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- Lives on hold: the experiences of asylum seekers in Moria refugee campPublication . Moreira, Ana Luísa; Barbosa, Mariana; Maia, Margarida; Veiga, Elisa; Martins, Filipe; Santos, MafaldaOf the hundreds of thousands of people that formed the huge migratory flow of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’, many are currently living in refugee camps, at times without basic conditions. This research aims to describe the lived experience of these people and amplify their voices. In order to pursue this goal, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with asylum seekers accomodated in the Kara Tepe refugee camp but who had also had experience of life in Moria refugee camp (both camps are in Greece). We complemented these data with participant observations carried out in the Kara Tepe refugee camp and some visits at the surroundings of Moria camp. Our results highlight a much worse experience of asylum seekers in Moria refugee camp if compared to asylum seekers’ experience in Kara Tepe, with reports of overcrowding, hunger, lack of hygiene, poor healthcare, insecurity and violence. The psychological impact of the high number of adversities affecting people living under these circunstances also stood out, with evidence of distress experienced. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings in terms of policy change.
- Pertenser: assessment of a community based project aiming to promote school successPublication . Martins, Filipe; Carneiro, Alexandra; Santos, Mafalda; Matos, Raquel; Alves, Sofia MexiaO insucesso e o abandono escolar evidenciam-se como problemas sociais prioritários que não se devem apenas a fatores individuais ou familiares. O projeto PertenSer foi concebido como uma resposta educativa de base comunitária com o objetivo de oferecer aos jovens mais vulneráveis oportunidades de desenvolvimento de competências pessoais, sociais e profissionais, reforçando a sua motivação para a aprendizagem e a sua confiança e capacidade para construírem trajetos de vida. Participaram neste projeto 13 jovens dos 14 aos 18 anos, a frequentar o 8.º e o 9.º anos de escolaridade, enquadrados no Programa Integrado de Educação e Formação. A avaliação qualitativa do projeto considerou o envolvimento dos participantes nas ações implementadas e as mudanças no autoconceito e desenvolvimento pessoal e social, no envolvimento escolar e nas perspetivas de futuro. Os resultados destacam melhorias ao nível da autoconfiança e comportamento na escola, assim como na relação com os adultos e na capacidade de definir objetivos a curto e médio prazo. Destacam ainda a promoção da valorização e da motivação para a aprendizagem escolar, que contribuiu para a redução do abandono escolar e para a obtenção de maior sucesso. Como fatores de sucesso do projeto, realçam-se a abordagem comunitária envolvendo diferentes atores extraescolares e as relações de suporte estabelecidas com profissionais e professores.
- Pro.Vi – Protecting victims’ rights : handbook for practitionersPublication . Bracalenti, Raffaele; Ferrer, Catia Isabel Santonico; Heinrich, Svenja; Ribeiro, Catarina; Barbosa, Mariana; Santos, Mafalda; Matos, Raquel; Carneiro, Joana; Moreira, Andreia; Tomita, Mihaela; Ungureanu, Roxana; Schwartz, Claudiu; Schwartz, Adina; Vázquez, María Gonzákez; Lois, José Prieto
- Welcoming refugees in Portugal: preliminary assessment through the voices of refugee familiesPublication . Barbosa, Mariana; Santos, Mafalda; Veiga, Elisa; Martins, Filipe; Ribeiro, Maria Teresa; Faria, JoanaThe Refugee Support Platform (PAR – Plataforma de Apoio a Refugiados) was created in September 2015 through the establishment of a network of organisations and volunteers from the Portuguese civil society. PAR Families is a program that aims to provide support to refugee families in Portugal. PAR Families model implies that for each family of refugees arriving in the country there will be an institution directly responsible for the following dimensions: independent accommodation, food and clothing; support regarding access to healthcare services, education, labour market, Portuguese language classes and social and cultural integration. From the total of families (n = 73) hosted by PAR at the time data collection began (March 2018), members of 40 families were interviewed (35 women and 26 men). Through in-depth qualitative interviews the study gave voice to their perspectives as experiential experts of the PAR Families program, and with this gathering important feedback and recommendations our research aims to: (1) identify the good practices that should be maintained and reproduced with new refugee families that may be hosted by PAR; (2) recognise the aspects that appear as counter-productive to a successful integration and autonomisation of the refugee families in the six dimensions targeted by the PAR Program.