Latin American Support Network (Lasnet), or LASNET, started as a project of the organisation Migrant Support many years ago, aiming to support the most vulnerable people with a Latin American background who, after the economic crisis of 2009, emigrated from Spain, Italy and Portugal. Many of them arrived in […]
Migrants
Caring for the emotional health of the diaspora
In 2016 Voces Amigas de Esperanza (Voades UK) started in the UK and its purpose was, and still is, to support the Spanish and Portuguese speaking immigrant community and foster their emotional health. ‘Meeting and listening’ are the key tools of their work. They are an NGO of social […]
10 years of CLAUK: feeling, living and supporting Latino migrants
This coalition was established during a period when the UK adopted hostile policies towards migrants. Since then it has sought to help and make the community visible. In this Special Edition, The Prisma brings together the voices of CLAUK’s member organisations, highlighting the achievements, challenges and difficulties of Latino migrants.
Elderly migrants: when family home turns into jail
For years they have put all their efforts into supporting their family. Today, at their age, they don’t want public recognition for their work, they just want to be treated fairly and to have help in dealing with their health problems. However, what many elderly people actually receive is the […]
Immigrant workers: mistreatment in your own language
A large percentage of Latin Americans live with the daily psychological torture their superiors inflict on them. They are intimidated, insulted and treated with contempt. Sadly, in many cases this mistreatment takes place in their own language. Olga Briasco Many Latin Americans came to London a decade […]