Walking with Tahomà

A walk with Tahomà is a support project in favor of elderly people who want to unhinge false stereotypes about migrants by offering a free service: voluntary accompaniment in shopping at the supermarket, in which asylum seekers concretely help before, during and after shopping .

More concretely, Tahomà provides a free service in which asylum seekers housed in the structures voluntarily accompany local people to do their shopping at the supermarket or market. The operators of the Association take care of driving the vehicle that will transport everyone to their destination and which, above all, will accompany them home. The volunteers are chosen because they have a good spoken Italian, sensitive and above all interested in lending a hand to those in need.

The involvement of asylum seekers is not only voluntary, but it is also not limited to the work of carrying the trolley and heavy bags: their presence also wants to be a company for the person, a moral support, a new knowledge with which to share thoughts and interact , all during one of the most common activities of the routine: shopping.

Both the operators and the young volunteers wear a recognizable uniform, and are provided with badges with the name. Tahomà strongly believes in the visibility of this project, above all to transmit trust and security towards those who take part in it.