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    REFUGEE WEEK

    Jun 20, 2022 4 minutes
    Words: Tony Inglis with thanks to the social
    work, vendor support and editorial staff at
    zebra, Megaphone, Surprise
    and
    Apropos
    .
    Courtesy of the International Network of
    Street Papers

    Street papers like The Big Issue have found themselves increasingly at the centre of the global refugee crisis. More and more vendors fled their home countries due to poverty, persecution and conflict. Not only do they get the opportunity to earn an income, but they are assisted in applying for documentation and permits, finding new places to live and accessing language classes. For Refugee Week we meet some of those given a fresh start by street papers

    ‘THE STREET PAPER GAVE ME A NEW HOPE’

    Paul Nosaghare Igbeque

    From Nigeria, now in Italy

    Paul Nosaghare Igbeque, 44, originally from Nigeria, now works in Bolzano in northern Italy. Eighty per cent of vendors are from Nigeria.

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