{"id":31607,"date":"2026-10-12T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/?p=31607"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:42:56","slug":"a-city-made-for-setting-out-ks-story-at-maison-effata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/en\/a-city-made-for-setting-out-ks-story-at-maison-effata\/","title":{"rendered":"A City Made for Setting Out: K&#8217;s Story at Maison Effat\u00e0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:25px;--awb-spacing-right-large:25px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:25px;--awb-spacing-left-large:25px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border:2px solid var(--awb-color2);border-radius:21px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" title=\"maison-effata-calais\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-25876\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20900%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/maison-effata-calais.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-margin-top:100px;--awb-margin-bottom:75px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">A City Made for Setting Out: K&#8217;s Story at Maison Effat\u00e0<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-animated\" 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data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" 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style=\"text-align:center;--awb-margin-top-small:25px;--awb-margin-right-small:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:15px;--awb-margin-left-small:15px;--awb-max-width:50%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:21px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"678\" title=\"icon home\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icon-casa-.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icon-casa-.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-25877\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27678%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20678%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27678%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icon-casa--200x170.png 200w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icon-casa--400x339.png 400w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icon-casa--600x509.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icon-casa-.png 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-padding-top-medium:70px;--awb-padding-right-medium:70px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:70px;--awb-padding-left-medium:70px;--awb-padding-top-small:40px;--awb-padding-right-small:40px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:40px;--awb-padding-left-small:40px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:12px 12px 12px 12px;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.12%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-line-height:1.7;--awb-letter-spacing:0px;--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography4-text-transform);--awb-text-color:#ffffff;\"><p style=\"color: var(--awb-custom11);\">Maison Effat\u00e0 is located in what used to be the rectory of Notre Dame Cathedral, in the center of Calais, a city in northern France where large numbers of travelers hoping to reach the United Kingdom gather. The House provides shelter to vulnerable men, offering them protection, healthcare, hospitality, and recreational activities. The underlying idea is to be not just a shelter, but a place of sharing and community. <span style=\"color: var(--awb-custom11);\">Since it opened in January 2024, the shelter has hosted over 150 migrants and has also provided occasional shelter to the families of shipwreck victims.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\".fusion-modal.calais\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Discover THE CONTEXT<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-modal modal fade modal-1 calais\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"modal-heading-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-background:var(--awb-color3);\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\"><div class=\"modal-content fusion-modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><button class=\"close\" type=\"button\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close\">&times;<\/button><h3 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"modal-heading-1\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The context of Maison Effat\u00e0<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"modal-body fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>For more than two decades, Calais, the closest European port to the British coast, has been the scene of a steady, high flow of migrants in transit attempting to reach England by makeshift means. The migrants come mainly from countries in the Horn of Africa-particularly Sudan-and from the Middle East and Central Asia. They are mostly single men, but there is no shortage of women, children and entire families.<\/p>\n<p>By precise political choice, the entire institutional reception is concentrated in centers far from the French coast or otherwise poorly connected to it. The policies adopted by local governments and the central government focus on the security aspect: countering informal migrant settlements and deterring departures.<\/p>\n<p>The journey to the United Kingdom is made mainly in two ways: by buying, at great expense, a place on one of the dinghies that criminal organizations put out to sea when weather conditions permit and surveillance slackens, or by smuggling themselves aboard the many heavy vehicles that board the cross-Channel ferries every day.<\/p>\n<p>The increasing deployment of forces and means, financed largely by the British government, makes departures increasingly difficult, and they take place from increasingly peripheral locations and under increasingly precarious security conditions. While far from the numbers of the Mediterranean route, there is no shortage of accidents, sometimes fatal. In 2024, more than one hundred fatalities were recorded, while since the beginning of this humanitarian emergency, deaths exceed five hundred. Also in 2024, some 65,000 asylum seekers reached British shores.<\/p>\n<p>Migrants in transit arriving in Calais live in informal encampments of various sizes &#8211; so-called &#8220;jungles&#8221; &#8211; mostly located on the edge of the city, at disused factories or in areas of dense uncultivated vegetation. Over time, the jungle phenomenon has spread to other towns on the Opal Coast, mainly Dunkirk and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Local government efforts are all geared toward making the phenomenon invisible and marginalized, pushing it out of urban centers.