Kino-eye stories from around the world
“My Resilience Story” videocast series mapping experiences and coping strategies of people in social tipping point cases.
Daniel's story of migration from Venezuela to Chile
contributed by Liliana Acero & Pablo Zuleta Pastor
Daniel, cocinero, 40 años. Nos cuenta brevemente sobre las razones que lo llevaron a dejar Venezuela y algunas de las exigencias psicológicas y culturales implicadas en el asentamiento en Chile; que tienen que ver, a grandes rasgos, con modificaciones a un estilo de vida que denomina “caribeño”. Declara que la principal estrategia para enfrentar la situación migratoria y proteger la salud mental de los venezolanos, es poner el foco siempre en lo positivo.
Daniel, a 40-year-old cook, briefly tells us about the reasons that led him to leave Venezuela and some of the psychological and cultural demands involved in settling in Chile, which broadly relate to changes in a lifestyle he calls "Caribbean." He states that the main strategy for addressing the migration situation and protecting the mental health of Venezuelans is to always focus on the positive.
Migrations due to Climate Change- ARGENTINA
contributed by María José Lubertino
Antonio Prada, a fisherman from Villa Constitución (Santa Fe, Argentina) tells us how they have had to abandon their homes due to repeated floods and droughts, how they have even had to live in their own canoes for some time, and how the climate crisis and the extractivist "bad development" model impact on their way of life and food security.
Antonio Prada, pescador de Villa Constitución (Santa Fe, Argentina) nos cuenta como han debido abandonar sus casas por reiteradas inundaciones y sequias, como han tenido incluso que vivir en sus propias canoas durante algún tiempo y como la crisis climática y el modelo de “mal desarrollo” extractivista impcata sobre su forma de vida y seguridad alimentaria.
"Syrian mobility stories from Turkey"
contributed by Susan Beth Rottmann