Veils of Silence : The Hidden Stories of Young Refugee Women in South Africa I have been a refugee in South Africa since 2013. As an activist for refugee rights I have participated in different platforms and events that exposed me to traumatic experiences of refugees and women in particular. What struck me as different in…
Polaris 14 is a non-profit organisation working to improve the reception and integration conditions of refugees in France. Founded in 2018, under the name « Light Towards Future » and then « Association LTF » it will become Polaris 14 in September 2023. Polaris stands for “POur l’Accueil des Réfugiés et leur Insertion Socioprofessionnelle” (For the Reception of Refugees…
The Refugee Children’s Project (RCP) is a homegrown humanitarian organization, established in 2002 by a dedicated group of refugees in Johannesburg-South Africa. RCP initially aimed to ease the integration of refugee children and unaccompanied minors into South African society. However, the organization’s mission has broadened over time. Today, RCP extends its reach to a wider…
Refugee Social Services (RSS) is a Durban based registered NPO (not for profit organization). The organization provides social services primarily for refugees and asylum seekers in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province. Services are mainly located in Durban and Pietermaritzburg as these two cities are the largest in Kwa-Zulu Natal and host the majority of refugee communities.…
Velos Youth is a non profit-organisation founded in 2017, to support children and young people on the move to re-start and re-build their lives. Their work centres around a safe space in central Athens for young people aged 16-30 years old, which offers a range of services as well as support to access services delivered…
Melissa Network of Migrant Women in Greece was envisioned as an open beehive of communication, creativity and exchange and was founded in 2014 with the participation of migrant and refugee women leaders. Based in Athens, it provides a safe space of support, learning and creativity, promoting women’s rights, advocacy, integration and active citizenship. It supports…
In collaboration with the HEARD team from Kwazulu-Natal University and Refugee Social Services (RSS), the GRABS team conducted focus group discussions with young people.
The GRABS team conducted a scoping research trip to Greece from February 24th to 28th.
Josephine Biglin is a partner in the UK. She is a lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Salford and honorary research fellow at the University of Manchester. Her work explores people seeking asylums’ experiences of place, belonging, wellbeing and citizenship using creative participatory methods, framed by a feminist ethics of care. She also…
Early in the morning on March 18, dozens of heavily armed police officers were positioned in front of the Gaîté Lyrique, central Paris, to evict young migrants.