On the occasion of the conference: presentation of the AVSI project OVC (Our Valuable Children). Participants: Lucia Castelli, AVSI OVC Programme Manager; Joshua DuBois, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership Director; Carlo Lauro, Professor of Statistics at the University of Naples Federico II and Area Manager Research Fondazione per la Sussidiarietà; Giancarlo Rovati, Professor of Sociology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan. Introduced by Alberto Piatti, General Secretary AVSI Foundation.