These comedy sketches tell, in a humorous way, the stories of unaccompanied young people and their challenges navigating the UK system. They are by and about young people who arrived in the UK as unaccompanied minors. Co-produced by Habib Rezaie, … Continue reading Comedy sketches sharing the stories of unaccompanied young people in the UK
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Habib’s story shows the journey and painful losses that he experienced. Like many other unaccompanied child migrants Habib lives in constant fear of being returned to Afghanistan, waiting nearly 7 years for his status to be confirmed. Habib’s story shows … Continue reading ‘Dear Habib’: The true story of a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child
For the ones who could not attend our international conference “Constructing viable futures: Unaccompanied migrant young people transitioning to adulthood”, here are the podcasts and the power point presentations. Enjoy! SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE Listen to the podcast “Welcome … Continue reading Becoming Adult conference: Podcast now available!
Three years of conversations, encounters, laughs and sharing in many different places, ignoring borders every time it was possible to do so. The photos, words, and short clips that make this video all came together through the musical magic of … Continue reading Becoming adult in another man’s land – the song
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The Becoming Adult team has launched today six new research briefs. The briefs are available in pdf in the Resources page and address some key issues affecting unaccompanied youth. Protecting the ‘best interests’ of the child in transition to adulthood … Continue reading Six new research briefs launched today
We publish the report of the conference “Walking A Tightrope: Hidden issues, challenges & complexities surrounding the protection needs of Albanian unaccompanied young people seeking asylum in the UK”, which was held in London, 6th June 2017. This conference aimed … Continue reading Conference report “Walking A Tightrope: The protection needs of Albanian unaccompanied asylum seekers”
The Becoming Adult project is looking for short videos of young unaccompanied migrants and refugees in Europe for a new music video for a song featuring acclaimed the Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara. The song is about migrant and refugee … Continue reading Calling All Youth on the Move! Be a Music Video Star. Deadline: 8th December
The Becoming Adult Team joined the conference ‘Promoting individualised and community-based care for children and youth beyond the emergency: Alternative models, impact and policy recommendations’, organised under the framework of the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) UAMs sub-fund … Continue reading Presentation at the EPIM conference in Palermo
The Becoming Adult Team is organising the one day international conference “Constructing viable futures: Unaccompanied migrant young people transitioning to adulthood” on 12 December 2017, at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. This event marks the end of our three-year … Continue reading Becoming Adult Conference: Constructing viable futures
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