Corridoi umanitari dall’Afghanistan
With Arci providing shelter to people who are fleeing the Afghan regime.
Starting date
1 March 2022Duration
12 mesiRealized by:
Arci NazionaleObjectives
Fostering inclusion interventions in Italy for 50 citizens who are fleeing Afghanistan through humanitarian corridors.
Focusing on the Afghan crisis and the tragedy of the victims of the Taliban regime through concrete solidarity initiatives involving citizens and local and national institutions.
The project will offer shelter to 50 people belonging to four target groups:
- donne sole o sole con bambini;
- attiviste, militanti, difensori dei diritti umani (persone esposte a rischio di persecuzione a causa del loro impegno politico, sociale, culturale o artistico);
- persone appartenenti alla comunità LGBTQ+;
- giornalisti e giornaliste.
The network of Arci shelters — already supported by the Istituto Buddista Italiano Soka Gakkai with 8×1000 funds from 2020 — will set up an accommodation system both in dedicated apartments and with hosting families. Expert operators and mediators will be available to assist the shelters, alongside specific services already managed by Arci (toll-free number, JumaMap, Here4you).
Starting from the second half of August 2021, the Afghan emergency has been upsetting the public opinion and attracting the attention of all organizations working to protect the rights of asylum-seekers in Italy. Through the toll-free number and in collaboration with the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Arci immediately launched a procedure to report people in danger, operating as a liaison between various associations.
More than a thousand people were reported and the service became one of the main contacts for the Afghan community in Italy and for their loved ones still in Afghanistan. This and the joint work carried out with four other associations led to the signing of a first-ever protocol with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior ensuring the arrival of around 1,200 people thanks to humanitarian corridors through Iran and Pakistan.
