WEBCLIP: Migrants. Faces of solidarity in France - Sylvie (ENG)

Sylvie lives in Briançon where migrants are now arriving from Italy too. She explains what the local community does to help the migrants who otherwise receive very little assistance.

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WEBCLIP: Migrants. Faces of solidarity in France - Sylvie (INT)

WEBCLIP: Migrants. Bénévoles en France - Sylvie (FR)

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VIDEO: Ventimiglia / La Roya July 2017 - migrant stories, volunteers, MSF HoMs.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF204043

Date taken / Date Recorded 04/07/2017 12:00 AM

Country France

Commissioning section MSF-FRANCE

Photographer / videographer / producer Mohammad Ghannam

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

Video format h264 (Constrained Baseline) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m29s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 149.47 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist I’m Sylvie and I live in Briançon. I’m a midwife and former Médecins Sans Frontières volunteer. This is the Youth Community Centre in Briançon, which has been the assembly point for migrants for some time We’re a network of volunteers who belong to an association called ‘Tous Migrants’. We assist the migrants because so far the government isn’t doing much. We offer them emergency aid, and help them recuperate after their trek over the pass. We give them food and take them to the Caritas to get clothes. Families are offered emergency shelter and some more long-term accommodation. Sometimes we just take them out for the day to give them a break. An association called MAPEmonde provides legal aid. They try to assist with legal issues because the prefecture is about 100km away. Volunteers also provide the transport needed to get there. The asylum seeker centre is in Marseille too, at least three hours drive away, which means a day on the road for volunteers willing to provide transport. On Monday mornings, meetings are held with all local people who want to meet the migrants and participate in the week’s programme of events designed to facilitate their integration into the town.