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The Community of Sant'Egidio has been working on Lesbos for some years now and has already airlifted several groups of asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to begin new lives in Italy | Photo: Courtesy of Sant'Egidio
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Italy to airlift 300 migrants from Lesbos

The Catholic Community of Sant’Egidio has announced it would help airlift a contingent of 300 migrants from Lesbos in collaboration with the Italian government.

Two boys walk on a road where asylum seekers from the destroyed Moria camp find shelter near a new temporary camp, Mytilene, Greece, September 14, 2020 | Photo: EPA/DIMITRIS TOSIDIS
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Sant'Egidio: 'Europe, welcome Lesbos refugees immediately'

The Community of Sant'Egidio, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo are appealing to Europe to immediately welcome the migrants and refugees who remain displaced on the Greek island of Lesbos after a fire destroyed the Moria migrant camp.

The Catholic community Sant'Egidio are running activities on Lesbos this August with a group of about 150 volunteers from around Europe. Offering hope to migrant families who participate in their activities | Photo: With kind permission of Sant'Egidio
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Sant'Egidio on Lesbos: Taking small steps to realize dreams

150 volunteers from around Europe have signed up to a summer holiday with a difference. Via the Catholic charity Sant'Egidio, volunteers are working with migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, providing entertainment for children and working in a restaurant run by the charity. Through the work, the charity identifies families eligible for relocation via humanitarian corridor.