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Caritas International in Belgium
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The January 12, 2007 “reception law” provides a legal framework for reception so that applicants for international protection can obtain protection through the duration of their asylum process. Fedasil, the Federal Agency for Reception of Asylum Seekers (or applicants for international protection), designates housing accommodations based upon the individual’s level of vulnerability. Caritas specializes in the reception of applicants for international protection who are deemed “vulnerable”: single women with or without children, as well as any those in need of medical assistance. They live in adapted individual housing and are supported by our team. Caritas also manages two collective reception centers for families and individuals.
Reception crisis: structural solutions are necessary, particularly for youth
For more than a year, the Belgian reception system for applicants for international protection has been dysfunctional. The situation continues to deteriorate despite numerous condemnations…
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“Female genital mutilation is often part of a continuum of violence”
1,155 women who had been cut or in danger of being cut were in the Belgian reception network in 2016. The number of women has…
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Volunteers in Louvranges: “Each day is a new discovery”
Every year, the team at the Louvranges Housing- our reception center for women seeking international protection- counts on the help of young volunteers doing their…
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Coronavirus: always there, despite the pandemic
Due to the risks posed by the Coronavirus pandemic and the containment measures in place, Caritas International operations are forced to adapt. We have a…
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The human impact of the coronavirus: faces and stories
The coronavirus has changed our daily lives. It also affects the lives of people supported by Caritas and our teams. How do they experience this…
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Coronavirus: Innovating to continue to offer support, despite the pandemic
Has your professional life been turned upside down by the current sanitary measures? You are not alone! Caritas teams also had to be inventive and…
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Ransart reception center
At Ransart, we offer a collective reception on a human scale for vulnerable people in the asylum procedure. More than reception, they receive a support…
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Assistance in cases of serious medical problems in Antwerp
Since September 2017, we have set in place so-called “transit” spots for people with serious medical conditions, providing assistance with the goal of eventual self-sufficiency.…
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Health care in Antwerp for the most vulnerable
This project offers advice and adapted care in individual housing for applicants for international protection who have serious medical ailments and their families.
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Single women in Louvranges: Follow-up and support
Louvranges offers a home to vulnerable women asylum seekers. After having fled their country alone or with their children, in many cases in order to…
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Since July 2018, Valentine[1], and her three children have lived in a studio at Logis de Louvranges, a shelter for vulnerable women with or without…
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“A place that belongs to you. That’s yours.” That is how Shamim defines home. Born a refugee, stateless, he is part of the Bihari minority…
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Zahra* is originally from Iraq. She crossed the Mediterranean with her four children to rejoin her husband, Zuher, who had left a few months earlier.…
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