Emma – SIHMA & BASP volunteer
Emma is from Rhode Island where she was working as a paralegal. She is now coming to the end of her time volunteering with both SIMHA and BASP at the Scalabrini Centre. This has been her experience.
Foreign Children in Care Comparative Research Report South Africa 2019
This research, complied by the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, provides an overview of the situation facing unaccompanied and separated foreign children living in children’s homes in South Africa
Leo – UNITE volunteer
Leo got the opportunity to work on his PhD in Cape Town. He has been living here for the past three years and has spent some of that time volunteering with UNITE. Read more about his time here below.
PRESS RELEASE: Life-changing Court Order for refugees’ spouses and children handed down, day before World Refugee Day
Western Cape High Court has handed down a landmark Court Order that is set to radically improve the lives of thousands of asylum-seeking families across South Africa. The Order, confirmed by the court following successful negotiations between the Department of Home Affairs and civil society, pertains to children and spouses of asylum seekers and refugees living in South Africa.
Ryan Musser – English School volunteer
Before coming to the Scalabrini Centre, Ryan had experience working with children with behavioural issues in an educational setting, but this would be his first time teaching adults. He spent six months volunteering at the Scalabrini English School. This was his experience.
