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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3052...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3052...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3050...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3047...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3047...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3037...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3037...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3036...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3034...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3034...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3046...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3043...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3040...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3039...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3053...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3053...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3052...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3052...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3052...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3051...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Crescenzo Sala (39), an anesthesiologist, poses for a portrrait during his shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3050...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3049...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3049...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3049...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3048...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3047...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 4 MAY 2020: Romolo Villani (58), an anesthesiologist and head physician. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 4th 2020
    CIPG_20200504_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3047...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3037...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3037...jpg
  • NYTVIRUS<br />
NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3036...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Maria Notaro (44), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3036...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3035...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3035...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3035...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3035...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3034...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3033...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3033...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3033...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3031...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 3 MAY 2020: Dania Sannino (33), an anesthesiologist. poses for a portrrait at the end of her shift at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 3rd 2020
    CIPG_20200503_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3031...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3046...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3045...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3044...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3044...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3044...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3044...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Gabriele Somma (24), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3043...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3043...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3043...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3042...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3041...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3041...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3040...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3040...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3039...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3039...jpg
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NAPLES, ITALY - 2 MAY 2020: Ilaria Sommonte (27), a nurse at the "Cotugno", Naples's main Covid hospital, poses for a portrait at the Cotugno hospital in Naples, Italy, on May 2nd 2020
    CIPG_20200502_NYT_Harm-Naples_7M3038...jpg
  • 26 June, 2008. Denver, PA. (L-R) Henry, 16, and Christopher, 14, wait at their home farm for their parents, Jesse and Esther Martin, to come back from the Hershey Medical Center, where their little sister Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
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<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
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gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com(L Henry, 16, and Christopher, 14, wait at their home farm for their parents Jesse and Esther Martin to come back from the Hershey Medical Center, where their little sister Marlene, 2, was hospitalized because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospi
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  • 26 June, 2008. Denver, PA. (L-R) Henry, 16, and Christopher, 14, wait at their home farm for their parents, Jesse and Esther Martin, to come back from the Hershey Medical Center, where their little sister Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com<br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com(L Henry, 16, and Christopher, 14, wait at their home farm for their parents Jesse and Esther Martin to come back from the Hershey Medical Center, where their little sister Marlene, 2, was hospitalized because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospi
    Amish002.jpg
  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Jesse Martin, 49, at the Hershey Medical Center, where his daughter Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Amish012.jpg
  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Entrance of the Hershey Medical Center where Marlene Martin, 2, was hospitalized in the morning for her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
    Amish022.jpg
  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Jesse Martin, 49, at the Hershey Medical Center, where his daughter Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
www.giannicipriano.com
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  • 26 June, 2008. Denver, PA. Jesse Martin's daughter Marlene, 2, sits in her bed at the Hershey Medical Center as she woke up after anaesthesia. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
<br />
©2008 Gianni Cipriano for the Wall Street Journal<br />
cell. +1 646 465 2168 (USA)<br />
cell. +1 328 567 7923 (Italy)<br />
gianni@giannicipriano.com<br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Marlene Martin, 2, is in her bed sleeping under the effect of anaesthesia. She was hospitalized at the Hershey Medical Center in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Jesse Martin, 49, at the Hershey Medical Center, where his daughter Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Jesse Martin, 49, at the Hershey Medical Center, where his daughter Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Jesse Martin, 49, at the Hershey Medical Center, where his daughter Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Jesse Martin, 49, at the Hershey Medical Center, where his daughter Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Denver, PA. Jesse Martin's daughter Marlene, 2, is in her bed at the Hershey Medical Center as she woke up after anaesthesia. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Denver, PA. (L-R) Christopher, 14, and Henry, 16, wait at their home farm for their parents, Jesse and Esther Martin, to come back from the Hershey Medical Center, where their little sister Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Denver, PA. (L-R) Christopher, 14, and Henry, 16, wait at their home farm for their parents, Jesse and Esther Martin, to come back from the Hershey Medical Center, where their little sister Marlene, 2, was hospitalized in the morning because of her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Marlene Martin, 2, was hospitalized in the morning at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. for her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Marlene Martin, 2, was hospitalized in the morning at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. for her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Marlene Martin, 2, was hospitalized in the morning at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA.for her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. Marlene Martin, 2, was hospitalized in the morning  at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA, for her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • 26 June, 2008. Hershey, PA. jesse Martin comforts his daughter Marlene, 2, as she woke up  after anaesthesia at the Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. Marlene Martin was hospitalized in the morning for her Hirschsprung's disease. Jesse Martin, 49, is a Mennonite farmer who believes in self-sufficiency and opposes insurance and government aid. In recent years , Mr. Martin has paid at least $400,000 for care in two nonprofit  hospitals, Lancaster General Hospital and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He is now struggling to pay the remaining $287,000 he owes them. "I want to pay", Jesse Martin says, "but they have to come up with a more decent price. I can't make it. Five of my 11 children suffer from maple syrup, 3 from Hirschsprung's disease, and 2 from SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency)". Genetic disorders particularly affect Amish communities, since most of them descend from the few hundred  German-Swiss settlers who brought the Amish and Mennonite faiths to the United States in the 18th century. Marrying within an Amish community means members share large regions of genetic material, rendering them more likely to suffer from certain diseases. <br />
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: Asylum seekers attend afternoon Italian classes for adults in the elementary school of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
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Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: The hill "San Marco" is seen here from in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: Images of an illustrated Italian alphabet are seen here in a room of a private home used to teach Italian to adult asylum seekers in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: Mayor of Sutera Giuseppe Grizzanti (63) poses for a portrait on the balcony of the town hall of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: The daughter of  Nigerian asylum seekers attends is seen here in a kindergarten class in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: The daughter of  Somali asylum seekers attends the 1st grade of elementary school in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - APRIL 6: An improvised tent on the so-called Hill of Shame, where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions before being transferred on April 5, 2011 in Lampedusa, Italy.??The so-called Hill of Shame (definition given by the Italian media) is a hill in the island of Lampedusa where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions in improvised tents during the immigration crisis in April 2011. In 2011, about 53,000 North African and Sub-Saharan migrants arrived in the so-called "Door of Europe", fleeing the unrest of the region and stranded on the on the island in appalling conditions. Migrants weren't provided with the most basic humanitarian assistance such as shelter, medical care, mats, blankets and access to sanitary facilities, while thousands slept outdoors.
