Mediterranean Hope Newsletter – February/March 2021

Mediterranean Hope Reaches Bosnia – A new “frontier” for the migrant and refugee programme of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy: Bosnia.  Two MH team members, Claudia Vitali and Niccolò Parigini, arrived in the last few hours in Bihac, where they will work together over the next three months with IPSIA-ACLI thanks to an agreement between the Protestant churches and the organization which has operated along the Western Balkan route since 2015. Continue reading….

Agriculture: EU funds should be linked to respect for workers’ rights – The clause on “social conditionality” already approved by the European Parliament on 21st October 2020, makes the provision of assistance to agricultural businesses contingent on respect for employment conditions provided for by contracts and national, European and international law.  Continue reading….

Just Another Day at the House of Many Cultures – The feature “A Glimpse from the Border” is curated by the team from Mediterranean Hope (MH), the migration project of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI).  This week’s “Glimpse” comes from the House of Many Cultures in Scicli and has been written by volunteer Alessandra Dubbioso Scicli. Continue reading…

Unless there is freedom for all, there is freedom for none – The feature “A Glimpse from the Border” is curated by the team from Mediterranean Hope (MH), the migration project of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI).  This week’s “Glimpse” has been written by Elisa Biason.  At crossing points people arrive exhausted: men, women and children worn out from an unending journey and an often dramatic experience. Continue reading…

Dialogue with Nature – The feature “A Glimpse from the Border” is curated by the team from Mediterranean Hope (MH), the migration project of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI). This week’s “Glimpse” has been written by MH’s team on the island of Lampedusa. Continue reading.