A gesture of solidarity and a message of welcome and hope comes directly from some children of Lampedusa towards the migrant minors who are guests of the island's Hotspot who have been donated about thirty paper creations depicting a boat with a person and writings that refer to the concepts of peace, brotherhood and support for the weakest.
The gifts, delivered by a group of young people from the island's library to the social cooperative Badia Grande, the managing body of the hotspot, were then entrusted to Save the Children, which lends its activities in the structure, to entertain the youngest guests. .
The Badia Grande social cooperative states in a note that last May it opened a small playroom in the center of the Imbriacola district, where the psycho-social team, with the collaboration of some associations, is responsible for "making playing, coloring and experimenting with foreign minors, making their stay as pleasant and serene as possible ".
The Badia Grande social cooperative in the note "thanks the children, the teachers and the group of volunteers who animate the island's library for the gifts addressed to the little guests. It is a heart-warming thought at a time when the chronicles of The last few days have also brought babies and very young children back to the victims of the Mediterranean crossing ".