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Often affected by traumatic experiences on their migration journey, single women and mothers seeking international protect in Belgium need a specific reception structure. This is why Caritas has set up an adapted reception system, to meet their needs and give them comprehensive support.
“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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The residents of the Louvranges Housing take the reins in the kitchen
“I should hang up; I am going to make meatballs!” says Denise* to the five people she is on a video call with on her…
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“You’re only a woman”- In conversation with the residents of the Louvranges housing
Our reception facility in the town of Louvranges, in Walloon Brabant, currently houses 24 women and 32 children. While they wait to hear if their…
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“Learning to trust people little by little”
Volunteers play an important role at Louvranges housing, where single mothers and women are taken care of during their asylum procedure. The neighborhood’s residents were…
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The “Logis of Louvranges” celebrates five years
The Logis de Louvranges (Wavre) project has existed for 5 years and since then, dozens of women, labeled “asylum seekers”, have been welcomed with their…
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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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About 20 minutes from Brussels, take exit 8 on the E411, and a tiny paved road will lead you to the Logis de Louvranges, a veritable haven of peace. A…
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