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Yasmina Filali’s Intervention at the Forum VI in Beyrouth – Migration and Identity in the Mediterranean
Beirut, Sursock Museum, September 8, 2017 Yasmina Filali, founder and president of Fondation Orient-Occident My view of my work at the Fondation Orient-Occident for 22 years, is that of a person engaged in the field on both sides of the Mediterranean, in France, Morocco and most recently in Italy. The contingencies of sub-Saharan history
Launch of Migrants du Monde Italy on the 3rd of January in the city of Lecce
The Social Cooperative Orient-Occident, present in Lecce since 2017, will launch Migrants du Monde in Italy in partnership with Arci Lecce, that contributed financially to the launch of the activities and selected the migrant women who will participate in the initiative, and the Municipality of Lecce, which allowed to host the pilot project of the
Clothes collection at the Fondation Orient-Occident
From the 17th of December, the FOO will become a place of cultural exchange with the Rabat-Africa Festival, but also of social solidarity! Indeed the FOO announces the organization of a collection of clothes, on December 17 and 18, for migrants, refugees and anyone in need!
The GIZ Delegation visits the Fondation Orient-Occident
The Minister for European Affairs of the Land of Bavaria, Mrs Beate Merk, and the delegation of GIZ ( Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH ) visited on the 19th of February 2018 the Fondation Orient-Occident in Rabat. She was driven by the interest regarding assistance provided to migrants and refugees in Morocco, thanks also
5 Days of meeting and exchange with sub-Saharan minors at the Fondation Orient-Occident
5 Days of exchange through several workshops and ateliers have been organized by American students from the Moroccan Center of Arabic Studies. The project intends to involve students from the school together with sub-saharan minors in several activities in order to create a point of encounter and a dialogue between these diverse cultures. The week
Lecce
The Fondation Orient-Occident is about to open a new laboratory and atelier in Lecce, following the model of Migrants du Monde in Rabat. The Foundation is also present on the Italian territory with a ‘Cooperativa Sociale Onlus’, with the aim of realizing projects and actions in favour of the integration of migrants and for employability.
