Interviews

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Summer activities are crucial in this post-confinement phase.

Summer activities, crucial to boost young people’s well-being

In a large family you are not alone and you have always someone to play with.

Regina Maroncelli: “Parents have been real heroes dealing with home, care, school activities and their own job”

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Older people have been exposed to increased risk of violence, abuse and neglect without access to prevention or support services.

Bridget Sleap: “What the pandemic has done is expose and exacerbates existing inequalities older people experience”

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The European Disability Forum is advocating for a disability inclusive response from EU and international organisations.

André Félix: “The pandemic and the governments’ response are leaving persons with disabilities even more vulnerable”

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Oscar Camps, the director and founding member of Open Arms.

Oscar Camps: “Boats continue to arrive; the problem is those that don’t make it across”

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In displacement camps, the implementation of basic infection prevention and control measures can be challenging due to the scarcity of resources.

Jason Straziuso: “We fear the worst for people in prisons and displacement camps around the world”

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Jamila Al Hassani, feminist writer.

Jamila Al Hassani: "The feminist struggle must go hand-in-hand with the fight against racism"

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Dr Pere Barri founded the Genital Reconstruction Program.

Dr Pere Barri: “Surgery on women subjected to female genital mutilation should include psychological support”

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Emanuele Alecci, president of Padova European Volunteering Capital.

Emanuele Alecci: “We do not want only to celebrate volunteering, but also create and spread a new Culture of Solidarity”

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ODG and Fotomovimiento film the documentary “Free tours, treballar per propines”.

Oriol Daviu: "Free tours may be free, but they come at a cost”

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Nour el Hadi started a new life in Barcelona 11 years ago.

Nour el Hadi: “There is no need to create a group for migrants, but an institution for everybody”

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