    Hill-of-Shame_07.jpg
  • LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - APRIL 6: An improvised tent on the so-called Hill of Shame, where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions before being transferred on April 5, 2011 in Lampedusa, Italy.??The so-called Hill of Shame (definition given by the Italian media) is a hill in the island of Lampedusa where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions in improvised tents during the immigration crisis in April 2011. In 2011, about 53,000 North African and Sub-Saharan migrants arrived in the so-called "Door of Europe", fleeing the unrest of the region and stranded on the on the island in appalling conditions. Migrants weren't provided with the most basic humanitarian assistance such as shelter, medical care, mats, blankets and access to sanitary facilities, while thousands slept outdoors.
    Hill-of-Shame_05.jpg
  • LAMPEDUSA, ITALY - APRIL 6: An improvised tent on the so-called Hill of Shame, where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions before being transferred on April 5, 2011 in Lampedusa, Italy.??The so-called Hill of Shame (definition given by the Italian media) is a hill in the island of Lampedusa where hundreds of migrants lived in poor conditions in improvised tents during the immigration crisis in April 2011. In 2011, about 53,000 North African and Sub-Saharan migrants arrived in the so-called "Door of Europe", fleeing the unrest of the region and stranded on the on the island in appalling conditions. Migrants weren't provided with the most basic humanitarian assistance such as shelter, medical care, mats, blankets and access to sanitary facilities, while thousands slept outdoors.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: The daughter of  Somali asylum seekers attends the 1st grade of elementary school in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
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Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
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“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A view of the town of Sutera, in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
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Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A view of the town of Sutera, in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: Abandoned houses are seen here in the historical center of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
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Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: The remains of a house in the historical center of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A woman walks by the school in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A couple of Nigerian asylum seekers and their daughter walk toward the school where they will attend afternoon Italian classes, in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
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Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A child walks by the school in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A child walks by the school in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A view of home and the countryside of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: Artwork about equality carried out by students is seen here in the elementary school of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: A caretaker cleans a classroom in the elementary school of Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
<br />
Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
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  • SUTERA, ITALY - 8 JANUARY 2018: Carmelina Lombardo, owner of a snack bar, is seen here entering her business in Sutera, Italy, on January 8th 2018.<br />
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Sutera is an ancient town plastered onto the side of an enormous monolithic rock, topped with a convent, in the middle of the western half of Sicily, about 90 minutes by car south of the Sicilian capital Palermo<br />
Its population fell from 5,000 in 1970 to 1,500 today. In the past 3 years its population has surged  after the local mayor agreed to take in some of the thousands of migrants that have made the dangerous journey from Africa to the Sicily.<br />
<br />
“Sutera was disappearing,” says mayor Giuseppe Grizzanti. “Italians, bound for Germany or England, packed up and left their homes empty. The deaths of inhabitants greatly outnumbered births. Now, thanks to the refugees, we have a chance to revive the city.”<br />
 Through an Italian state-funded project called SPRAR (Protection System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers), which in turn is co-funded by the European Union's Fund for the Integration of non-EU Immigrants, Sutera was given financial and resettlement assistance that was co-ordinated by a local non-profit organization called Girasoli (Sunflowers). Girasoli organizes everything from housing and medical care to Italian lessons and psychological counselling for the new settlers.<br />
The school appears to have been the biggest beneficiary of the refugees’ arrival, which was kept open thanks to the migrants.<br />
Nunzio Vittarello, the coordinator of the E.U. project working for the NGO “I Girasoli" says that there are 50 families in Sutera at the moment.
    CIPG_20180108_LIBERATION-Sutera__M3_...jpg
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