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Living ‘Small Small’: What I Learnt On My First Mission in Sierra Leone

January 16, 2020
Maddalena Migliori
Sierra Leone

Taking things ‘small small’ sometimes makes you happier than you think. I’m certain, because I’ve felt it myself. I’ve spent so many days in Sierra Leone seeing people who are much happier than me, than us in Europe. They have barely anything, yet they’ve given me so much.

They were asking me if this was really Italy

January 16, 2020
Maddalena Migliori
Italy

That is their right, as it is for any other human being.

Afghanistan: ‘If Other People Have Done It Before, So Can You!

December 27, 2019
Maddalena Migliori
Afghanistan

I would often tell myself, ‘If other people have done it before, so can you!’ and in the end I really did it.

A Long Journey…

November 28, 2019
Maddalena Migliori
Afghanistan

A long journey… an important one that has a primary goal: supporting women. From the Panjshir Valley to Milan, passing through Brussels and finally back to where everything started: Afghanistan.. but this time Kabul. On Wednesday, we presented our Maternity…

Afghanistan: Women’s Empowerment and the European Foundation Centre

November 21, 2019
James Williams
Afghanistan

Today, EMERGENCY launched its Maternity Report, ‘A Quiet Revolution’, in Brussels. The European Foundation Centre hosted the event, which served as an opportunity to discuss an underrepresented aspect of Afghanistan, something that we have been contributing to since 2003. Peace,…

Afghanistan: “You are part of the history of this valley…”

November 16, 2019
James Williams
Afghanistan

“You are part of the history of this valley in Afghanistan, just as blood is part of the human body,” they told us. In Panjshir, Shahzia recalls the fear she felt before she gave birth to two twins and the…

EMERGENCY presents the report ‘A QUIET REVOLUTION’ The EMERGENCY Anabah Maternity Centre and female empowerment.

‘A Quiet Revolution’ is EMERGENCY’s report analysing the impact that a free, specialist Maternity Centre can have on the health and societal role of the women who are part of it: both patients and staff.

International Day Of The Girl Child 2019

October 11, 2019
Maddalena Migliori
Afghanistan

By doing so, we can positively change girls' lives.

Afghanistan: Is It Possible To Feel Like Having War Inside Your Body?

September 21, 2019
Maddalena Migliori
Afghanistan

Working together towards a world without war is the first step in guaranteeing a future for humanity.

Sudan: …Waiting For The Next Call To Come

September 9, 2019
Maddalena Migliori
Sudan

I take them in my arms as soon as I see them in the ward, when I can, I try to take some pictures so I can also see them again when I’m in Cagliari…waiting for the next call to come.