Author: Federica Mastroforti

Federica Mastroforti

Federica is an italian free-lance journalist fond of women’s rights and development. After a post graduate master in Cooperation and Development and a period spent in Nepal, she moved to Brussels. Having worked in communications and in the Bubble, she wonders to discover new corners of the world where she can sit and write inspiring stories. She definitely needs a good coffee to start writing.

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From Brussels to the world: GiveHope campaign

24 April 201824 April 2018 Federica Mastroforti

SB OverSeas’ #GiveHope campaign aims to provide education to 1400 refugee children in Lebanon. Thanks to the whole community supporting

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A weekend in Brussels with its young refugees

17 April 201818 April 2018 Federica Mastroforti

Every weekend in Brussels, a team of SB OverSeas volunteers make their way to the asylum centres in Uccle and

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Life in the Shatila refugee camp

10 April 2018 Federica Mastroforti

Located in southern Beirut, Shatila camp, an area of 1.5 square kilometers, is now home to approximately 23,000 people. Initially,

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#GiveHope starts in Brussels

3 April 20183 April 2018 Federica Mastroforti

According to the latest data, Lebanon, a country of 4 million people, hosts more than one million refugees, the largest number

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Giving hope to young refugees in Brussels

27 March 2018 Federica Mastroforti

I am sitting in Place St Denis, a square filled with character located in Forest, in the south of Brussels.