The Terre des Hommes
children's rights NGO is set to relaunch a psychological support
programme for young people in migrant reception centres this
week.
The Ngo's Faro or "Lighthouse" programme is starting up
again in centres including the CPSA in Pozzallo, near Ragusa in
Sicily, which fellow NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) pulled
out of at the end of last year, saying that lack of services and
overcrowding were obstructing its work.
Federica Giannotta from Terre des Hommes said her NGO
understood MSF's reasons for leaving but that they had decided
to prioritise the "interest and needs of hundreds of minors who
pass through this centre".
She said the young people at the centre were "highly
vulnerable" and would be left without a useful and firm point of
reference if Terre des Hommes withdrew its support.
"In such a delicate context we believe it is important to
be able to offer psychological support, orientation and a
qualified listener that helps young migrants to not lose hope,
control and strength," she said.
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