Don’t Forget Us: Voices of young refugees and migrants in Greece

The Norwegian Refugee Council and Mercy Corps conducted a joint assessment of the needs, vulnerabilities, protection risks and capacities of adolescent and youth refugees and migrants transiting through Greece. The goal was to reflect their voices to better inform relevant policy and programme design. 17 focus group discussions were conducted with a total of 120 adolescents and youth residing on Greek islands, in mainland camps, and in urban settings in Athens, from 11 countries. The discussions with youth were facilitated by using an adapted Skills and Knowledge for Youth Leaders methodology, a tool that sets in motion a participatory game-based, interactive card activity using imagery to facilitate discussions that reveal underlying causes of issues affecting young peoples’ lives and identifies the skills and actors that can address them.