12 April 2016. On April 10, the Italian Embassy in Khartoum, together with International Voluntary Welfare Group (IVWG), distributed more than 700 toys in boys’ and girls’ orphanages in the city, as well as at a women’s prison, in its “Toys for Tots” initiative. IVWG is a Sudanese volunteer association that has been working since 1965 to support the neediest. The event began with a benefit event at Casa d’Italia, the official residence of Italian Ambassador Fabrizio Lobasso. Each of the more than 300 attendees was requested to bring a toy for needy Sudanese children. “The joy of putting a child on a child’s face is endless. It carries a universal message of inclusion, which our diplomacy promotes in Sudan and beyond,” said Lobasso, during the first give-away, which took place at the Dat Altaebat penitentiary close to Omdurman, in the Khartoum region. (Red)
