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Fontana says Lombardy will help migrants who want to return

Fontana says Lombardy will help migrants who want to return

Presentation of Union of African Communities in Italy

Milan, 01 October 2018, 16:14

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Lombardy regional governor Attilio Fontana, at the presentation of the Union of African Communities in Italy (UCAI), said uncontrolled migration from Africa causes "serious damage" to those who arrive in Italy and find themselves living in undignified conditions rather than having solved their problems.
    Fontana said that when young people leave Africa, it causes an "impoverishment" in the continent, as young people are the continent's "greatest strengths" and should continue to relaunch it.
    He said Lombardy is ready to do its part by supporting training programmes to help those who want to return home with new professional skills and abilities.
    UCAI is the brainchild of African-Italian entrepreneur Otto Bitjoka, and it was launched at Palazzo Lombardia, the seat of the regional government.
    It aims to promote the voluntary return of migrants to Africa through a programme of professional training developed in Italy in collaboration with and in synergy with African countries of origin.
    "Our goal is to allow 1,000 citizens a year to return to Africa by offering training courses that give them the ability to work and create development in their countries of origin," Bitjoka said.
    Fontana praised the programme, and said he is looking at how the regional government can contribute.
    "The goal is to help those who want to return home a bit better, perhaps with new professional skills, preparation and the ability to help their nation grow," he said.
    He said migration must be faced "in earnest and without demagogy".
    "Emigration is devastating for everyone, including for those who integrate," Fontana said.
    "That's why those who want to return to their countries of origin must be given help," he said.
    Fontana said the biggest effort, however, must be made by Europe, which he said needs to invest in the African continent.
    The region of Lombardy can do its part by investing in training to better those who have emigrated to Italy, and it can give them professional expertise that can contribute to helping them relaunch their countries of origin, Fontana said.
   

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