Holistic Refugee Support Planning
Mama Africa plays a vital role in supporting refugees and asylum seekers through
personalized, culturally sensitive care that respects their unique needs, identities, and aspirations. We work closely with community partners and support networks to help individuals rebuild their lives with dignity, resilience, and hope.
Collective Consultation and Care Coordination
Our team considers each individual’s background, including their country of origin, spoken language, family connections, and any specific physical or mental health needs. This person-centered approach guides how we support refugees in accessing the resources, care, and opportunities they need to thrive.
Community-Based Collaboration
In partnership with local organizations, cultural mediators, and public service providers, Mama Africa helps identify the best community environments and support structures for each person. Our goal is to foster inclusion, empowerment, and long-term well-being, rooted in solidarity and mutual understanding.
SKILL UP! Co-design Workshop
Skill Up! is to experiment a new model of co-working space and skills mapping platform, based on the active collaboration between local and European innovators and new European residents, migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, in order to prototype an approach based on horizontal relations, co-design and acceleration of local actions of change. The idea was to co-create a co-working space and platform to jump-start collaboration, empowerment, skills mapping and strengthening among migrants, refugees and local communities in Bari, Italy.
Know Your Rights Campaign:
Promoting Free Movement for All Families
This cross-European project aims to empower citizens and raise awareness about the barriers faced by third-country family members of EU citizens when exercising their right to free movement. Running across Italy, Greece, and Slovenia, the initiative was launched in response to widespread misinformation and administrative challenges that prevent many families from fully enjoying their legal mobility rights within the EU. In April 2018, the campaign kicked off with a one-day information symposium in Bari, Italy. The “Know Your Rights” Symposium brought together a wide range of participants—including non-EU family members of EU citizens, students, academics, journalists, policymakers, civil society representatives, and local leaders. The event created a dynamic space for sharing knowledge, real-life experiences, and policy discussions, challenging the status quo and advocating for inclusive and fair application of free movement rights across Europe. This project continues to foster civic engagement, support informed mobility, and push for policy change at national and EU levels.
