LIGAR: Learning to connect HOM’s experience as a LIGAR program trainee, a training project by Cáritas Portugal. HOM has been taking part in LIGAR, a training program specialized in non-profit organizations focused on migrants, conducted by Cáritas Portugal. The aim of the project is defined by the organization as “mobilizing partners, capacitating social agents and promoting…
Volunteering 101:empowering young minds HOM conducted a volunteering workshop for students of the University of Beira Interior, developing projects to support forced migrants. Due to a special invitation, the 27th of September was marked by HOM’s participation in “Voluntariado 101”, an event about volunteering organised by students from the University of Beira Interior. The main…
Climate Change: a factor driving disproportional Human Displacement In contrast to the historical trend, conflict and violence is no longer the leading cause for forced displacement around the world. In the last years, the vast majority of displacements has been triggered by weather-related disasters. Source: Hussein Malla, Migrants-Refugees According to this year’s Global Report on…
Around the World: What’s Going On in Myanmar? This is a part of our series “Around the World”, where we analyse political, social and economic issues from countries often times set aside on the news. The 2021 military coup has aggravated an already unstable context. Myanmar faces a conflict between its military junta and an…
Greece is violating human rights. With our money. Anjo Kan | Dreamstime.com In the beginning of the month, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Greece violated the European Convention of Human Rights in 2014 over the sinking of a migrant boat. Eleven asylum seekers, including eight children, lost their lives. The survivors stated…
Refugee Week:Celebrating the individuality of every single one “There are many refugees whose talent is wasted in the closed space of the camp, being away from school and not being supported” Celebrating refugees is celebrating the resilience in their journey and their unique perspectives and abilities as individuals. This month, together with Rethinking Refugees, we…