 Historic agreement signed with UCH Ibadan<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35dada71 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"35dada71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bebec34\" data-id=\"5bebec34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ad92f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"66ad92f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4759d2f8\" data-id=\"4759d2f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2fc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2fc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are milestones that do not arrive suddenly. They have the slow and stubborn rhythm of things that grow with care, step by step. And there are signatures that, when placed on paper, weigh like milestones in the history of a project. Today, March 17th, is one of those days.\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171410ca elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171410ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe memorandum of understanding between POBIC and UCH Ibadan \u2013 Nigeria's most important university hospital \u2013 is now a reality. A five-year collaboration agreement in the field of pediatric cardiac surgery, signed in the presence of POBIC President Paolo Novellini, Dr. Festus Adedayo, and Nigerian health authorities Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, Chief Medical Director of UCH, and Prof. Olubukola Adeponle Adesina, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee.\n\nBut this is not just news. It is the culmination of a story that began a long time ago.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17b23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a17b23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5947\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-1-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc46816 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc46816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The opening steps of a long journey\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbb4993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fbb4993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It all began in 2016, with the first POBIC missions in Nigeria. During those early, courageous expeditions, Italian medical teams left Italy to operate on children suffering from congenital heart disease in extremely difficult healthcare settings. These were exploratory missions, full of unknowns, but driven by a certainty: every child saved was worth the journey.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The University Teaching Hospital in Enugu was the first partner hospital. From there, over time, stable collaborations were born with facilities such as the Federal Medical Center in Yenagoa and the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Okolobiri. Operations, training, workshops, volunteers, departures, returns: the machine of solidarity has never stopped.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a6c50 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"47a6c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/adozioni-a-distanza\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISTANCE ADOPTION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95e467 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a95e467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The heart beyond the sea\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d196d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d196d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When heart conditions were too complex to be treated in Nigeria, POBIC took charge of transferring the young patients to Italy, at the Gaslini Institute in Genoa. Thus, over the years, Michael, Yusuf, Jesse, Daniel, Treasure, Salim, Diane, Jed, Simon, Aleeson, and many others crossed the sea to receive a second chance.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The distance adoption program was created specifically to accompany them over time, guaranteeing not only medical care, but also educational continuity and family support. Because healing, after all, also means being able to grow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a114d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a114d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5952\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c400d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c400d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A welcoming home, a sewing needle\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4103ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4103ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, in Yenagoa, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/casa-pobic-yenagoa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa POBIC was born<\/a><\/strong><\/span>a facility where assistance, protection, and training intertwine. Here, young women who are victims of violence or marginalization receive support, shelter, and above all, the tools to reclaim their lives. Among these, the most precious: autonomy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The tailoring training project has become a symbol of redemption. Sewing, in this land, is not just a trade: it is art, dignity, independence. 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https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.11-2-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5a7a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e5a7a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The estimation of the institutions\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d297d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d297d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All of this has attracted the attention of the Nigerian authorities. The Minister of Health wrote to the Italian Government, praising the work of POBIC and requesting that the project continue and be strengthened.<br \/><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/open-heart\/open-heart-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ YEAR BY YEAR THE POBIC JOURNEY IN NIGERIA<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Governor of Bayelsa State has also officially recognized the value of the work carried out, defining the initiative as a virtuous example of cooperation between peoples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebad61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ebad61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-2-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-13.55.12-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a786a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a786a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The day we were waiting for\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0067916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0067916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And here we are today. After years of fieldwork, POBIC has signed an agreement with UCH Ibadan, one of Nigeria's most prestigious hospitals.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It is not just a formal act: it is a mutual promise. A shared vision aimed at the creation of an operational, stable, and educational pediatric cardiac surgery unit, capable of restoring health and a future to hundreds of children.