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Understanding our work in relation to migrant detention – Interview with our Director

#KeepingUpWithTheInterns Hey all! I hope all of you are doing well! Today I will be writing about something that aditus foundation works a lot on: our work on migrant detention. To help me understand this topic and the current situation better I decided to interview our Director, Dr. Neil Falzon. To start off, I asked him to explain the concept of migrant detention: “Detention is when people’s liberty is entirely taken away from them.” As he was talking, I started read more

2021 dreams for the aditus team!

#KeepingUpWithTheInterns Hi All! I hope you are all doing great! We all can say, “what a year 2020 has been!” For sure, it’s going to be a year that all of us will remember! It was a year like no other. As the year was coming to an end, here at aditus we met to think about what happened during the year in office and also at our homes. We also shared our hopes for what we wish to see read more

Interview with Richmond Foundation: impact of Covid-19 on mental health

#KeepingUpWithTheInterns Hey all! I hope everyone is staying safe and preparing for the winter! On 10 September we celebrated Mental Health Day, so this week I am sharing an interview about the impact of Covid-19 on mental health. At aditus foundation, we saw a lot of our clients being seriously affected from this pandemic due to their vulnerabilities. We also had clients who, like most of us, found it hard to cope with quarantine and isolation. As stated in this read more

My experience as a Human Rights Intern with aditus foundation

#KeepingUpWithTheInterns It’s November already and 2020 is almost over, so is my internship. I still remember sending my CV and being interviewed by aditus back in February of this year. The feeling of excitement accompanied by concern that I had regarding whether they will let me in the aditus family and accept me as a human rights intern. Also, whether they would see me suitable for such an internship. Lucky Rimaz, they did, and here I am reaching the end read more

A human rights internship with aditus foundation!

#KeepingUpWithTheInterns Hey all! This week I will update you on my experiences as a Human Rights Intern with aditus foundation. As a lot of you may know, Rimaz and I applied for this human rights internship back in January. This is my journey and experience from the beginning till now. In January aditus foundation posted the advert for this internship on their website and their social media pages. I was hesitant at first on whether I should apply. They were read more