Humberto Ortiz is the Assistant to the President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the Regional Referent of the "Human and Solidarity Economy" Hub that contributes to both SELACC (Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Secretariat) and DEJUSOL/ CELAM (Department of Justice and…
In the context of the European-funded and European-wide Caritas MIND project (Migration. Interconnectedness. Development), Caritas Europa’s network aims to encourage EU and MS institutions as well as European society to recognise migrants and diaspora as real contributors to the integral human development of European society as well as to the…
In the framework of the #whatishome campaign we conducted a phone interview with Ninna Nyberg Sørensen. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology and is a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies. She has worked on transnational migration issues for most of her career and published widely…
"A place that belongs to you, which is yours", this is what home means to Shamim. Born as a refugee, without nationality, he is part of the minority of the Biharis - also called the forgotten Pakistanis. Discover through his testimony why having a place he can call home is…
Nastia, 8 years old, Eastern Ukraine Nastia fled with her father and brother from the fighting in eastern Ukraine to Russia. Nastia's new home is now a small room in a hotel in Wolschsky in Russia. She shares it with her dad, brother, aunt, and cousin. The hotel has rented…
Home is not only my country. Home is where I am now, where my family is… Silvia and I met in 2011 when Silvia came with Caritas Italy to volunteer in a youth centre in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, where I was volunteering as well. The centre is a…
Family reunification is a basic #HumanRight. We cannot limit that. Ska Keller MEPMore on this campaignCAMPAIGNS
Historically, seasonal and circular migration has allowed families to have enough food in many developing countries. It is an adaptation strategy. But what exactly is the impact of this migration on food systems in the south? How are European development and migration policies affecting these food systems? Anna Knoll,…
The urgency with which we need to try to halt climate change cannot be underestimated. Scientists have modelled the exponential rate at which climate change is advancing. And all evidence shows that it is advancing much faster than we had predicted. The melting of permafrost and of Artic ice shelves…
Home to me is to feel safe and where I can be myself. My name is Ruchika (26). I came to Brussels a little over three years ago to work for a bank. I fell in love with the working culture, the friendliness and courteousness. I’ve lived in India for…