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A project that now has deeper roots and wider wings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36b6c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b36b6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This signature does not close a chapter. It opens one. It is confirmation that every child saved so far has not been an isolated gesture, but part of a greater mission.<br>\n\nAnd today, that heart that beat strongly in Enugu, in Genoa, in Yenagoa, begins to beat in Ibadan as well.<br>\n\nThe future has just begun.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e980c1e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e980c1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ef424\" data-id=\"93ef424\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66383a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66383a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc44361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc44361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WE SAVE THE LIVES OF DOZENS OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR.\nHELP US DO EVEN MORE.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37c2fd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"37c2fd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f763187\" data-id=\"f763187\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521cbf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"521cbf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Countries<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"500\" data-to-value=\"12\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fa7537\" data-id=\"1fa7537\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1323deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1323deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Children operated on<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"56\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb1e216\" data-id=\"bb1e216\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6642a99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6642a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Children visited<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"300\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac744ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ac744ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t<div id=\"give-form-1553-wrap\" class=\"give-form-wrap give-display-button give-display-button-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"give-form-1553-1\" class=\"give-form give-form-1553 give-form-type-multi\" action=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5945\/?payment-mode=stripe&#038;form-id=1553\" data-id=\"1553-1\" data-currency_symbol=\"&euro;\" data-currency_code=\"EUR\" data-currency_position=\"before\" data-thousands_separator=\".\" data-decimal_separator=\",\" 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value=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5945\/\"\/>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"give-form-url\" value=\"https:\/\/www.pobic.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5945\/\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"give-form-minimum\"\n\t\t\t   value=\"5.00\"\/>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"give-form-maximum\"\n\t\t\t   value=\"999999.99\"\/>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\"  name=\"give-form-hash\" value=\"73a03ee29c\" data-time=\"1788338239\" data-nonce-life=\"86400\" data-donor-session=\"0\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"give-price-id\" value=\"1\"\/>\t\t<div class=\"give-total-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"give-donation-amount form-row-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"give-currency-symbol give-currency-position-before\">Euro<\/span>\t\t\t\t<label class=\"give-hidden\" for=\"give-amount\">Donation Amount:<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input class=\"give-text-input give-amount-top\" id=\"give-amount\" name=\"give-amount\" type=\"text\" inputmode=\"decimal\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   placeholder=\"\" value=\"10,00\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<ul id=\"give-donation-level-button-wrap\" class=\"give-donation-levels-wrap give-list-inline\"><li><button type=\"button\" data-price-id=\"0\" class=\"give-donation-level-btn give-btn give-btn-level-0\" value=\"5,00\" data-default=\"0\">$5.00<\/button><\/li><li><button type=\"button\" data-price-id=\"1\" class=\"give-donation-level-btn give-btn give-btn-level-1 give-default-level\" value=\"10,00\" data-default=\"1\">$10.00<\/button><\/li><li><button type=\"button\" data-price-id=\"2\" class=\"give-donation-level-btn give-btn give-btn-level-2\" value=\"25,00\" data-default=\"0\">$25.00<\/button><\/li><li><button type=\"button\" data-price-id=\"3\" class=\"give-donation-level-btn give-btn give-btn-level-3\" value=\"50,00\" data-default=\"0\">$50.00<\/button><\/li><li><button type=\"button\" data-price-id=\"5\" class=\"give-donation-level-btn give-btn give-btn-level-5\" value=\"100,00\" data-default=\"0\">$100.00<\/button><\/li><li><button type=\"button\" data-price-id=\"custom\" class=\"give-donation-level-btn give-btn give-btn-level-custom\" value=\"custom\">Custom amount<\/button><\/li><\/ul><input id=\"give-stripe-payment-method-1553-1\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"give_stripe_payment_method\" value=\"\">\n\t<fieldset id=\"give-payment-mode-select\">\n\t\t\t\t<legend\n\t\t\tclass=\"give-payment-mode-label\">Select Payment Method\t\t\t<span class=\"give-loading-text\"><span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"give-loading-animation\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/legend>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"give-payment-mode-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"give-gateway-radio-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"give-gateway-option-selected\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"payment-mode\" class=\"give-gateway\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"give-gateway-stripe-1553-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   value=\"stripe\" checked='checked'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"give-gateway-stripe-1553-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"give-gateway-option\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"give-gateway-option-stripe\"> Stripe - Credit Card<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"payment-mode\" class=\"give-gateway\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"give-gateway-offline-1553-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   value=\"offline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"give-gateway-offline-1553-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"give-gateway-option\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"give-gateway-option-offline\"> Offline Donation<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"payment-mode\" class=\"give-gateway\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"give-gateway-paypal-commerce-1553-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   value=\"paypal-commerce\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"give-gateway-paypal-commerce-1553-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"give-gateway-option\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   id=\"give-gateway-option-paypal-commerce\"> Credit Card<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t<div id=\"give_purchase_form_wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t<fieldset id=\"give_checkout_user_info\" class=\"give-title-prefix-wrap\">\n\t\t<legend>\n\t\t\tPersonal Info\t\t<\/legend>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"give-title-wrap\" class=\"form-row form-row-title form-row-responsive\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"give-label\" for=\"give-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTitle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"give-tooltip hint--top hint--medium hint--bounce\" aria-label=\"The title is used to personalize your donation record.