Teresa Di Mauro

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Teresa is a freelance journalist who holds a Bachelor degree in "Development and International Cooperation" at the University of Bologna. She has a keen interest in social issues, migrations, minorit

The Ashaghu Saral center. Image via Facebook.

Feature Stories

Integration starts in the village

by Teresa Di Mauro

•13 min read

A network of education centres run by young people for young people is helping demolish barriers facing ethnic Azeris in Georgian society. In the small village of Mollaoglu in a rural area of southern Georgia, there is a special space for the local students to gather. Here, five years ago, Ariz Dashdemirli, 29, an ethnic Azeri and a Georgian-language teacher, transformed a part of his house into an educational centre where Azeri students, from first to 12th grade, can study, prepare for uni

For Georgian migrants, the picturesque streets of Bari hide a dark reality. Photo: Teresa Di Mauro/OC Media.

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‘I felt I was in prison’: Georgian women in Italy’s shadow economy

by Teresa Di Mauro

•5 min read

Thousands of Georgian women have moved to Italy to work as caregivers for the elderly. But for many, a lack of legal status and the years-long separation from their families has extracted a heavy cost. On 3 March 2008, Mother’s Day, Elene (not her real name) packed her bags and left Georgia for Italy. ‘Even though it has already been 12 years since I moved here, I cannot forget that day’, she told OC Media. ‘Instead of being with my children, I was leaving them, hoping to work enough to ens

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