Since the end of April, the team of the Comune dei Popoli has been supporting the Cassibile delegation in order to facilitate the placement of seasonal workers in the hostel.

With the aim of encouraging the independent access of migrant citizens to the services of the territory, in fact, the team of Comune dei Popoli works in synergy with the functionaries of Cassibile at the delegation and at the office of Comune dei Popoli. The team, as planned by the project, offers linguistic support and cultural mediation, facilitating the fulfilment of bureaucratic obligations and access to services for foreign citizens. It was under these circumstances that members of the Comune dei Popoli team met Hassan.

Hassan was born in Morocco and is 55 years old. He has been living in Italy for more than 20 years and works as a farm worker. He came to us full of doubts, asking about the work camp would be opening soon. After a brief interview and a chat, many of his doubts were dispelled, giving way to the smile of a man who tries every day to earn his rights and a proper job.

This is just one of the many stories that the team members have witnessed. In fact, the work carried out in the area for the placement of seasonal workers at the hostel in Cassibile represents a great opportunity for dialogue. A comparison from which individual and collective needs emerge, which are the core of our work and to which we want to respond with the work of the Comune dei Popoli office.

The activities in Cassibile also open new windows for the office: the enhancement of a network in the area has led to the co-creation, with the “Falcone-Borsellino” school, of an initiative that will involve young pupils of the nursery school as well as their parents. In addition to creating an opportunity to meet and integrate in the area, this initiative will help to tell the community about the functions of the Comune dei Popoli office and the support offered by our operators through social mentoring.