Powerful appeal written by refugees in Calais at the end of August 2021 following the death of Yasser who was sixteen years old.
A Podcast About Language
Four friends in Athens discuss different words used to describe different legal statuses - 'refugee', 'aslyum seeker', 'unaccompanied minor', 'migrant' - what the words mean, how they are often used, and how they can feel.
Asylum-seeking Children Need Foster Carers (Part 2): Veronica
Veronica (not her real name) shares her experiences fostering Sunflower.
Asylum-seeking Children Need Foster Carers (Part 1): Sunflower
Sunflower (not her real name) is a 16-year-old from Angola who shared her experience being fostered by Veronica in the UK.
What It Takes To Be Safe
Hi, I’m Kozey. I want to tell you about my life. I am from Afghanistan. I have lived in a country where there is war and Taliban and ISIS. I didn’t have a bright future ahead of me. Imagine, I haven’t had any fun since I was very small and most of the days as a child I screamed and screamed. Every day I was waking to gunshots and witnessing innocent people getting murdered.
Survival Sex
Gaz Kishere shares his experience and learning as a practitioner in the field of child trafficking and child sex slavery for over ten years across Europe.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? (Where Are All the Homeless Children?)
Written by one of the Velos Youth founders, Jonny Willis, this article draws on the work of Velos Youth and highlights some of the current issues affecting homeless children in Greece.
The Balkan Way: Hearsay Here-to-Stay
Collected stories of refugees in transit through the Balkans offering insights into practical issues of access to water, accomodation and safety.
A Tale of Tails and Teenagers (Part 4): Safe Passage
In three hours the kittens have their passports and two weeks later they make safe passage by car to their new adoptive family. Meanwhile, waiting times of over a year for unaccompanied minors for safe and legal passage means they risk returning to the unofficial camps to cross in lorries and on boats. Those who do not qualify for family reunification are left with no other option as the Dubs Amendment commitment has not been met, and is now closed.
A Tale of Tails and Teenagers (Part 3): Protection
Preventative measures for the kittens put them immediately out of harms way, whereas unaccompanied minors unable to access safe accommodation face daily risks of police violence, physical abuse, sexual exploitation, emotional abuse, exploitation and human trafficking.