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In this podcast we're exploring the perilous experiences of migration's most vulnerable group, Unaccompanied Minors. To do this we spoke to Bini Araia, Project Manager for UK based NGO, Investing in People and Culture and Dominik Kalweit, Vice Executive Director for KOPIN Malta, an organisation supporting the integration of refugee women and children . The content you are about to hear contains information some listeners will find distressing. #migrant #offshore #aid #station #refugee #malta #europe #bini #araia #unaccompanied #minors #moas #MOAS #force #forced #migration #podcast #episode #discussion #refugee #camps #violence #host #origin #country #women #children

Welcome to another edition of the MOAS podcast. In this episode we're talking about the people who cross the Sahara Desert, many bound for Libya and the crossing to Europe. At over 9 million kilometres square and enveloping 11 countries, the Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert on Earth. No one truly knows the scale of how many people die making the crossing but it widely held by concerned organisations that many more perish on the journey to Libya than those recorded in the Mediterranean. Joining us from Niger in West Africa is Petra Suric Jankov, Business Development Specialist for the Catholic Relief Services. CRS is proposing ways to rebuild the economy and livelihoods for the community of Agadez, Niger and the migrants who use the ancient Tuareg city to depart from. We talk about the significance of the departure point, how migrants prepare for the crossing, the journey and how to change people's minds about making the crossing. #migrant #offshore #aid #station #MOAS #Malta #Italy #Europe #safe #legal #routes #Phoenix #crossing #cross #desert #sahara #migrant #refugees #Agadez #west #Africa #Niger #Tuareg #catholic #relief #services #petra #suric #jankov #crossing #journey #alternatives #departure #point

In this episode we discuss Gender and its part in Forced Migration. We look closely at how men and women flee instability in their homeland and the experiences of Gender Based Violence faced both on the journey and in the host country. To unpack this theme we speak to former Angolan refugee, Doctoral Student and blogger, Lucia Kula and the Senior Advocacy Officer for the Women's Refugee Commission, Marcy Hersh. The content you are about to hear contains information that some listeners will find distressing. #migrant #offshore #aid #station #moas #MOAS #malta #gender #force #forced #migration #podcast #episode #discussion #refugee #camps #based #violence #sexual violence #host #origin #country #lucia #kula #women's #women #commission #marcy #hersh #angola #civil #war #conflict #trafficker #traffickers #smugglers #health #welfare

Join us we go aboard the Phoenix before it departed for the Central Mediterranean. We talk to the crew, explore the ship and get a sense of how MOAS rescues and cares for people saved at sea. #moas #migrant #offshore #aid #station #malta #refugee #italy #boat #humanitarian #corridor #march #2017 #human #rights #migration #mediterranean #sea #crossing #phoenix #boat #rescue #rescue boat #refugee

Here are some highlights from MOAS Xchange 2017. The purpose of the event is to exchange ideas and perspectives on the current political landscape surrounding migration and how to create safe and legal routes for migrants and refugees to come to Europe. Our panel included Doctor Jeffrey Crisp of the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, Cesare Giacomo Zucconi, Secretary General of the Community of Sant'Egidio in Italy, Dr Alganesc Fesseha, Founder and President of the Gandhi Association, Kahin Ismail, UNHCR Representative to Malta and Oliviero Forti, Director of Caritas Italiana. Our moderator was Marina Lalovic, broadcast journalist currently working for Italian broadcaster Rai. #exchange #xchange #moas #migrant #offshore #aid #station #malta #refugee #italy #boat #humanitarian #corridor #march #2017 #human #rights #sant #egidio #community #integration #migration #trafficking #organs #caritas #oxford #unhcr #UNHCR #jeff #crisp #alganesc #fesseha #marina #lalovic #oliviero #forti #kahin #ismail #cesare #giacomo #zucconi #ethiopia #eritrea #sudan #mediterranean #sea #crossing #sinai #camps

Professor Rochelle Davis tells more about the impact of conscription on the lives of Syrian men, the lengths that are taken to escape military service and the reaction from the regime. #moas #migrant #offshore #aid #station #malta #charity #podcast #interview #episode #2 #poetry #poet #poetic #justice #mediterranean #sea #refugee #brian #bilston #rochelle #davis #academic #professor #georgetown #university #stigma #help #syria #conscription #flee #migration #forced #regime #bashar #assad #al #bribes #turkey #lebanon #jordan #stereotype #threat

