Who we are
Together we can get them to the hospital, thanks to a flight
Flying Angels is the only non-profit organization in the world specialized in air transporting seriously ill children to a hospital ready to receive them for life-saving interventions, before it is too late.
Vision
Mission
Our values
The Right to life and healthcare
We are committed to stopping children from dying because of a lack of timely medical help. A fight against time, essential, for saving lives. From the time a case is reported, Flying Angels is able to respond within 6 hours, by col-lecting all the documentation necessary for clinical evaluation and arranging a flight.
Timeliness
From the time a case is reported, Flying Angels is able to respond within 6 hours, collecting all the documentation necessary for a clinical evaluation.
Cooperation
Independence and secularism
Flying Angels is an independent, secular, apolitical, non-denominational organization: these values represent a guarantee of protection for everyone's interests, without distinction of culture, ethnicity and religion. The Foundation intervenes on behalf of children with full respect for their cultures and religions, in the different countries in which it tries to guarantee support.
Transparency
No borders
How it all began
I started thinking about Flying Angels after witnessing the tragic death of little Yuthi. The newborn baby needed heart surgery. In Romania there was no doctor who could perform the operation, but we had found a solution here in Italy. Unfortunately, during the time wasted looking for funds to pay for airline tickets, the boy did not make it. Since then I realised that something had to be done to prevent this terrible story from repeating itself.
This dream came true in 2012: with a group of Ligurian entrepreneurs, we founded Flying Angels.
Since then, the generosity of supporters and friends has allowed many children to take planes in order to receive life-saving medical care, far away from their home.
A part of Yuthi continues to live in all these children.
Massimo Pollio
Our History
Through a flight we help seriously ill children to have a second chance and thanks to donations we can save and give a future to more and more young Lives.
Organization
Flying Angels Foundation saves the lives of seriously ill children through a plane ticket
by flying medical teams to developing countries to carry out medical missions
Flying Angels has no territorial boundaries. It intervenes in every country where there is a need for medical treatments by transporting children and doctors wherever there is a hospital ready to welcome them in case of urgent need, in collaboration with more and more international organizations.
Steering Committee
President
Mauro Iguera
Amministratore Delegato presso Cambiaso Risso Marine SpA
Vice president
Vittorio Doria Lamba
Sole Administrator at Alifood s.r.l.
Councilors
Edoardo Garrone Foundation General Manager
Ambassador of Italy
Executive Vice President presso ERG S.p.A.
Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. CEO
Imagro S.p.A. CEO
Rosetta Gessaga
Notaio
Executive Commitee
President
Mauro Iguera
Amministratore Delegato presso Cambiaso Risso Marine SpA
Members
Executive Vice President presso ERG S.p.A.
Presidente Comitato Scientifico
Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. CEO
Sole Administrator at Alifood s.r.l.
Control body
Giambattista Poggi
President
Lorenzo Illuzzi
Marcello Rovida
Treasury
Paola Pozzo
Statutory auditor
Società Ernst & Young
Org chart
Steering Committee
President
Mauro Iguera
Amministratore Delegato presso Cambiaso Risso Marine SpA
Vice president
Vittorio Doria Lamba
Sole Administrator at Alifood s.r.l.
Councilors
Edoardo Garrone Foundation General Manager
Executive Vice President presso ERG S.p.A.
Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. CEO
Imagro S.p.A. CEO
Ambassador of Italy
Executive Commitee
President
Mauro Iguera
Amministratore Delegato presso Cambiaso Risso Marine SpA
Members
Sole Administrator at Alifood s.r.l.
Executive Vice President presso ERG S.p.A.
Rimorchiatori Riuniti S.p.A. CEO
Presidente Comitato Scientifico
Control body
Giambattista Poggi
President
Lorenzo Illuzzi
Marcello Rovida
Treasury
Paola Pozzo
Statutory auditor
Società Ernst & Young
Org chart
Scientific Committee
The Flying Angels Scientific Committee is composed ofskilled and specialized volunteer doctors who have the very important task of examining all requests and authorizing cases based on the clinical parameters of:
They have the very important task of reviewing all requests in a timely manner, 365/7/24, and authorizing cases based on the clinical parameters of:
Severity
Urgency
Non curability in the country of origin
DR. CARLO DUFOUR
President
Direttore Polo Emato-Onco-TMO, Direttore U.O.C. Ematologia IRCCS Giannina Gaslini (Genova)
DR. PIERO BUFFA
Chirurgo Pediatra in pensione, ex. Responsabile U.O.C.: Chirurgia Pediatrica IRCCS Giannina Gaslini (Genova)
DR. CARLO MOSCI
DR. FRANCESCO SANTORO
DR. ANNE FALCOU
DR. MARCO BRUNERO
DR. MATTEO PIATTOLI
Anestesista Rianimatore, UOSD Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva in Cardiochirurgia. Policlinico Umberto I di Roma
Scientific Committee
The Flying Angels Scientific Committee is composed of skilled and specialized volunteer doctors who have the very important task of promptly examining all request upon receipt, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, and authorizing cases according to the clinical parameters of:
Severity
Urgency
Non curability in the country of origin
DR. CARLO DUFOUR
President
Direttore Polo Emato-Onco-TMO, Direttore U.O.C. Ematologia IRCCS Giannina Gaslini (Genova)
DR. PIERO BUFFA
DR. CARLO MOSCI
DR. FRANCESCO SANTORO
DR. ANNE FALCOU
DR. MARCO BRUNERO
DR. MATTEO PIATTOLI
Anestesista Rianimatore, UOSD Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva in Cardiochirurgia. Policlinico Umberto I di Roma
Transparency
Transparency is one of the core values of the organization, and the basis of the relationship with stakeholders, both in terms of traceability of donations and in terms of clarity on processes and projects financed.
