A school
The new City of God kindergarten welcomes 100 children from the Old Fadama slum.
Venice · Accra · Trissur
Go, see, provide.
Gocce d'Amore Universale is the association founded in Venice in 2007 by Claudio Turina, a lay missionary. It supports the kindergarten and the clinic of City of God in the Old Fadama slum of Accra, and the House for the care of the soul in Trissur, Kerala.
Who we are
A witness before an association.
Claudio Turina, born in Verteneglio (Istria), met Mother Teresa of Calcutta and served as a Lay Missionary of Charity. For more than thirty years he has divided his life between Venice and missions around the world.
Once or twice a year he travels to see needs and progress in person. Latest trip: 16 July to 10 September 2025 in Accra, mostly at the Holy Bakhita clinic.
Claudio's story
A clinic
The Holy Bakhita clinic, where Claudio worked in 2025 alongside Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie.
A house
The House for the care of the soul in Trissur, Kerala (India).
“It has no profit purpose, receives no public funding and lives only on the voluntary contributions of its benefactors.”
From the association's history
How to support us
In Venice
Find us at the charity markets.
Claudio's books, scarves from Kerala and batik fabrics: proceeds go to the kindergarten and the clinic. Recent ones: Sala San Tommaso in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo (June 2025), San Leonardo at Christmas, Sant'Antonio at San Francesco della Vigna.
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