They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or I Should life have dealt a different hand We need to see them for who they really are Chancers and scroungers Layabouts and loungers With bombs up their sleeves Cut-throats and thieves They are not Welcome here We should make them Go back to where they came from They cannot Share our food Share our homes Share our countries Instead let us Build a wall to keep them out It is not okay to say These are people just like us A place should only belong to those who are born there Do not be so stupid to think that The world can be looked at another way (Now read from the bottom up) #moas #migrant #offshore #aid #station #malta #charity #podcast #interview #episode #2 #poetry #poet #poetic #justice #mediterranean #sea #refugee #brian #bilston #rochelle #davis #academic #professor #georgetown #university #stigma #help #syria #conscription #flee #migration #forced

Welcome to the latest podcast from MOAS. In this episode we speak to Brian Bilston, the mysterious ‘Poet Laureate of Twitter’ about his poem entitled, ‘Refugees’ and Professor Rochelle Davis about her research into men fleeing conscription in Syria. #moas #migrant #offshore #aid #station #malta #charity #podcast #interview #episode #2 #poetry #poet #poetic #justice #mediterranean #sea #refugee #brian #bilston #rochelle #davis #academic #professor #georgetown #university #stigma #help #syria #conscription #flee #migration #forced

In this clip Eric tells us how poetry and literature can change people's ideas and inspire empathy. 'you can tell a lot about a society by the way it treats its artists, its writers, its poets. I look at this human migration now, not from a political viewpoint - for that is not my strong point - but from a literary perspective. You see, I have a lady in my class and she doesn’t understand a word of English, but she performs perfect poetry in a language which is part of Bantu. Most of these poems are tribal; the only thing refugees have is their memories. They don’t carry household items, and because of the trauma the only thing they have left is their memories. When this lady stands in front of an audience and she remembers this song that is ancient and mystic to her - the only thing that she knows - she tells her story; not because she has been traumatised, but to say: “This is my memory”. '

In this clip Eric tells us how literature and poetry helps people to work through trauma. 'But movement for asylum seekers or refugees is so traumatic that is it’s not only about the initial displacement. It’s not only about you losing your home, it’s about capture, some of it is treacherous movements, it’s climbing mountains, some of it is crossing the seas and they are doing that constantly to seek peace and finding none. There is continuous trauma until the point of arrival. '

To commemorate 2017's World Poetry Day MOAS spoke to Cameroonian Poet Eric Ngalle Charles. Eric is a poet, author, playwright and Cameroonian refugee now living in Ely, Wales. He has written extensively on the theme of seeking refuge, and now works with refugees and asylum seekers to help them make sense of their experiences of forced migration through the process of creative writing.

Hello and welcome to the first podcast from the MOAS, the Migrant Offshore Aid Station. This podcast is here to bring you fortnightly updates on the MOAS mission and tell you about the technologies and equipment we use. We’ll also be interviewing experts to discuss wider forced migration issues and most of importantly share with you the stories and experiences of the people we rescue at sea. We spoke with Dr Nando Sigona, an expert who has been contributing to an international project focused on Mediterranean migration. MEDMIG published its findings in November 2016. What it reveals are the interesting journeys, experiences and timeframes connected with migrants and refugees who make their way to European shores. You can read a transcript of the interview on our website: https://www.moas.eu/moas-podcast-1-nando-sigona-migrant-journeys/ #MOAS #migrant #offshore #aid #station #Podcast #episode #interview #nando #sigona #MEDMIG #mediterranean #central #eastern #journeys #refugee #libya #turkey #italy #boat #regular #irregular #route #charity

Here is our full interview with Dr Lucy Hovil for our Push Factors blog Series, this week focusing on Conflict. Dr Hovil recently published research investigating how exclusion and marginalisation of refugees in the Great Lakes Region of Africa leads to a sustained cycle of violence. Bio: 'Dr. Lucy Hovil has sixteen years of experience conducting research amongst displaced and conflict-affected groups in East and Central Africa, first with the Refugee Law Project of Makerere University, Uganda, and then with the International Refugee Rights Initiative. She received her PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, UK, in 2000, and is the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Transitional Justice.' #africa #great #lakes #region #academic #migrant #charity #lucy #hovil #violence #conflict #push #factor #MOAS #moas

In this clip Dr Lucy Hovil explains how exclusion and marginalisation of refugees inside host countries often leads to more violence in the long term. #refugee #exclusion #marginalisation #migrant #charity #MOAS #moas #lucy #hovil #violence #conflict #African #great #lakes #region #burundi #rwanda #cycle #camps

In this clip Dr Lucy Hovil explains why conflict is such a push factor in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. #africa #migrant #great #lakes #region #charity #academic #lucy #hovil #research #conflict #push #factor #migration #migrants #refugee #cycle #violence