A portrait of Joy, 27 years old from Edo State, Nigeria in Castellero, in the province of Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Joy arrived in Italy in 2016 and since December 2019 she has been living in the reception facility managed by the Piam onlus.
Marian, 19 years old from Sierra Leone and Tina, 28 years old from Edo State, Nigeria watch videos on youtube in the house where they are hosted by the Piam non-profit organization in Asti, Northern Italy on January 14, 2020.
Tina, 28 years old from Edo State, Nigeria watches videos on youtube in the house where for about two months she has been hosted by the Piam non-profit organization in Asti, Northern Italy on January 14, 2020.
A portrait of Ireti, 19 years old from Lagos, Nigeria in Castellero, in the province of Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Ireti arrived in Italy in 2017 passing through Libya. Once in Sicily she contacted her parents who gave her the number of the madame to contact. Only thanks to the advice of a boy (who will later become the father of her daughter) met by chance, Ireti has never met the madame in person. After a series of telephone threats, Ireti reported the madame to the police. For about a year she has lived in the reception facility managed by the Piam onlus.
Vivian, 23 years old from Delta State, Nigeria is seen at work inside the kitchen of the Bar Carducci where she carries out her internship in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Vivian has been in Italy for 3 years and settled in Asti since two. Like Vivian, other girls rescued from the street have obtained asylum seeker status and have joined the SPRAR project (protection system for asylum seekers and refugees).
A portrait of Vivian, 23 years old from Delta State, Nigeria inside the kitchen of the Bar Carducci where she carries out her internship in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Vivian has been in Italy for 3 years and settled in Asti since two. Like Vivian, other girls rescued from the street have obtained asylum seeker status and have joined the SPRAR project (protection system for asylum seekers and refugees).
Vivian, 23 years old from Delta State, Nigeria is seen at work inside the kitchen of the Bar Carducci where she carries out her internship in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Vivian has been in Italy for 3 years and settled in Asti since two. Like Vivian, other girls rescued from the street have obtained asylum seeker status and have joined the SPRAR project (protection system for asylum seekers and refugees).
Faith, 29 years old from Delta State, Nigeria and her boyfriend John, 31 years old from Nigeria hold an interview with Fatima (one of the managers of the Piam non-profit organization) to discuss their work situation and their progress in learning Italian language in Asti, Northern Italy on January 10, 2020.
Condoms are seen inside one of the offices of Piam onlus in Asti, Northern Italy on January 10, 2020.
A portrait of Yemisi Osula, 27 years old from Edo State, Nigeria in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020. Yemisi has been in Italy for more than two years and has been a guest of the Piam non-profit organization for about two months.
Nigerian girls take Italian language lessons in the house where they are hosted by the Piam non-profit organization in Asti, Northern Italy on January 14, 2020.
A portrait of Marian, 19 years old from Sierra Leone in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Marian left her country as she had a series of problems with her family. Before arriving in Italy in 2017 with a boat, she passed through Libya where she was in a prison for months, as well as suffering continuous physical and sexual violence. Now she is hosted by the Piam non-profit organization and she is happy with her new life and expects to be able to find a job.
A portrait of the president of the Piam onlus Alberto Mossino in Asti, Northern Italy on January 14, 2020. Piam is a non-profit organization that manages a series of reception centers for the victims of human trafficking in the Northern Italian city of Asti, founded in 1999 by Alberto and the former victim of human trafficking Princess Inyang Okokon.
People pray during the Sunday mass celebrated by Princess Inyang Okokon inside a Pentecostal church in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.
A woman prays during the Sunday mass celebrated by Princess Inyang Okokon inside a Pentecostal church in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.
Princess Inyang Okokon (right) celebrates the Sunday mass inside a Pentecostal church in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020. Princess illegally entered Italy in 1998 as a victim of human trafficking. When she met her future husband Alberto Mossino she was able to pay off her debt of 45000 euros with the madame and interrupt that kind of life. In 2000, together with Alberto, she decided to found the non-profit organization Piam (migrant reception integration project) to help foreign girls victims of human trafficking.
People pray during the Sunday mass celebrated by Princess Inyang Okokon inside a Pentecostal church in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.
Princess Inyang Okokon (left) speaks with men after celebrating the Sunday mass inside a Pentecostal church in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020. Princess illegally entered Italy in 1998 as a victim of human trafficking. When she met her future husband Alberto Mossino she was able to pay off her debt of 45000 euros with the madame and interrupt that kind of life. In 2000, together with Alberto, she decided to found the non-profit organization Piam (migrant reception integration project) to help foreign girls victims of human trafficking.
A portrait of Princess Inyang Okokon in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020. Princess illegally entered Italy in 1998 as a victim of human trafficking. When she met her future husband Alberto Mossino she was able to pay off her debt of 45000 euros with the madame and interrupt that kind of life. In 1999, together with Alberto, she decided to found the non-profit organization Piam (migrant reception integration project) to help foreign girls victims of human trafficking.
The children of some of the girls hosted by the Piam non-profit organization are seen inside the “baby parking” in Monale, in the province of Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020.
A portrait of Joy, 27 years old from Edo State, Nigeria in Castellero, in the province of Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Joy arrived in Italy in 2016 and since December 2019 she has been living in the reception facility managed by the Piam onlus.
A portrait of Joy, 27 years old from Edo State, Nigeria in Castellero, in the province of Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020. Joy arrived in Italy in 2016 and since December 2019 she has been living in the reception facility managed by the Piam onlus.
Princess Inyang Okokon (left) and some of her collaborators accompany the son of one of the girls hosted by the Piam non-profit organization to school in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020.
A portrait of Glory, 21 years old from Edo State, Nigeria inside the company “Al volo” where she has been doing an internship for 5 months in Monale, in the province of Asti, Northern Italy, on January 13, 2020.
A bellhop delivers food to the headquarters of the Piam non-profit organization in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020.
A bellhop delivers food to the headquarters of the Piam non-profit organization in Asti, Northern Italy on January 9, 2020.
Destiny prepares food for the girls hosted by the non-profit organization Piam in Asti, Northern Italy on January 10, 2020.
Blessing, 29 years old from Edo State, Nigeria is portrayed in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.
Tina, 28 years old from Edo State, Nigeria wears makeup before the Sunday mass in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.
Girls wear makeup before the Sunday mass in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.
Yemisi Osula, 27 years old from Edo State, Nigeria is preparing for the Sunday mass in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020. Yemisi has been in Italy for more than two years and has been a guest of the Piam non-profit organization for about two months.
A portrait of Destiny, 20 years old from Delta State, Nigeria in Asti, Northern Italy on January 14, 2020. Destiny has been in Italy for about two years and has been a guest of the Piam non-profit organization for three months.
Fatima, 39 years old from Ghana and one of the managers of the Piam non-profit organization speaks with Mirabel, 23 years old from Nigeria, former victim of human trafficking in Asti, Northern Italy on January 10, 2020. Mirabel has lived in Italy for three years and has been a guest for two months at one of the Piam onlus structures.
Blessing, 29 years old from Edo State, Nigeria is portrayed in Asti, Northern Italy on January 10, 2020.
Cynthia, 26 years old from Nigeria and her son Diamond are portrayed inside the structure of Piam onlus where they are hosted in Asti, Northern Italy on January 10, 2020.
A little boy tries to open a door inside a structure managed by Piam onlus that hosts foreign girls victim of human trafficking in Asti, Northern Italy on January 12, 2020.