Living as Neighbours podcast: Thanasis – Lesbos

A Greek citizen, Thanasis was driving in his car in 2014 when he first heard about migrant children, who survived a shipwreck, being pushed back into the sea by coastguards. He says he felt “a calling” and signed up as a volunteer to do sea rescue work in Lesbos. Nearly a decade on, he says “it is dangerous work, but we have to do what is right.”

Living as Neighbours: The podcast

Living as Neighbours is a podcast featuring conversations with women and men who have provided friendship and support to migrants and asylum seekers. Travelling to some of Europe’s most remote borders, Dutch theologian and artist Rikko Voorberg speaks with people who have opened their doors and have provided help to those seeking shelter and a safe place to live. ”Living as Neighbours” is an initiative of the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with A World of Neighbours. The project is supported by the German government through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ).

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