Backway: the game about migration routes from sub-Saharan Africa<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>Designed by ASCS in collaboration with Popoli Insieme<\/a>, the game was created within the project “Windows. Stories of Refugees” and invites participants to put themselves in the shoes of those facing the migration journey to Europe.<\/b><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/backway-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nIt is called Backway – Migrant Paths to Europe<\/b> the experiential game we designed as ASCS and Popoli Insieme to offer a different look at the migration phenomenon.<\/p>\n
The name recalls a term used by many people on the move, particularly in The Gambia, to refer to the route to Europe: “backway,” literally a back exit. An unofficial and irregular route that, for many, becomes the only option when legal routes are in fact impractical. <\/p>\n
A project designed for schools and young people<\/h2>\n
Backway was born within the educational work of the project “Windows. Stories of Refugees”<\/b> by Popoli Insieme<\/a>. The idea behind it is to offer high school boys and girls a tool capable of flanking direct testimonies with an experience of deep empathy. <\/p>\nThe game is designed to be used during meetings with students, scouts, or informal groups<\/b>,<\/span> <\/span>serving as an interactive support to the stories of the witnesses who participate in our activities.<\/p>\nThe goal: identification to understand<\/h2>\n
The goal is not only to convey information about the migration phenomenon, but to try-even within the dimension of simulation-to confront the choices and difficulties that many people face during the journey.<\/p>\n
Through play, participants are invited to put themselves in the shoes of the departed<\/b>, reflecting on the crucial decisions to be made and the unpredictable obstacles that may arise along the way.<\/p>\n
Designed by ASCS in collaboration with Popoli Insieme<\/a>, the game was created within the project “Windows. Stories of Refugees” and invites participants to put themselves in the shoes of those facing the migration journey to Europe.<\/b><\/p>\n It is called Backway – Migrant Paths to Europe<\/b> the experiential game we designed as ASCS and Popoli Insieme to offer a different look at the migration phenomenon.<\/p>\n The name recalls a term used by many people on the move, particularly in The Gambia, to refer to the route to Europe: “backway,” literally a back exit. An unofficial and irregular route that, for many, becomes the only option when legal routes are in fact impractical. <\/p>\n Backway was born within the educational work of the project “Windows. Stories of Refugees”<\/b> by Popoli Insieme<\/a>. The idea behind it is to offer high school boys and girls a tool capable of flanking direct testimonies with an experience of deep empathy. <\/p>\n The game is designed to be used during meetings with students, scouts, or informal groups<\/b>,<\/span> <\/span>serving as an interactive support to the stories of the witnesses who participate in our activities.<\/p>\n The goal is not only to convey information about the migration phenomenon, but to try-even within the dimension of simulation-to confront the choices and difficulties that many people face during the journey.<\/p>\n Through play, participants are invited to put themselves in the shoes of the departed<\/b>, reflecting on the crucial decisions to be made and the unpredictable obstacles that may arise along the way.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/b><\/p>\nA project designed for schools and young people<\/h2>\n
The goal: identification to understand<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/backway.jpg\")
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