\" rel=\"tooltip\"><i class=\"give-icon give-icon-question\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<select\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"give-input\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\tname=\"give_title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tid=\"give-title\"\n                                    >\n                                            <option\n                            value=\"Mr.\" >Mr.<\/option>\n                                            <option\n                            value=\"Mrs.\" >Mrs.<\/option>\n                                            <option\n                            value=\"Ms.\" >Ms.<\/option>\n                                    <\/select>\n            <\/p>\n        \n        <p id=\"give-first-name-wrap\" class=\"form-row form-row-first form-row-responsive\">\n            <label class=\"give-label\" for=\"give-first\">\n                First Name                                    <span class=\"give-required-indicator\">*<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"give-tooltip hint--top hint--medium hint--bounce\" aria-label=\"First Name is used to personalize your donation record.\" rel=\"tooltip\"><i class=\"give-icon give-icon-question\"><\/i><\/span>            <\/label>\n            <input\n                class=\"give-input required\"\n                type=\"text\"\n                name=\"give_first\"\n                autocomplete=\"given-name\"\n                placeholder=\"First Name\"\n                id=\"give-first\"\n                value=\"\"\n                 required aria-required=\"true\"             \/>\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p id=\"give-last-name-wrap\" class=\"form-row form-row-last form-row-responsive\">\n            <label class=\"give-label\" for=\"give-last\">\n                Last Name                                    <span class=\"give-required-indicator\">*<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"give-tooltip hint--top hint--medium hint--bounce\" aria-label=\"Last Name is used to personalize your donation record.\" rel=\"tooltip\"><i class=\"give-icon give-icon-question\"><\/i><\/span>            <\/label>\n\n            <input\n                class=\"give-input required\"\n                type=\"text\"\n                name=\"give_last\"\n                autocomplete=\"family-name\"\n                id=\"give-last\"\n                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They follow the slow, steady rhythm of things that grow with care, step by step. And there are signatures that, when set on paper, carry the weight of milestones in a project\u2019s history. Today, March 17, is one of those days. The memorandum of understanding between POBIC and UCH in Ibadan\u2014Nigeria\u2019s leading university hospital\u2014is now a reality. A five-year collaboration agreement in the field of pediatric cardiac surgery, signed in the presence of POBIC President Paolo Novellini, Dr. Festus Adedayo, and Nigerian health authorities, Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, Director General of UCH, and Prof. Olubukola Adeponle Adesina, Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee. But this is not just a news item. It is the culmination of a story that began a long time ago. The First Steps on a Long Journey It all began in 2016, with POBIC\u2019s first missions to Nigeria. On those early, courageous expeditions, Italian medical teams left Italy to operate on children with congenital heart defects in extremely challenging healthcare settings. These were exploratory missions, full of unknowns, but driven by one certainty: every child saved was worth the journey.   The University Teaching Hospital in Enugu was the first partner hospital. From there, over time, stable partnerships developed with facilities such as the Federal Medical Center in Yenagoa and the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Okolobiri. Surgeries, training sessions, workshops, volunteers, departures, returns: the engine of solidarity has never stopped. LONG-DISTANCE ADOPTION: A Heart Across the Sea When heart conditions were too complex to be treated in Nigeria, POBIC took charge of transferring the young patients to Italy, to the Gaslini Institute in Genoa. Thus, over the years, Michael, Yusuf, Jesse, Daniel, Treasure, Salim, Diane, Jed, Simon, Aleeson, and many others crossed the sea to receive a second chance.     The long-distance sponsorship program was created precisely to accompany them over time, ensuring not only medical care but also educational continuity and family support. Because, after all, healing also means being able to grow. A welcoming home, a needle that sews Meanwhile, in Yenagoa, Casa POBIC was established: a facility where care, protection, and education intertwine. Here, young women who have been victims of violence or marginalization receive support, a welcoming environment, and above all, the tools to reclaim their lives. Among these, the most precious is autonomy. \u00a0 The tailoring training program has become a symbol of redemption. In this land, sewing is not just a trade: it is art, dignity, and independence. It is the thread with which a new life is sewn together. Recognition from Institutions All of this has caught the attention of Nigerian authorities. The Minister of Health wrote to the Italian government, praising POBIC\u2019s work and requesting that the project continue and be strengthened. READ ABOUT POBIC\u2019S JOURNEY IN NIGERIA YEAR BY YEAR   The Governor of Bayelsa State has also officially recognized the value of the work carried out, describing the initiative as a virtuous example of cooperation among peoples. The Day We\u2019ve Been Waiting For And here we are today. After years of work on the ground, POBIC has signed an agreement with UCH in Ibadan, one of Nigeria\u2019s most prestigious hospitals. \u00a0 This is not just a formal act: it is a mutual promise. A shared vision aimed at creating a functional, stable, and educational pediatric cardiac surgery unit capable of restoring health and a future to hundreds of children.   A project that now has deeper roots and broader horizons. This signing does not close a chapter. It opens one. It confirms that every child saved so far was not an isolated act, but part of a greater mission. And today, that heart that beat strongly in Enugu, Genoa, and Yenagoa is beginning to beat in Ibadan as well. The future has only just begun. THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT, WE SAVE THE LIVES OF DOZENS OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR. HELP US DO EVEN MORE. 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