A six parts podcast series that explores how refugees experience their „vulnerabilities“ when seeking asylum. In this podcast we want to focus on the individual experiences and feelings, that constitute the „vulnerability“ of refugees and that are often overlooked. - We bring together scientific field work AND the stories of refugees. We wanted to know: How does vulnerability show at the different stages of the migration process? To answer this question we talked to three people from three different countries: You will meet Jameela, who is a refugee from Afghanistan and currently in an accommodation centre in Belgium. Gabriel, who has a refugee history himself and is now working with refugees in Uganda. And we talked to Fatima, a humanitarian worker in the MENA region with Basmeh and Zeitooneh – one of the areas of concentration is Lebanon. This podcast is a part of the VULNER project, a research project that aims to understand the vulnerabilities faced by migrants, to enable decision-makers to better identify positions of vulnerabilities and address them...
https://vulner.podigee.io/
Episode 5: Health
Having to worry about health is a constant source of stress and a source of vulnerability in the truest sense of the word. We want to explore how health - physical and mental health - has an impact on the lives of asylum seekers. Health during and after the pandemic
The Covid 19 pandemic has left a mark - it made it harder to get medical support during the lockdowns and it also left many people with mental health problems.
Mental Health is importantMental Health has always been a struggle for many many refugees. Many of them have had traumatizing experiences - either in their home countries, or on their journey.
Intersecting VulnerabilitiesVulnerabilities are interconnected. Many of the topics we focus on in this podcast, such as a home, food supply or support for women and girls can intersect with each other and many of them lead to a vulnerability regarding their health.
We talked to Gabriel, Fatima and Jameela about health and we had a look into the VULNER reports on Uganda, Lebanon and Belgium that show the research done by scientists regarding health issues in refugee settlements and camps.