refugees
![Bayt al-Thaqafa Foundation The Bayt al-Thaqafa Foundation offers accommodation resources and support to refugees or asylum seekers.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/whatsapp_image_2024-06-14_at_09.58.44.jpeg?itok=QWgLrz9V&c=d5a35e323f34ebd72b29c4b9261f3188)
We speak with Núria Moya, co-responsible for the International Protection area of the Bayt al-Thaqafa Foundation, about how refugees are currently received in Catalonia, which needs are met and which are not.
![Data taken from the Ministry of the Interior of Spain. Evolution of asylum applications in Spain.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/captura_de_pantalla_2024-07-10_135427.png?itok=eHFoSRwr&c=b0b4cf92f42ddc2cc1eda248ba86e47d)
The Catalan Asylum Action Committee (CCAR) has presented the 2023 yearbook: 'The asylum situation in Catalonia and the world'.
![Pexels. Barcelonas UdG University is currently drawing up a protocol for the recognition of previous studies .](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/pexels-mikhail-nilov-9158767.jpg?itok=xg1nACyP&c=d08743e369c335c5ed3519ffd1058ac1)
At the University of Girona (UdG) , the Social Commitment and Professional Guidance Unit (UCSOP) manages several aid and support programs for refugees.
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In 2022, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) approved its ' International Emergencies and Alerts Protocol ', which incorporated, as an annex, the Refugee Reception Program.
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In 2022, the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) approved its ' International Emergencies and Alerts Protocol ', which incorporated, as an annex, the Refugee Reception Program.
![Solidaritat UB. Event 'Barcelona: City and university refuge'.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/ub_20200127_acte_barcelona_ciutat_i_universitat_refugi.jpg?itok=OmDxNuZy&c=2119211dec815c707b40fc55f0c84a29)
The University of Barcelona (UB) , through the entity Solidaritat UB has had a scholarship program for people from conflict zones since 2015 .
![Fundació Autònoma Solidària. 'DiasporART' session, one of FAS’ activities around refugee students.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/mural2.jpg?itok=9rqAiLqO&c=0ec9e4314dcb2927896cbe01d7eb66a1)
From its program #UABRefugi, the Catalan university grants tuition fees for people fleeing their countries.
![Oscar Loro. Khurshid came with her mother from Afghanistan.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/whatsapp_image_2024-06-11_at_21.29.32.jpeg?itok=0kTL6c99&c=472dc53b8018c601ef5c14169a145387)
Khurshid Wardak talks about her experience as a refugee and what her journey is like, but also who and how they helped her.
![Canva. There can be several reasons why a person migrates, such as escaping conflict, persecution, terrorism or rights violations, among others.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/1_62.jpg?itok=VfJ4_H6Z&c=7686e8492896ebcb67c2e5bf4aa89525)
The testimonies of refugees can help raise awareness in society about the situation that millions of people suffer every day.
My experience as a volunteer was an eye-opener to the lived realities of thousands of refugees around the world. I understood the importance of our work to create spaces to meet and create a culture of peace and coexistence.
At the end of 2023 it was estimated that there were 117.3 million stories of lives forced to leave the place they lived in a forceful way due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights’ violations, and other events that severely altered public order.
![Frontex The European Border and Coast Guard Agency celebrates two decades of unstoppable growth.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/frontex_1.png?itok=2H02uoNY&c=d312be2c940aab63705953285032d0df)
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency celebrates two decades of unstoppable growth, marred by accusations of human rights violations and lack of transparency.