▁La ▁St ampa ▁and ▁A NS A ) ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁found ers ▁of ▁Mov imento ▁svil u ppo ▁e ▁pace ▁aim ed ▁to ▁promote ▁co operation ▁among ▁people ▁for ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁self - development ▁in ▁the ▁poor est ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁real ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁concerned ▁populations . ▁Giov ann ini ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁N GO ▁and ▁Cer agi oli ▁its ▁first ▁director . ▁The ▁new ▁N GO ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁similar ▁associations ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁independent ▁from ▁religious ▁belief s ▁and ▁political ▁members hips , ▁and ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁cold ▁war ▁climate ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁brig ▁together ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Marx ist ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Sv il u ppo ▁e ▁ace ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁partner ▁N GO ▁from ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁it ▁also ▁had ▁recogn ised ▁a ▁status ▁of ▁Non pro fit ▁organization ▁and , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ ▁was ▁named ▁En te ▁mor ale . ▁ ▁M SP ▁now ad ays ▁supports ▁projects ▁mainly ▁based ▁on ▁local ▁human ▁resources ▁at ▁any ▁hierarchy ▁level , ▁and ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁cases ▁emp lo ys ▁abroad ▁Italian ▁staff ▁on ▁long - duration ▁basis . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁N GO ▁mainly ▁visit ▁the ▁partner ▁organizations ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁offer ▁them ▁advice ▁and ▁coun sel ▁about ▁new ▁projects ▁and ▁monitoring ▁the ▁on going ▁ones