Unaccompanied foreign minors are children outside their home country who are separated from their parents or guardians.
We are conscious that they are children who are travelling on their own and who’s migratory project is very similar to that of an adult, but with the fragility of a minor. Many will have fled countries devastated by poverty, famine, wars or social and political conflict.
Their experiences mean they are in many ways less children and more small adults. They will have endured miserable living conditions, often trapped between the dream of success and the risk of failure and denied affection and playtime.
To ensure they are not abandoned to their fate, Dedalus has been proposing and establishing spaces since 2001 in which to meet them, help them to achieve citizenship and support them in their migration projects.
Our staff build relationships with foreign unaccompanied minors and work to address their needs while they are on the road, and at travel desks, local service points, reception centres, intercultural centres and penal institutions.

Contacts:
minori@coopdedalus.it