A JOURNEY IN
BORGO MEZZANONE CAMP
Borgo Mezzanone is a hamlet near Foggia. This little center was founded during fascist regime regime in 1934 and It could host about 700 residents.
In 2005 CARA opened up, a center hosting asylum-seekers. It could accomodate only 600 emigrantes but actually there are about 1.500 residents. It is close to a rural village.
The CARA was built from 2005 to 2010, through the conversion of the former military base, as it is typical of most camps (Diken 2004). Additionally, an informal settlement, called runway, exists outside the centre. It is composed of containers and prefabricated shelters, which were installed in 1999 on the runway of the former military base to host refugees fleeing Kosovo (Campesi 2014).
Refugees Camp: BORGO MEZZANONE