Khalid Abaker, a Sudanese citizen who has been living and working in Italy for seven years, highlights a situation common among many migrants. He has a three-year-old daughter, but neither of them has yet obtained Italian citizenship. It is important to note that the children of migrants are not undocumented. Currently, the child will have to wait until she turns 18 to apply, unless her parent has already met the conditions for citizenship, in which case the waiting period of five years still applies. A recent citizenship referendum gathered 500,000 signatures, aiming to reduce the waiting period from 10 to 5 years. This proposal is not an extreme demand but rather a reasonable adjustment to facilitate integration for those who have already built their lives in Italy. Khalid’s testimony underscores the challenges faced by migrants and their children in navigating the path to citizenship.
SSAW & Pre-Texts in Emergency in the Chad Refugees Camp
Pre-Texts in Emergency in the Refugee Camps in Chad: the Pilot Mission by SSWA andMediterranea in Abougudam Supporting Mental Health and Trauma Recovery for Women and Children During 2024–2025, the conflict in Sudan has generated one of the most severe displacement crises on the African continent, forcing millions of people to cross borders into neighboring countries. Chad, particularly along its eastern frontier, now hosts tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees, concentrated in camps marked by structural deprivation, limited access to educational services, and high exposure to collective trauma. It is within this context that the Pre-Texts in Emergency (PiE) […]