January 09 2023
A small village with a big heart: Camini roundtable and field visit
A small village with a big heart: Camini roundtable and field visit
The third of the series of field visits and roundtables of the ‘Welcoming Spaces’ brought us to a hilly commune of Camini, in the Italian region Calabria. Located about 50km south of Catanzaro and about 80…
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November 14 2022
Agency, entrepreneurship and employment: Learning from each other, about and from migrants
Agency, entrepreneurship and employment: Learning from each other, about and from migrants
By José Ricardo Martins As part of the Welcoming Spaces project of bringing together experts, policy makers, migrants, community leaders and members to talk about the various issues surrounding migration, development and other processes in…
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October 01 2022
Visualising welcoming spaces across Europe: Our digital photo book
Visualising welcoming spaces across Europe: Our digital photo book
What makes the place where you live welcoming and how would you capture this in an image? People have their own ways of looking at the village or town where they live in. Through the…
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August 05 2022
Organic Farming in Italy’s Shrinking Areas: what Opportunities for Newcomers?
Organic Farming in Italy’s Shrinking Areas: what Opportunities for Newcomers?
By Simone Cappati (Master in International Development Studies) A handful of committed Italian NGOs and small-town mayors believe that organic farming has the potential to tear down cultural and language barriers while revitalizing the local…
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June 11 2022
Intercultural day in San Esteban de Gormaz (Spain): Creating a community of practice through social theater and a photo exhibition
Intercultural day in San Esteban de Gormaz (Spain): Creating a community of practice through social theater and a photo exhibition
On Saturday, May 28, Cepaim Foundation together with the Association of Maghrebi Women of San Esteban de Gormaz, AISHA, and in collaboration with the City Council of San Esteban, organised an intercultural day in San…
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February 17 2022
Moving Forward When Life is on Hold: Personal Development in Asylum Seeker Centers in Dutch Shrinking Areas
Moving Forward When Life is on Hold: Personal Development in Asylum Seeker Centers in Dutch Shrinking Areas
How do you develop personally, when you are living in a rural, shrinking area in the Netherlands? In the research, I conducted for my Master Thesis, I focused on the personal development of asylum-seekers in…
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