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of the stubborn refusal to address the issue from a humanitarian point of view, organizations operating in the area have formed a very cohesive and effective network. The network deals with the distribution of basic necessities, comfort goods, offers guidance and accompaniment services at the legal, bureaucratic and health care levels.<\/p>\n<p>The area of shelter remains the one where the need for intervention is most keenly felt. In Calais, there are three shelter houses in operation &#8211; including Maison Effat\u00e0 &#8211; which, while far from meeting the entire housing need, offer shelter and comfort to at least some of the most fragile people.<\/p>\n<h3>What Does ASCS Do in Calais<\/h3>\n<p>Since the beginning of 2024, ASCS, along with its staff and volunteers, has been running the activities at Maison Effat\u00e0, a shelter for migrants in transit that can accommodate ten people, giving priority to individuals who are vulnerable\u2014whether due to injuries sustained during their journey, pre-existing medical conditions, or simply because they have been particularly affected by life in informal camps.<\/p>\n<p>Maison Effat\u00e0 aims to be more than just a guesthouse and to also be a place of encounter and where relationships are fostered. Beneficiaries participate in the management of house life, contributing to the care and cleaning of the premises, preparing food together with the staff, each one compatibly with the possibilities that their psychophysical conditions give them. The House staff carries out accompaniment and guidance in health and even bureaucratic matters, in consultation with other organizations in Calais. It organizes creative and recreational activities of which the residents of the house are not just users but actors and promoters. ASCS volunteers in Calais also collaborate with outside activities and participate in initiatives proposed by the network of organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Maison Effat\u00e0 is also an active member of the Toiles network, which brings together foster homes throughout France. All Maison Effat\u00e0 staff activities are carried out with the collaboration and under the supervision of the Scalabrinian Fathers of Calais.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-top:60px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:25px;--awb-spacing-right-large:25px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:25px;--awb-spacing-left-large:25px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>A Friend at Maison Effat\u00e0<\/h2>\n<p>Suddenly, the room emptied; everyone got up from the table and went up to their rooms. Perhaps there\u2019s still someone out there in the darkness of the garden, smoking the last cigarette of the day. Only K remained seated, looking rather gloomy.<\/p>\n<p>K doesn\u2019t live in the house; he\u2019s been in the city for a long time. He arrived, like so many others, to attempt the crossing, but was stopped by a serious accident that left him scarred and still forces him to undergo regular checkups and ongoing treatment. But he received good care, and this convinced him to try to stay in France. So he obtained permission to remain, and today he rents a small studio apartment on his own. K is a friend of our household and is a fellow countryman of most of those who live here. He often comes to visit and never arrives empty-handed\u2014he always brings a few full grocery bags and an idea for a traditional dish to cook for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>The Need for Respect and Invisible Wounds<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Boss, can I talk to you?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Of course you can\u2014that goes without saying! Tell me everything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Thanks, Boss. You see, I talk a lot\u2014maybe too much\u2014and sometimes I joke around with everyone, and I try to help everyone: everyone who deserves it. But I&#8217;m not stupid!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Of course not! But why do you feel the need to tell me this right now?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Because respect is all I have left, ever since I failed to see that damned train coming\u2014the one that took so much from me. But I still have respect: respect for myself and respect from others, because all I ask for is respect, and when I don\u2019t receive it, it hurts me more than the wounds that cursed train left me with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I don&#8217;t quite understand: was I the one who disrespected you, K?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Of course not, boss! Not you, but I needed to tell someone this: I&#8217;m sorry to bother you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Don&#8217;t even say that as a joke! No problem\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Boss, I\u2019m too shy to show you all the scars the accident left on my body, and the ones it left inside me can\u2019t be seen. I take all my medication, and even so, every now and then my head feels like it\u2019s going to explode, and I feel like I\u2019m losing my mind. So many times I\u2019m just so tired! But thanks to God\u2019s goodness, I\u2019m still alive.<\/p>\n<h2>Documents, dignity, and the desire to get back on track<\/h2>\n<p>At this point, K picks up her old-fashioned faux-leather purse and pulls out a document holder so stuffed with cards and paperwork that it looks like it\u2019s about to burst. Then, barely lifting her bottom from the chair, she moves it closer to me and continues:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I stood in line every time I was asked to, with patience and faith, and now I\u2019m a legal resident in this country. Look at this card, Boss. I noticed you read better with your glasses, and I see you set them down on that cabinet\u2014I can bring them to you, if you\u2019ll let me.<\/p>\n<p>I can barely hold back a laugh that\u2019s somewhere between nervous and sarcastic, and I decide to accept the role of \u201celder\u201d that K has just foisted on me: I wouldn\u2019t let anyone else do it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; That would be very kind of you, K, and it would really help me out: the text on these cards is always in such small print\u2026 It\u2019s your residence permit, and it\u2019s valid for another ten years\u2014that\u2019s really great.