Case Studies

Tatu Iisakkila works as an instructor in a family group home for refugee minors arriving in Finland without a guardian in the city of Turku, Finland. Tatu`s professional education name is Community Educator. Tatu has been working with immigrant young people for ten years and he is well known in the field of migration.

Giulia Di Carlo is a cultural mediator, sociologist and expert on migration. During this interview, you will discover the reality of reception centres in Palermo and the type of relationship between youth worker and migrants.

Dr. Maria Pisani holds a BA and MA in Youth & Community Studies, and a PhD in Adult Education from the University of Malta. She previously held the post of Head of Office (Malta) for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). During this time she was responsible for a number of key projects related to refugee resettlement, AVR, and human trafficking, amongst others.

Maria is also a practitioner and an activist, and the co-founder and director of the NGO Integra Foundation. Her ongoing involvement in the field provides an opportunity to keep the dialectic relationship between theory and practice alive, providing the space for critical knowledge production towards social transformation.

Mehdija Medović is youth worker from the town of Tutin. By vocation, he is a Security manager and soon will become Master engineer of forensics. He is chairing Tutin Youth Initiative which is an organization that deals with all youth-related issues in Tutin. As regards the work with the refugees he has started his engagement in 2015 as a coordinator of Divac Foundation project “Support to local communities’ response to the migrant crisis” in Tutin. This was his first encounter with the refugees. The project dealt with the integration of migrants into the local community.

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“Gulwali is a dedicated advocate and spokesperson for refugees and asylum seekers across the U.K and is the Co-Founder of not-for-profit organisation “My Bright Kite CIC”.

Since arriving in the UK in 2007 after being forced to leave Afghanistan as a 12 year old boy, Gulwali has achieved beyond all odds to become a well-respected and sought after public speaker, influencer and political campaigner for refugee’s rights, social justice and education. The experience of his journey to the UK shaped his future and inspired an insatiable determination and commitment to raise awareness and make a difference for other refugees.

Among his many achievements, Gulwali graduated with a Politics degree from The University of Manchester and he is now studying for his MPA at Coventry. Gulwali is the esteemed author of his autobiography, “The Lightless Sky: A Twelve-Year-Old Refugee’s Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan and His Extraordinary Journey Across Half The World”.

In his talks, Gulwali shares his captivating story of struggle, danger and resilience and how he miraculously survived the harrowing year long journey from Afghanistan to the UK, on his own, after being separated from his brother. Through his talks, audience’s young and old, are able to achieve an understanding of the extent of adversity that refugees face and thus be inspired to instigate positive change in their environments.”