At the invitation of Banca Etica and Oxfam Italy, a team delegated from ACAD Finance and Development and Arab Center for Agricultural Development visited the bank’s headquarters in Padova, Northern Italy. This visit was part of the "Ibtkar" project, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and implemented by Oxfam, ACAD Finance, Arab Center for Agricultural Development, and Reef Finance, with several Italian partners.

The visit included several meetings where the bank's vision, programs, and activities were introduced, and a meeting with the bank's Board of Directors, which affirmed that the bank would be Palestine's voice in Italy and would continue its support for ACAD.

Additionally, a workshop was held on the activities of "Ibtkar" project, and field visits were made to the projects funded by the bank.

The team also participated in an awareness and advocacy campaign to mobilize support for the Palestinian cause with public institutions in the Italian provinces of Bolzano and Bologna, where the overall situation in Palestine, the impact of the genocide in Gaza, and its repercussions on the economic sector, with a focus on the financing sector and the activities of the "Ibtkar" project, were discussed.