by Roland Ndoci
Arminda Masada
, born and raised in Shkodra, in the pocket with a degree in Biological Sciences, has left Albania 13 years before and since 1997 lives in Udine. With a long experience as a cultural mediator, is president of Ucai (Union of communities and associations of foreigners) operating in the province of Udine. In the 52 associations participating Ucai with a common objective, that of integration of foreigners. We have interviewed to understand what are the main Ucai activities and projects for the future.
- Associations participating in Ucai are numerous: ethnicities and communities that are larger in number?
"In Ucai take part associations representing many ethnicities, arrive at 42 with precision. We can say that we are dealing with people coming from five kontinenentet land, albeit with different numbers. "
- How is the Ucai work, in terms of representation of different ethnicities?
"Organigrami of Ucai provides a governing council consisting of seven and an executive committee consisting of five members, whose powers are clearly described in the charter of the association. Communities represented in the Governing Council are those coming from Albania (represented by me) from Mali, Ghana, Russia and Senegal, which are also communities in greater numbers in the territory udinez.
- What are the activities that makes the association?
"-t Ucai activities are numerous: the main activity for the creation and continuation of intercultural multi-center, in which they operate not only the Registrant and in Ucai aderuarit but also other associations. In other words, the center is also open to proposals that come from other realities. "
- What was the reaction of the Italian community and the institutions where established Ucai?
"Reactions have been positive, even as we are a non-profit association. Union was born from a need identified concrete after a careful reading of the situation of the local landscape: feeling a lack of coordination between different entities. In this way offer a landmark not just foreigners participating associations, but also to interact with istitucionet local communities of foreigners. "
- Yes associations like answered?
"Even in this case very well: before there was any connection between the various associations of foreigners in the province of Udine and many associations use a private residence as the legal seat of the association. Now many of them have headquarters near Ucai-t and coordination provides the opportunity to do projects that involve more realities. At our local associations have available where you can gather, organize exhibitions and other cultural and informational activities. "
- The process of integration passes through mutual recognition. Are there any projects or activities that affect this?
"We are bringing forward some projects on promuovimin culture and language of the land from which there is, the organization of national celebrations with dance, music, clothing exposure of dishes popular feature, but also conducted conferences in which the goal is disclosure of who we are, we come from, what resources and how we want to use in the process of recognition of exchange. "
- In celebration of the Albanian community there were people other ethnicities?
"In many people attend feast. These events are a meeting point for fellow (more than 600 were present), but the present case is open to everyone with the participation of people of different ethnicities, opened in recognition of other cultures. "
- What is the relationship with local authorities and the media?
"In the many activities we always arrange the presence of the authorities to bring the greetings of the bodies they represent. Also help us financially, but with the participation Like their active self-t Ucai activities. For notifications use all means available: the letters printed in the radio ads on local television, with good results. "
- For the second generation foreigners, what you anticipated?
"We are realizing promuovimin language courses and culture of origin for children, as a means to enrich the cultural level and to make these juveniles do not feel strange when they return to their place of positive prejardhjes.Rezultatet we have had this year have made that the project be submitted again for 2008. A second important project is the realization of a theatrical laboratory, a project that will close the final spectacle in February 2008. "
- Are there any special attention to women?
"Board of Ucai-t consists of five women out of seven. I want to emphasize that the activities of Ucai-t are not exclusive to a certain sex-related or other conditions, but open to everyone. We have presented a project with Service equal opportunities to facilitate women to pursue the process of joining the job. "
- You people do participate in a process of integration. What are the difficulties you have encountered?
"are typical of one who leaves his homeland after the shoulder, his relatives and has to start from scratch in a new country. It is important to fixed several objectives, deciding what to do and want to find the required perseverance and patience to solve problems or obstacles that arise. "
- For new immigrants, which are the main problems?
"Integration is a process consisting of many stages: to adapt, should understand what are our competencies and which offers opportunities that territory and, above all, to learn the language. Ucai is doing formative institutions and projects in past years has made the Italian language courses for foreigners. "
- Knowledge of language is not always enough to know what are the rights and duties.
"We are cooperating with the Municipality of Udine-s, ASGI and Mediator di Comunità to favor the recognition of rights and detyrave.Bëhet comes to meetings held in places frequented by foreigners because often, many of them fail to appear at windows. "
- Do keep in touch with the place from where you come from? Do you feel more Italian or Albanian?
"I am an Albanian who has already spent a third of her life in Italy. Grow very well here, I like to live in this new place, but of course continue to maintain family ties, friendship and society with my people still living bregun Tjeter Adriatikut në të.
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