On Thursday the 29th April, under the guidance of religious teacher sister Marija Hijacinta Matanović, second grade students of the Sisak Gymnasium on Thursday met with their peer, a young man from Iran who arrived in Croatia two years ago. Here are some more of their impressions: “We liked communicating with Yazdan. He […]
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On Thursday the 29th April, under the guidance of religious teacher sister Marija Hijacinta Matanović, second grade students of the Sisak Gymnasium on Thursday met with their peer, a young man from Iran who arrived in Croatia two years ago. Here are their impressions: “Today we had a meeting with Yazdan, from Iran.
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Abdul is an amazing speaker who has been sharing his story with many students. The fact that he is a young man helps build more empathy with the class. Abdul always say that young people should appreciate their family and school because we can never take anything for granted. Portuguese version Valoriza o
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The Moait family has been a big help during the CHANGE project, besides the fact they are great speakers, they have created a power point presentation to help make their story more dynamic. It’s been a pleasure working with them. Portuguese version Como devo contar a minha história? A família Moait
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The CHANGE project offers a lot of materials for teachers to use with their students while studying the theme of migration, but it´s very important for young people to feel connected to the subject. With that in mind, a school in Lisbon that has a cinema module has been watching films related with the topic
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The young Arianna tells us about the second chance offered to her friend Kalil. He fled the war in Libya and was welcomed by an Italian family who found him one day, starving and in distress. The story addresses the initial distrust and fear of the child, who struggles to feel completely safe even in
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“I am a mother who had the privilege of watching the presentation and Ghalia’s testimony. I wanted to let you know that we really enjoyed the almost 3 hours online that just flew by… it was really worth learning so much about all the global issues and the work that needs to be done.
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“I found the project extremely interesting, because it makes us aware of the atrocities that human beings go through – people like us – just because of the political and religious situations of their countries. In the first part, we were asked to carry out research on the realities lived by refugees, beyond what
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David is a young migrant who joins enrols in a school in his new country. On the first day of class, David faces forceful questions and racism from some of his classmates. We don’t know what country David is from because, as he points out in his presentation to the class, David comes from his
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“I really enjoyed the session. I think that although we sometimes see situations in the news such as arrivals of refugees to Portugal or to the European Union, we often do not realize the seriousness of the matter and end up not paying the subject much mind. But actually, these things deserve a lot more
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