Rainbow for Africa ONLUS

What Rainbow for Africa ONLUS does

Rainbow for Africa ONLUS (legally Rainbow for Africa Odv) is an Italian non-profit association founded in 2009 and headquartered in Torino, Italy, with an operational base in Moncalieri. The organization operates in international healthcare cooperation, with its primary mission being the training of local healthcare personnel in African countries to build autonomous, sustainable medical capacity. It also conducts development education programs within Italy, engaging schools and healthcare students in awareness of global health issues.

The organization's core activities are field-based medical missions, professional training programs (including ultrasound courses and advanced specialization stages for healthcare workers), and provision of medical equipment and infrastructure support to partner healthcare facilities. It has active or past project collaborations in six countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Haiti, Rwanda, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Named institutional partners include Ayder Hospital (Ethiopia), Saint Damien Hospital (Haiti), CMA Nanoro (Burkina Faso), and Foyer Saint Camille (Haiti). The organization's core technology footprint consists of telematic tools and medical equipment used for healthcare support and training purposes; it is not a technology platform.

Rainbow for Africa is funded through a mix of individual donations, corporate sponsorships (notably a cluster of Italian textile companies), public financing, and the sale of solidarity gifts (regali solidali) via its website. It maintains strategic partnerships with WHO's GIEESC, Engim Internazionale, Banco Farmaceutico, ONG Piemonte, WinFocus, Tracks4Africa, and x le strade. The organization operates with approximately 8 staff and relies on volunteer medical professionals for mission delivery. No revenue or financial figures are publicly disclosed in the source data.

Name

Rainbow for Africa ONLUS

Legal name

Rainbow for Africa Odv

Website

https://rainbow4africa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rainbow for Africa ONLUS is an Italian non-profit founded in 2009 that trains local healthcare personnel and supports medical facilities across six African and Caribbean countries. It funds this work through donations, corporate sponsorships, public financing, and solidarity gift sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Healthcare Cooperation

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• International healthcare cooperation
• Medical training programs
• Healthcare capacity building
• Humanitarian medical missions
• Non-profit health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization relies on donations from individuals and supporters to fund its international healthcare missions and training programs in Africa.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors including textile companies (Tessitura Quagliotti, Tessitura Bosio, Tessitura FIL, Lanificio Cerruti, Linificio Siletti, Donati SPA) provide financial and material support.
3. Public Financing: The organization receives public funding as disclosed in their financial reporting, supporting their international cooperation activities.
4. Solidarity Gifts (Regali Solidali): Sale of solidarity gifts and merchandise to supporters, generating revenue for the organization's mission.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rainbow for Africa ONLUS is an Italian non-profit organization that delivers international healthcare cooperation services in African countries. The organization conducts medical missions and provides medical equipment, telematic tools, and infrastructure support to healthcare facilities in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Haiti, Rwanda, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its primary focus is the professional training of local healthcare personnel through ultrasound courses and specialization stages, with the goal of building autonomous healthcare capacity. In Italy, the organization runs development education programs in primary and secondary schools and sells solidarity gifts to support fundraising.

Product overview

Rainbow for Africa ONLUS is a non-profit international healthcare cooperation association. Its primary offerings are humanitarian and educational services rather than technology products. The organization provides: international healthcare missions in Africa (Burkina Faso, Etiopia, Haiti, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone), healthcare professional training programs (ultrasound courses, professional development stages), educational materials for training, sensitization programs in Italian schools, photography courses, and solidarity gifts for fundraising. The organization operates as a single non-profit entity focused on healthcare capacity building in developing regions rather than a technology platform or software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WHO - GIEESC (Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRainbow for Africa is a member of WHO's Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care, providing international recognition and alignment with global health priorities for emergency and essential surgical care development.
• Engim InternazionaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organization partnership for coordination on international cooperation activities.
• Banco FarmaceuticominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for pharmaceutical supply support to healthcare facilities in partner countries.
• ONG PiemonteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPiedmont NGO network partnership for regional coordination and support.
• x le strademinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial project partnership for street children and vulnerable populations support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EMERGENCY: Italian NGO providing free, high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of war, poverty, and landmines across Africa and other regions. Directly comparable as an Italy-based nonprofit delivering healthcare capacity and services in underserved African countries.
• CBM Italia: Italian member of the CBM global federation working on disability inclusion and rehabilitation services in developing countries. Comparable focus on rehabilitation services and assistive support, including prosthetic fittings which Rainbow for Africa also delivers.
• Medici con l'Africa CUAMM: Italian NGO operating in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on training local healthcare workers and improving hospital infrastructure. Closely comparable mission, geography (Africa), and capacity-building approach to Rainbow for Africa.
• Health Poverty Action: International NGO focused on health services and training in developing countries, including West Africa. Comparable mission of strengthening healthcare access and personnel capacity in underserved regions.

Broad incumbents

• Partners in Health: Global health nonprofit providing direct healthcare and training local clinicians in low-resource settings, including Rwanda and Haiti — countries where Rainbow for Africa also operates. Comparable model of accompaniment and training.
• Amref Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO, focused on training health workers and strengthening community health systems across the continent. Comparable capacity-building model targeting African healthcare personnel, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Large global medical humanitarian organization providing emergency medical care and training in dozens of countries including African nations served by Rainbow for Africa. Operates at a much larger scale but overlaps in delivering healthcare and training in similar geographies.

Others

• Engim Internazionale:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Rainbow4Africa
• Facebookfacebook.com/Rainbow4Africa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rainbow-for-africa-onlus

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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