Italian crowdfunding for medical and housing needs

Overview

Individual fundraising efforts in Italy have emerged to support citizens facing severe medical and personal crises.

Jessica Scarpa, a 36-year-old battling pancreatic cancer, has seen her GoFundMe campaign grow significantly. Initially seeking funds for the experimental drug daraxonrasib—which costs approximately 45,000 euros per month and is unavailable in Europe—her campaign raised over 52,000 euros. By late October, the total surpassed 96,000 euros to cover treatment cycles and potential travel to the United States.

In a separate initiative in Palermo, a campaign led by Vincenzo Cefalù and Francesco Ganci raised over 11,000 euros for a local man named Giuseppe. The funds are intended to provide housing and essential expenses for him after he reportedly lost his home and began sleeping on the streets.

Entities

GoFundMe · Jessica Scarpa · Olginate · Giuseppe · Angelica Pasculli

Timeline

1 day ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Individual fundraising campaigns in Italy raise funds for medical and housing needs
Crowdfunding campaigns in Italy have raised over 96,000 euros for a woman seeking experimental cancer treatment in the US and 11,000 euros to help a homeless man in Palermo find housing.
4 days ago

[HEALTH] 5 sources
Italian women launch fundraising campaigns for expensive cancer treatment
Two Italian women, Angelica Pasculli and Jessica Scarpa, are raising funds to access the costly drug daraxonrasib to treat metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Sources

bitontoviva.it · blogsicilia.it · giovinazzoviva.it · greenme.it · LaStampa.it · lecconetweek.it · monza-news.it