On September 15th, the first cases of COVID-19 were announced in the Vathy Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) on Samos. The same night, a fire broke out, followed by another fire one week later. While the number of cases has increased everyday, there still is no medical response plan in place.
The EU and its Member States must act to put out this fire.
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What was it like to be a volunteer in our Alpha Centre before the lockdown, where hundreds of visitors arrive daily, stealing an hour of adversity from the camp, the cold, the hopelessness of an unending asylum application?
How does it feel to work in such an environment?
Abdali arrived to Samos in November in November 2018. About a year ago, he started volunteering with Samos Volunteers, where he mostly works shifts in the Laundry Station and supports the team with translations to and from Arabic.
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Lavinia joined Samos Volunteers February 25, 2019, and has been with the NGO for nearly a year. First, as a volunteer, later, as the Welfare and Kid's Activities Coordinator. This is her story.
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There’s a dignity in putting on a clean shirt that you cannot appreciate until that ability is taken away. We get to give that back, and you don’t need a common language to understand how much it means to people.
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