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"Don’t ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!"
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“VOICES From Migrations” is a project co-funded by the European Union exploring untold migration stories. Joseph Kwadwo Djan is from Ghana, and he arrived in Italy in 2007. This is his history:​
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“My name is Joseph Djan, and I was born in Ghana in 1958. When I was 49, I came to Italy; that was in 2007.
Back in Ghana, I worked for a construction company and lived with my wife and children. However, after a familiar dispute involving inheritance and chieftancy, which increasingly became violent and dangerous, I decided to leave home for my own safety. I took a plane to arrive in Italy and I hoped to start a new life.
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However, for many years, I couldn’t find any job that would employ me under a contract, so I worked without one, struggling to get by..."
“VOICES From Migrations” is a project co-funded by the European Union exploring untold migration. Ani Hamzo is 36 years old and moved from Romania to Italy in 2023. This is her history.
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“I arrived in Italy almost two years ago, in August. It wasn’t because I wanted to, but I had no choice. Life in Romania had become impossible.
Before, I worked in a butcher shop. But there were no opportunities, no future there. I have six children. I raised them all by myself. Their father, my partner at the time, left me. He walked away with another woman and left me alone. I was paralyzed, physically and emotionally. But my children gave me strength. They are everything to me.
I am a mother, and a mother would do anything to provide..."
“VOICES From Migrations” is a project co-funded by the European Union exploring untold migration stories. Madalina Butuc is 29 years old and she moved from Romania to Italy. This is her story:​
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“I was born in IaÈ™i, a city in Romania near the Moldovan border. Now, I live in Rosarno, Italy. All my family is here.
Integrating wasn’t very difficult since I arrived at a young age. I come from a large family; we are seven siblings, and we all came here when we were little, after our father died. My mother found a job here, in Italy, so she took us all with her. We arrived by bus, in a journey that lasted three days.
Since my mother had a work contract, and we are European, we didn’t experience major issues with the administration..."
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Events and Opportunities for European Active Citizens
EucA acts as a springboard for young people who want to pursue international careers or are keen on education or youth policies.
Either in person or online, we offer both traineeships (for graduates or students about to graduate) and internships (for students still enrolled in their university) in two of our lines of work: Projects and Communication.
EU Aid Volunteers initiative brings together volunteers and organizations from different countries, providing practical support to humanitarian aid projects and contributing to strengthening the local capacity and resilience of disaster-affected communities.
The European Solidarity Corps helps young people take part in projects that benefit communities, either abroad or in their own country.
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You can get involved in a wide range of fields such as education, citizenship, and democratic participation, natural protection, migration.
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