In this episode of the Europe Talks Back podcast, host Juli Simond shares the inspiring journey of Mohammed Bouzghaia, a determined young individual who has confronted immense hardships in his young life. Originating from Morocco, Mohammed embarked on a dangerous journey to Spain in search of a better life. However, he encountered numerous obstacles along the way and eventually found himself navigating the harsh realities of homelessness and language barriers while living on the streets of Barcelona. This episode provides the opportunity to get insights into first-hand experiences of youth homelessness and the long lasting effects of it.

This episode was recorded in cooperation with the Futuro&Co project in Spain.

Futuro&Co is an action-research housing project financed by the Next Generation EU European funds in the field of social innovation that is carried out between 11 organisations in 7 Spanish cities from all over Spain united in the FACIAM network. During the pilot phase, the Futuro&Co project provides a home and offers multidimensional support to 179 young persons between 18 and 29 years old in homeless situation. The aim is to generate a deinstitutionalisation model that covers 5 areas (housing, health, participation and community, access to rights and training/employment).

Futur&co’s offering youth social and residential exclusion a comprehensive and specific answer, providing a specific analysis of the phenomenon, and providing a set of innovative tools that promote full inclusion of young people.

You can learn amore about the Futuro&Co project here (in English) or on their webpage here (in Spanish).