食物在西西里学生体验服务如何改变人们的生活

Students pose on the deck of the RESQ ship in Sicily

ResQ号上，从左至右依次为：丽莎·吉尔德迈斯特、康斯韦洛·坎努西奥、希拉·米勒、劳伦·海耶斯、悉尼·乔高、大卫·贝尔、玛雅·罗斯-沃茨沃斯、特蕾莎·莫兰、艾米丽·琼斯、费斯·劳克林、艾米利·麦卡蒂、杰基·奥古斯丁和一名船员。

Ohio University students studying abroad on the Italian island Sicily as a part of the Food in Sicily program experienced first-hand how service organizations combat some of society's biggest issues, such as: dangers posed to migrants, reintroduction to society from prison and food insecurity.

从5月6日到26日，西西里岛的志愿者和社会活动都有一个共同点：食物。学生们参观了一个为囚犯提供融合途径的农场；自愿在当地教堂的厨房做饭；以及ResQ People Saving People运营的观光船，该船在穿越地中海时拯救濒临灭绝的移民。

“When I saw the ResQ boat docked in the port of Ortigia, I immediately rushed over,” said Theresa Moran, co-director of the Italy: Food in Sicily study away program and adjunct associate professor of instruction in Environmental and Plant Biology. “这是一艘救援乘坐小船和木筏的移民的船只，这些移民试图从利比亚海岸穿越地中海进行危险的旅程，希望通过到达意大利到达欧盟。Many thousands drown on the way. Luckily, there was a crew member on deck, and I was able to arrange a visit for the students the following day.”

Students pose with RESQ ship volunteers in Sicily — 食物在西西里学生上ResQ人们储蓄附带的两个志愿者

ResQ成立于2019年，其目标只有一个：保护地中海的生命和人权。Since 2014, more than 20,000 men, women and children fleeing war, civil strife, famine and poverty have perished trying to cross from the open waters of the Mediterranean to European shores. ResQ是一艘300吨的搜救船，船员20人，其中包括海事专业人员和专业志愿者，如医生和护士，救援人员，文化调解人，后勤人员和厨师。船上还有一个小诊所和妇女和儿童的单独住宿。

Food in Sicily students toured the ship, met with the captain and volunteers and watched videos of the ship’s rescue missions. In the small galley kitchen, the students learned about the challenges of feeding the often desperately hungry survivors of diverse ages, religions and nationalities.

自2021年8月以来，该船已经拯救了225多人的生命。The students left the ship with a deep appreciation for the harrowing humanitarian work that the crew and volunteers undertake.

Food in Sicily students and faculty holding Dolci Evasioni products with members of the social cooperative L’Arcolaio in the foreground.

Students visited the social enterprise cooperative L’Arcolaio. or the spinning wheel, which was founded in 2003 with the goal of creating social and employment integration pathways for prisoners to re-enter civil society following release from incarceration. At the facility in a nearby prison, L’Arcolaio staff guide the incarcerated in the production of traditional Sicilian food items using local, organic ingredients.

The social enterprise has expanded to include another facility on its farm property to assist other disadvantaged groups such as recently arrived migrants — especially women — while promoting a wider commitment to the area and environment by respecting and promoting the region and its traditions.

Food in Sicily students and faculty and cooperative member sampling the rosemary at L’Arcolaio’s growing facility in the Iblei Mountains. Lush Retail, Ltd, the British cosmetics giant, purchases L’Arcolaio’s rosemary harvest. — Food in Sicily students and faculty and cooperative member sampling the rosemary at L’Arcolaio’s growing facility in the Iblei Mountains. 英国化妆品巨头Lush Retail， Ltd购买了L 'Arcolaio的迷迭香。

莫兰说：“前几年，我们参观了他们的工厂，他们在那里包装甜点产品——杏仁蛋白杏仁饼、巧克力糖衣水果、烤杏仁、角豆糖浆和许多其他产品——这些产品都是在卡瓦多纳监狱面包店生产的。”“These products are sold under the L’Arcolaio brand name Dolci Evasioni, which appropriately means sweet evasions or escapes. But this year, we visited their farm facility, where they have olive and almond groves and grow herbs like oregano, rosemary, lavender, thyme, sage, and wild fennel. 这是伊卜莱山脉中美丽、荒凉的一部分。”

Thanks to this social enterprise, dozens of prisoners and other disadvantaged people have been supported and, through their work, have been able to feel part of society again and gain a future of employment and dignity.

Helping in the kitchens of Caritas, from left: Sydnie KIlgour, Lauren Hayes, Jackie Augustine, Emily Jones and Emily McCarty — 在明爱的厨房里帮忙，左起：悉尼·乔高，劳伦·海斯，杰基·奥古斯丁，艾米丽·琼斯和艾米丽·麦卡蒂

最后，学生们有机会在西西里岛海岸外的小岛奥提吉亚的明爱厨房里帮忙，做自己的服务工作。自2016年以来，在该项目的每一次迭代中，西西里的食物学生都在学生项目住宿附近的当地教堂厨房帮助为有需要的人准备食物。明爱是天主教会的一个组织，为穷人服务，促进慈善和正义。With the rise in migrants and the increasing numbers of food insecurity, volunteering to prepare meals for Caritas is one of the most popular ways that Sicilians serve their communities.

学生们在厨房里帮忙准备食物和打包食物。在新冠肺炎之前，除了帮助切菜和做饭，学生们还会在餐桌上为有需要的人服务。Now, meals are packed with fresh fruit and bottled water and handed out by the volunteers.

莫兰说：“这项服务学习工作是对学生和教师的一个恰当提醒，在我们令人兴奋的学习世界的旁边，存在着一个需要和痛苦的世界。”“It is essential to always remember this world of need and to strive to give back to it.”

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