Fatmata is dead. She was shot, by police, in North Macedonia on Wednesday, 19th April 2023. She had just crossed the border from Greece, the country that had denied her asylum, rendering her invisible, a non person. But she was a person. She was warm, enthusiastic and joyful....
Giovanni Fontana, Second Tree's president & co-founder, wrote this article for the Italian newspaper "Il Post". For the International Day of Charity, we want to share it with you all, hoping it will inspire you to dedicate a part of your lives to help others. – Today marks five years...
We’re thrilled to share the results of our World Refugee Day Fundraising Challenge with you! Our Champions, their communities and our supporters, have managed to raise €8,950! This means two more months of educational activities for over 200 refugee children and adults who have been out of school...
When COVID-19 restrictions put a stop to in-person classes, we had to think creatively about how to keep the learning going. The break-in routine was going to affect the progress our students had made and, more importantly, it was going to remove the one social activity they had...
Welcome to our World Refugee Day Challenge! As some of you may know, on June 20 each year we celebrate World Refugee Day by inviting our followers to support refugees in fun and creative ways. This year you have the chance to impact the lives of hundreds of...
One week ago Katsikas camp woke up to closed gates, surrounded by police. No one was allowed to leave the camp. Officially, this was to prevent Covid-19 from spreading, despite the fact that no one had contracted the virus in the camp. “They say it’s because there is corona...
When the Greek government announced that it will start evicting recognised refugees from their homes in June, they put eleven thousand people – many of them children – at risk. With no jobs and no support, most will end up homeless. One of them is Emmanuel Constantine. He...
Refugees flee unimaginable horrors in search of safety. Dakheel is Yazidi, a minority religious group from Iraq. When Da’esh (“Islamic State”) surrounded his home in Sinjar, it gave the Yazidi people two options: convert to Islam or die. Dakheel and his family were in danger. They ran for...
We are extremely alarmed at the recent changes the Greek government made to asylum regulations. They are speeding up evictions from camps and protected apartments, removing all refugees who have received their asylum. Refugees should leave camps and integrate into local life, but a long-term plan needs to exist...
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