Magomed received asylum in the Czech Republic along with his mother. He comes from Chechnya and is disabled. After injury in the maternity ward (due to staff error) he was operated on in Moscow with considerable delay. He has also been operated on several times in Prague and he has been diagnosed with microcephalia and other serious diseases. Magomed is quite retarded and often suffers epileptic seizures, with each seizure worsening his status. Magomed is sweet and cuddly, he know how to show affection. His mother, who has twice been widowed, is a nurse by profession, but she is unable to work, as Magomed is often ill. The family how has decent housing (an integration apartment), but otherwise they live in very difficult financial circumstances.

With the aid of the Olga Havlová Foundation- Committee of Good Will and the Charter 77 Foundation- Barriers Account and members of our Family we were able to provide Magomed with a wheelchair. For this we thank all of our donors for their help and we wish Magomed the best of luck!

On 16^th September an interactive lecture took place as a part of the Days of Prague 11 on the theme “WE LIVE HERE TOGETHER.” The lecture was given by co-workers of the Association for Integration and Migration- Daniela Jasovská and Radka Hájková. The lecture was centered on questions of racism, xenophobia, refugees and all foreigners who live in the Czech Republic. The audience consisted of fourth and seventh year grammar school students in Prague 11.

On 2^nd and 3^rd October the Association for Integration and Migration held a “Pilot Integration Course,” intended for people who have received international protection in the Czech Republic (asylees and persons with supplementary protection).

The purpose of the course was to transmit important basic information, which these people need in order to successfully integrate into Czech society, as well as to serve as a personal gathering and a place for the mutual exchange of experiences and feelings about life in the Czech Republic.

On UN Day, 24th October a protest assembly was held on Náměstí Míru in Prague by Women Against Racism, who want the protest campaign to point out the danger of accumulative racism and extremism in Czech society. Through the protest the women want to contribute to the fight against all forms of racist and extremist expression. Around 150 women and men from several cities in the Czech Republic participated in this assembly. Also present were representatives of non-governmental organizations, members of the Roma women's group Manushe and female public figures.

This week, two internships of our colleagues take place within the project „Regularisation as one of the tools in the fight against irregular migration“ at the partner organisations in Spain and Portugal, during which they shall exchange experience in the field of the irregular migration and regularization in the concerned countries as well as strengthen the partnership between the organisations.