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I have been living in Afghanistan since 1990 and work with people who have been directly disabled by war -such as victims of landmines-, or who have motor problems due to disease, accidents, congenital causes. The work consists of physical rehabilitation (physiotherapy, prostheses, wheelchairs), and social inclusion (through school, vocational courses, micro-loans, employment and sport) to reintegrate the disabled person into society with a dignified role. This is the ultimate and most difficult goal.

All humans are born free, yet some of us are still enslaved. I don’t remember exactly the first time I met a victim, but I vividly remember her gaze instead. Our eyes met only for a few seconds, during which she stared at me with a blank, despairing and terrified look.

It is essential to understand immigration in Italy from the point of view of women, who today represent half of the foreigners in Italy. A gender vision allows us to address multiple problems to which migrant women seek practical solutions and not mere rhetoric.