2 min.
“In the desert … what strikes me most is the large quantity of abandoned shoes..."
Valeria Scafetta
Scarpe nel deserto (Shoes in the Desert)
Stories of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Ded'A Edizioni, Rome 2010
Elisa Amorelli has asked the author why she chose to face such a difficult task:
“The book stems from the desire to tell the story of human beings, not media objects that are politically manoeuvred, who are forced to leave their country for political, religious, ethnical and gender issues. Citizens who no longer have a motherland who have asked our country to help them start a new life. Men, women and children who would have no hope other than prison, hardships and possibly death, if they were to be rejected.
The book holds the voices of those who are waiting for their recognition as refugees and of those who already are and live in Rome in the centres managed by the Arciconfraternita del SS Sacramento e S. Trifone.
It opens up a window on the world of volunteers and operators that dedicate a large portion of their time to helping those in difficulty.
In particular, we will enter the rooms to the Centro Enea, the first structure in Italy experimenting with a new model of reception and integration.”
