10 May 2017

At 8 am on May 6th 2017, MOAS' vessel, the Phoenix, entered the port of Catania, which had been assigned by official authorities as the port of disembarkation for the...

05 May 2017

For months, newspapers and TV programs have been focusing on rescue NGOs operating at sea, which they are suggesting are suspicious organisations with unclear aims and funds. Those same NGOs...

22 Apr 2017

I have just returned after being on board the Phoenix since April 12th and taking part in the SAR activities carried out by our team. Even though it is our...

18 Apr 2017

After MOAS' 2017 mission launched on April 1st, I went again on board the Phoenix to participate in the SAR operations in the Central Mediterranean. This time a dear friend...

11 Apr 2017

On April 3rd 2017 I was invited to Bocconi University to explain how my husband and I created MOAS: two business people who decided to be at the forefront of...

11 Apr 2017

From March 29th till April 2nd 2017 the fifth edition of Biennale di Democrazia was held in Turin with the title Uscite d’Emergenza (i.e. Emergency Exits). On the last day...

07 Apr 2017

Social media and newspapers report of two shipwrecks which is understood to have occurred between 22nd and 23rd March, killing around 300 people. We will never know the real death-toll,...

05 Apr 2017

Meeting on maternal health and refugee women – Malta – 20/21 March 2017 On March 21st I was invited on behalf of MOAS to share my experience on the sensitive issue...

03 Apr 2017

On March 27, the MOAS XChange forum took place in Valletta. This second edition was an unprecedented opportunity to explore safe and legal alternatives to the maritime migration route in...