Informer: Integration for Female Migrants

The two countries’ recognition of women and girls as automatic refugees comes at a critical time of increased repression of women’s rights in Afghanistan and growing uncertainty for Afghans seeking refuge in Europe and beyond.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/09/denmark-sweden-offer-protection-all-women-girls-afghanistan

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Denmark, Sweden Offer Protection to All Women, Girls from Afghanistan In a noteworthy decision, last week, Denmark’s Refugee Appeals Board announced in a statement that it will grant asylum to all women and girls from Afghanistan “solely based on their gender.”

Cypriot partner organisation SYNTHESIS hosted two Informer: Integration for Female Migrants Multiplier Events in April in order to present project resources to refugee, asylum seeker and migrant women, as well as representatives from NGOs and charities within their refugee network.

Read more about the project here: https://www.informerintegration.com/

Su Informer: Integration for Female Migrants tante news per conoscere il tema delle migrazioni e di quali siano gli impatti e le difficoltà che le donne devono affrontare una volta che cambiano Paese.

ℹ Scopri lo stato dell'arte del progetto europeo a cui partecipa anche Forium su www.informerintegration.com.

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"Instead of care and protection, they regularly face an obstacle course of restrictions, confusion, stigma and discrimination.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-refugees-abortions-contraception-eu-b2339974.html

Aspire-international The Opportunity Centre SYNTHESIS IED Institute of Entrepreneurship Development Forium Department for International Cooperation - Folkuniversitetet, Uppsala The Square Dot Team

Ukrainian refugees living in EU forced to travel back for abortions, study warns ‘These women can travel back and forth but it doesn’t mean that it’s peaceful or normal travel’

"Il teatro come veicolo di pace": Paola Marcone e l'esperienza di Bubamara - Forium A abbiamo incontrato Paola Marcone, regista e drammaturga, che con Bubamara Teatro porta avanti il proprio progetto rivolto ai […]

"All these women are going through some form of trauma due to the war, due to not being with their families, due to not being able to speak English, so I just wanted to show their feelings, their emotions, their anger.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liverpool-kyiv-london-russia-b2337495.html

Aspire-international The Opportunity Centre SYNTHESIS IED Institute of Entrepreneurship Development Forium The Square Dot Team Department for International Cooperation - Folkuniversitetet, Uppsala

Photography project ‘form of therapy’ for female Ukrainian refugees in Liverpool The photography exhibition is on display in Liverpool while the city hosts the Eurovision Song Contest in place of last year’s winner, Ukraine.

“Child marriage has different causes in different places, but there are often commonalities linked to poverty and limited opportunities for girls...Gender inequality, stereotypes, weak laws and the fear of pregnancy outside of marriage also contribute.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/05/child-marriage-in-decline-but-will-take-300-years-to-eliminate

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Child marriage in decline – but will take 300 years to eliminate UN children’s agency welcomes drop in number of underage brides, but warns 12 million girls still getting married each year

📰🇪🇺 Concludendo la nostra rassegna stampa sul progetto Informer: Integration for Female Migrants, ecco l'articolo che è stato pubblicato da Il Tirreno - Provincia di Pisa per illustrare il nostro evento finale.

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"We try to encourage girls to come and the youngest was six. It can be tough for them because they see all the boys who look like they know what they are doing.

But I try to explain that there’s nothing you can’t achieve, you just have to believe in yourself. I show them that we are all just learning; we can fall and laugh about it."

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/04/its-an-incredible-feeling-the-greek-skateboarders-getting-girls-and-refugees-onboard

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‘It’s an incredible feeling’: the Greek skateboarders getting girls and refugees onboard A grassroots charity in Athens is giving lessons in skateboarding to children of refugees and to increasing numbers of girls across the city