HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS and RECEPTION: PRE-ARRIVAL PREPARATION AND CHALLENGES

This report is limited in scope to analyzing the pre-departure/pre-arrival phase, i.e. all the activities carried out in Ethiopia and in Italy by Caritas Italiana and by diocesan Caritas aimed at organizing and preparing the beneficiaries’ welcome, while at the same time preparing Caritas social workers, volunteers, mentor families, and ecclesiastical and civil communities to contribute to the ultimate goal of the beneficiaries’ autonomy and integration.

The following were used in the drafting of this report: information provided by Caritas Italiana on the ways in which its social workers carried out the pre-arrival work for various groups of beneficiaries; interviews with social workers, volunteers, and mentors as part of a qualitative, longitudinal research project on HC , part of which is included on this portal and reports prepared by a Caritas unit that has been recognized for implementing efficacious practices in the pre-arrival phase.