Educational projects

Ever since 2002 Popoli Insieme has been promoting the project “Finestre – Refugees stories” to the schools in the territory of Padua and Rovigo.
Based on an idea by Fondazione Centro Astalli, the workshop aims to promote debate on migrations and asylum right especially among youngsters and students. This happens through a direct encounter with a refugee who tells his story to class. Before getting to listen to his or her witness, the class learns something more about forced migrations and asylum right though data and statistics, in order to contextualize the story.

During these workshops, the main role is played by the witness of a holder of international protection, a person who lived through the experience of forced migration, cause by war and violence. Normally, the witnesses who help us in these workshops have lived in Italy, in Padua, for several years and are now able to tell their story without suffering. Through the years we have seen how this experience can be powerful and meaningful for the students, that have the chance to overcome stereotypes and prejudices and look at migration from a different perspective.