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, he begins to pull out a whole series of cards, giving the hinge of his poor, overloaded document holder a little respite:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; This is my Carte Vitale. And here&#8217;s my credit card. This is a Revolut card\u2014have you heard of it, Boss? I also have my Carrefour loyalty card and my Leclerc loyalty card\u2026<\/p>\n<p>At this point, a deep sense of tenderness washes over me, and I decide to put an end to this display of titles, which is starting to border on the naive\u2014trying to do so with as much grace as I can muster:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I think I understand what you&#8217;re trying to show me, K, but you don&#8217;t have to prove anything: I think you&#8217;ve come a long way, and I have a lot of respect for that. In far fewer years than I have, you&#8217;ve come further than I ever will in my entire life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Thanks, Boss. Lately, I&#8217;ve been thinking it&#8217;s time to get back on the road, to leave this city behind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maybe you should give it a try. After all, you have people who can help you with it, and you\u2019d still have plenty of people to come back to if you didn\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Yeah, maybe I should. But right now, I&#8217;d better start heading home: I&#8217;ve talked way too much, and you&#8217;ve been way too patient&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-31611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/La-storia-di-K-a-Maison-Effata.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>On the Way to Beau Marais: A City Made for Traveling<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Let me give you a ride in my car\u2014just give me a minute to put on my shoes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Normally I wouldn&#8217;t be able to accept, but tonight I&#8217;ll say thank you and accept: I&#8217;m so tired, Boss.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; OK, I&#8217;m Michele. Just call me Michele.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Okay, Boss Michele!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nice one\u2026 But get in the car, come on! And be quiet!<\/p>\n<p>K chuckles, feeling satisfied and relaxed. In an instant, we leave the last houses in the city center behind, cross the swing bridge over the mouth of the Saint-Omer Canal, and turn onto the avenue that runs along the harbor. Through the mesh of the tall metal fence, the full moon offers a glimpse of the foam on the waves. Above the barbed wire that tops the fence, the sky is starry. The car radio is tuned to Radio Classique, which is playing the notes of a romantic piano piece\u2014probably something by Chopin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; What other kind of music do you like, Boss?<\/p>\n<p>Laughing, I ask him:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Would you like us to add anything else?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Do you like Sudanese music?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; You&#8217;re asking me? It&#8217;s my favorite!<\/p>\n<p>He pretends to believe it and fiddles with his cell phone, looking for a song that suits his mood. After a short stretch on the beltway, we arrive at the stadium, and not far away we can see the tall white buildings of Beau Marais, where K lives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Boss, please don&#8217;t ever tell anyone about the house I&#8217;m renting. I&#8217;ve told a lot of people that I have a friend\u2014an elderly French gentleman who&#8217;s letting me stay with him so he won&#8217;t be alone\u2014and to others I&#8217;ve made up a story about an Algerian girlfriend who shares the house with me but has a terrible temper and can&#8217;t stand any of my friends. You have to understand that if I didn\u2019t do this, the whole Jungle would be knocking on my door asking for a place to stay. And I\u2019d really like to, but I just can\u2019t afford it.<\/p>\n<p>He must have asked me this at least fifty times before. But I have to say that I fully understand his anxiety, so I reassure him yet again that I\u2019ll keep the secret. Meanwhile, a Sudanese song plays in the background, repeating: \u201cI am nothing without you, nothing but myself&#8230; You are my desire, you are my destination.\u201d K sighs and says:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maybe it really is time to go somewhere else. This city is built around a harbor and is meant for setting out, not for staying\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:25px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:25px;--awb-padding-left:25px;--awb-padding-top-medium:60px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:60px;--awb-padding-left-medium:60px;--awb-padding-top-small:30px;--awb-padding-right-small:30px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:30px;--awb-padding-left-small:30px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-image:linear-gradient(90deg, var(--awb-color2) 45%,var(--awb-color2) 45%);--awb-bg-position:center bottom;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:21px 21px 21px 21px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>This is just one of the many stories and testimonies from our volunteers who choose to step up every day. <a style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ascs.it\/en\/maison-effata-calais\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Roboto\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"700\">Click here to read the story of \u201cThe General,\u201d which we experienced at Maison Effat\u00e0 and which we still carry in our hearts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To keep the doors of our shelters in Calais, Ceuta, Cape Town, and Rome open, we need you. Your support translates into immediate protection for people on the move, like Marwan.<\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dona.ascs.it\/unacasacheaccoglie\/~mia-donazione\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Join us<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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