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Europe, Don’t Let Us Down: Voices of refugees and migrants in Greece (Oxfam/Action Aid Paper 2016)

Since the beginning of 2015 more than one million migrants, including refugees, fleeing war, persecution, natural disasters and poverty, have travelled through Turkey to Greece in search of safety and a dignified life in Europe. Lacking safe and legal alternatives, they put their lives in the hands of smugglers and risk everything during perilous sea and land crossings.

Oxfam and ActionAid have listened to hundreds of refugee and migrant women and men on Lesvos island, in Athens and in the Epirus region of northwest Greece to understand why they fled their countries, what their immediate needs are, and what they plan to do next. This paper presents the key messages that they want European people and their governments to hear.

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Migration Media Usage Survey: How do refugees from Syria and Iraq find the right information, before, during and after their journeys to Germany? (MiCT Briefing 2016)

From November 2015 to February 2016, MiCT’s research unit conducted in-depth interviews and focus-group discussions with 88 refugees from Iraq and Syria in Berlin. The study centered on the question which information sources they used during the stages of pre-departure, the actual travel, and the period after their arrival in Germany.

The results demonstrate that most of the interviewees did feel well-informed before and during their flight. The most-trusted information about routes and risks was inter-personal communication with individuals who had freshly arrived in the EU. Traditional media, in contrast, hardly played any role for them. A great lack of access to reliable information was perceived after the arrival in Germany, especially because of language barriers.

ICT4Refugees: A report on the emerging landscape of digital responses to the refugee crisis (GIZ 2016)

This report is a result of a collaboration between BMZ, GIZ, betterplace lab and Kiron institutions which share the view that the current phenomenon of “ICT for refugees” is novel and has
great potential that should be investigated.

Drawing on field and desk research, this report aims to give an introductory navigation to, and interpretation of current developments. It shall capture the breadth of different areas where technology can create impact, of varying local contexts, and of actors involved. This report does not provide a comprehensive review, and a thorough discussion of assessment and effectiveness is also beyond the scope of this research. Rather it aims to understand current developments, high – light important areas of potential and contribute to a discussion about the opportunities and risks involved.

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