An Ambulance for Mboul-Soucka
When Solidarity Knows No Distance
From Rome to Dakar, and then more than 150 kilometers inland into Senegal: this is the long journey that brought a fully equipped ambulance to Mboul-Soucka, a small village in the Commune de Patar Sine, which from today can count on an emergency vehicle serving its community.
A project born in the Massa area
The initiative grew out of the shared commitment of city councilor Daniele Tarantino and a network of organizations and people from the Massa area who decided to join forces for a common cause. A project that started as an idea and became a concrete result thanks to the generosity of many people, big and small, who contributed in different ways.
All of this was made possible by the volunteers of the Massa City Administration football team, the Ugo Pisa Fishermen's Association, the Touba Senegal Association of Massa, the young members of the Senegalese community, the Guardie del Mondo Panther, Don Joe with his presence, and many others who lent a hand along the way.
Our Association's contribution
Among the organizations involved in this important international solidarity project is our European Association for Victims of Violence, present from the very beginning alongside the other local associations to support an initiative that speaks directly to the values we believe in: concrete help for those in need, regardless of origin or borders.
The Swiss press tells the story
The echo of this initiative has also crossed national borders. On July 15, 2026, the Solothurner Zeitung, a long-established newspaper of the Canton of Solothurn, dedicated an article to the project and to our president Massimo Santucci: "Ein Krankenwagen für den Senegal: Wie Massimo Santucci mit seiner Stiftung Menschen hilft" — an ambulance for Senegal: how Massimo Santucci helps people through his foundation. The fact that a Swiss newspaper is telling the story of a project born from the encounter between the Massa area and a village in Senegal is a mark of recognition that honors the work of everyone who took part.
A community helping another community
As those who personally witnessed the handover of the vehicle pointed out, this ambulance does not belong to any single person, but to an entire community that chose to care for another community — thousands of kilometers away, yet close in the spirit of humanity that drove the project.
An experience that recalls a simple yet often forgotten truth: solidarity has no political color. When you help those in need, what matters is heart, respect, and humanity. And it is precisely through initiatives like this one that even a complex issue such as immigration finds a more human perspective: behind every person who leaves their homeland there is a story, a family, a deep bond with their roots — a bond that projects like this help to strengthen rather than break.
One for all, all for one
Once again, the Massa area has shown that solidarity is stronger than any geographical distance. "One for all and all for one" did not remain a mere motto: when things are done together, you truly go further.
As the European Association for Victims of Violence, we are proud to have been part of this journey and we thank all the organizations and individuals who, with their contributions large or small, made this result possible. Our thanks also go to the Solothurner Zeitung for giving a voice to this story of solidarity in Switzerland as well.
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