The Upcoming Technical Workshop to Review the Draft AU Training curriculum on Migration Governance
As a representative of SIHMA, Father Filippo Ferraro will travel to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for a meeting of the African Union on techniques regarding and the future of migration governance. The event will take place from 17 July to 19 July and will feature a technical workshop with countless opportunities for experts in the field of African migration to share their knowledge while simultaneously learning from other conference-goers.The workshop is designed to promote growth in migration governance...
Celebrating 25 Years in Cape Town
The Scalabrini Fathers celebrated the 25th anniversary of the establishment of their mission in Cape Town with a luncheon on Wednesday, 26 June. The event commemorated the hard work of the staff, volunteers, and trustees of the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, SIHMA, and Lawrence House whose combined efforts have ensured that migrants to South Africa are treated with dignity and empathy, qualities emphasized by the endeavors of John Baptist Scalabrini.Father Filippo Ferraro, executive director of...
Researching the Women’s Platform
Having worked on and off with the Women’s Platform since its start in 2014, Dr. Leah Mundell returned to Cape Town again in June 2019 to learn more about the program’s successes and places where it could be improved. Dr. Mundell spoke with a total of 47 women who had participated in the Women’s Platform about their experiences through a series of focus group interviews conducted in SIHMA’s library. Through these discussions, she explored ways that and the...
Migrants and Families in the Vision and Magisterium of Pope Francis
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Scalabrini Fathers’ arrival in Cape Town, SIHMA organized a study meeting for all priests in the archdiocese to discuss human mobility within the lense of Catholic ministry. The event showcased two Italian speakers, Fr. Francesco Pesce, the Director of Centre for the Family in Treviso, and Fr. Aldo Skoda, CS, Dean of Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI) in Urbaniana Pontifical University in Rome. Archbishop Stephen Brislin was also in attendance.Fr. Francesco...
The Lawrence House Symposium
On 5 June 2019, the Lawrence House, Scalabrini’s youth and child care centre, hosted a symposium to reflect and share knowledge around the concept of young migrants’ self identity and sense of belonging. Young migrants face great loss and hardship. They have endured the struggle of leaving their home country, often without a choice, and are immersed in an unfamiliar, and possibly unfriendly, place. These circumstances can have negative consequences on a child’s sense of self. The Lawrence...
My Experience as a Scalabrini Intern
My name is Emma Dionne. I am from Rhode Island, USA. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Criminology in 2017 from Stonehill College in Massachusetts. I’ve worked in the legal field the past two years. I came to Cape Town to gain an international perspective before furthering my education. I volunteered at the Scalabrini Study Centre in Cape Town from April to June 2019. On any given day, Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town is...
