#3 What is happening at the border of Europe?

This episode of the WILPF podcast is sponsored by the PRO ASYL
foundation. Pro asyl investigates Human rights violations and
advocates for the rights of refugees and migrants.

What could be an alternative to the current situation in the
camps at the European border?
In this episode, we are joined by Efi Latsoudi in order to talk
about her experiences.
Efi is a human rights activist and this years winner of the
Anita-Augspurg- award “Women rebels against war” by the German
Section of WILPF. Every two years the German Section of WILPF
supports women, who exceptionally fight for peace and freedom in
their regions. 


Efi is a psychologist, who lives in Lesvos, Greece. She
co-founded “Lesvos- Solidarity”, a Greek NGO supporting refugees
and locals in Lesvos. Moreover, she founded the open refugee camp
PIKPA. She organized special support for Women, Girls and
pregnant women. Lastly, she is a member of the Refugee Support
Aegan, a non-profit organization collaborating with PRO ASYL
foundation, and also co-founder of NAN, a social restaurant in
the Greek city, Mytilini.


Sources for this episode and further links:


BBC (2020). Moria migrants: Fire destroys Greek camp leaving
13.000 without shelter. {online}
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54082201 (Accessed
06.08.2021).


European Commission (2021). Managing Migration – EU Financial
Support to Greece. {online}
https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/default/files/what-we-do/policies/european-agenda-migration/202101_managing-migration-eu-financial-support-to-greece_en.pdf
(Accessed 06.08.2021).


Lesvos Solidarity (n.d.). About Pikpa camp. {online}
https://www.lesvossolidarity.org/en/what-we-do/pikpa-camp
(Accessed 06.08.2021).


Lesvos Solidarity (n.d.). Our History.{online}
https://www.lesvossolidarity.org/en/who-we-are/history (Accessed
06.08.2021).

Lesvos Solidarity (n.d.). Mission. {online}
https://www.lesvossolidarity.org/en/who-we-are/mission-and-vision(Accessed
06.08.2021).


Pro ASYL (2020). PRO ASYL zur Räumung von PIKPA. {online}
https://www.proasyl.de/pressemitteilung/pro-asyl-zur-raeumung-von-pikpa/
(Accessed 06.08.2021).

UNHCR (n.d.). PreisträgerInnen 2016. {online}
https://www.unhcr.org/dach/de/aktiv-werden/nansen-fluechtlingspreis/preistraegerinnen-2016
(Accessed 06.08.2021).


WILPF International (2020). What do Peace and Security mean to
you? #HumanRightsDay. {Youtube}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYE0G6_NggA (Accessed:
06.08.2021).

WILPF/ IFFF (2021). Die Preisträgerin 2021: Efi Latsoudi aus
Griechenland. {online}
https://www.wilpf.de/die-preistraegerin-2021-efi-latsoudi-aus-griechenland/
(Accessed: 06.08.2021).