“Oltre il ghetto – Storie di libertà” is the competition held as a part of the project Su.Pr.Eme. Italia, aimed at the organizations of the public and private social sector that fight against illegal hiring in Apulia, Campania, Calabria, Basilicata and Sicily. The project was created to collect, disseminate and reward stories of migrant people escaping exploitation in agriculture.
LEARN MOREFuggito dal Mali nel 2007, Drissa Doumbya per anni lavora nelle campagne di Foggia, Rosarno e Brindisi al soldo di caporali della Capitanata e della piana di Gioia Tauro. Poi trova lavoro come lavapiatti, si innamora della cucina italiana e decide di studiare per diventare chef. È la sua svolta. A Brindisi ha fondato una delle prime Comunità africane di Puglia
LEARN MOREAfter having worked underpaid and without a contract in the fields of Corleone, and having risked to be repatriated to Ghana, Batch Mballow is now a cultural mediator for the ARCI Porco Rosso in Palermo. He goes to the ghettos of Campobello and Cassibile to listen to the stories of immigrant laborers who work in conditions of exploitation and live in inhumane situations.
LEARN MOREAfter suffering exploitation as a laborer in Piedmont and Calabria, Ibrahim Diabate contributes to the birth of SOS Rosarno. With Mediterranean Hope, he created the project “Luci su Rosarno” (Lights on Rosarno), to light up the streets of the plain, help the laborers moving by bike to avoid accidents and shed light on the rights of farm workers.
LEARN MOREPatty left Nigeria to become a lawyer, but her arrival in Italy was the beginning of an ordeal that brought her to the runway of Borgo Mezzanone. There, she worked in the fields and risked her life. With the help of some associations, she left the ghetto. Now she has a regular work contract and is committed to ensuring that the voices of migrants are heard.
LEARN MORESports as a means of inclusion for second-generation boys and girls between 12 and 18 years of age. This is the story of Tam Tam Basket, a project trying to offer an alternative to families coming from Africa and living in the area of Castel Volturno. Many of the parents are in conditions of irregularity which, in a context such as that of Castel Volturno, makes them vulnerable to exploitation by organized crime.
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