Solidarity: National Gift Day, over 600 visits donated to women and minors thanks to the “TempoSospeso” project

MILAN – On the occasion of the National gift day Lab00the non-profit organization that created the solidarity project TempoSospeso.org, presents the results achieved less than a year after its birth. More than 600 services already provided or booked, including medical visits, psychological interviews, speech therapy or psychomotor sessions, or other diagnostic investigations, by the specialized centers that support the project. Over 20,000 minutes of “time-suspended“Employed by health personnel to provide medical examinations to women and minors. Born in November 2021 TempoSospeso.org aims to counter the effects of economic and social poverty, by giving a specialist medical examination to the most vulnerable citizens. Active in the start-up phase in Milan in collaboration with Welcomed and nationally with Banca delle Visite Onlus, the awareness and fundraising campaign guarantees maximum traceability and transparency of donations through the Regusto digital platform. Main partner of the project: Sorgenia, Svicom, The Map Report, FutureBerry.

The municipalities involved. Over 600 services have been provided or already booked with a prevalence of speech therapy and psychological visits (41.4% overall). 58.6% of the visits involved minors. The regions where the most visits were made are: Lombardy (46.7%) followed by Lazio (22.4%) and Puglia (15.7%). The municipalities in which the services were provided are 76: Milan (42.26%), Rome (8.2%), Bari (6.6%), Terni (3.4%). Medical services are provided at affordable rates, with short waiting times (about 3-5 days) and without a doctor’s referral. TempoSospeso.org coordinates and manages the fundraising and awareness raising campaign also using the Regusto digital platform which is based on blockchain technology, ensuring total transparency and traceability of donations and visits made.

Social and health poverty. It mainly affected single-income families, self-employed workers or with unstable and / or non-regular contracts. According to the Censis 2022 Report, in one year the Italians who gave up health services due to waiting times or costs went from 11 to 12.2 million. Davide Devenuto, President of Lab00 Onlus and founder of TempoSospeso.orgcomments: “On the basis of the new data on Italian social and health poverty we have chosen to do our part through the project TempoSospeso.org which to date has collected and made available to the most fragile citizens over 36,000 euros, converted into specialized health services. The objective of the project is to create a solid network of assistance services at national level to support the most fragile families, especially those with dependent minor children ”.

The “Bank of visits” partner on the national territory. Michela Dominicis, President of Bank of Visits adds: “I am extremely grateful to TempoSospeso.org for having involved Bank of Visits as a partner on the national territory and having contributed to the achievement of this important result, the commitment and collaboration of the realities of the third sector for social well-being is precious and by now truly essential “. Giulia Di Donato, CEO of Welcomed, concludes: “Being able to donate hundreds of free services fills us with joy. Thanks to the generosity of many people and the commitment of Lab00 we have been able to give concrete help to many people. In fact, it is good to remember that, as in the case of speech therapy, a correct and timely care can really change the lives of many girls and boys, allowing them to have a better future at school and, in the near future, in the world of work ” .