A Lonely Planet To Help Refugees In Europe

This might seem like an unusual piqd – a photo essay instead of a long read – but I believe it is a fascinating project that must be shared.

A group of photographers from the elite Magnum photo agency have created a book on Europe for migrants. The 600-page book acts as a survival guide for those reaching Europe for the first time.

Written in four languages – Arabic, Farsi, English, and French – the book answers some of the most common questions about the European Union and major destination countries: How to use an ATM in Stockholm? What is the typical food in Germany? What does a rubbish tin look like in Berlin? It also lists organizations working with migrants and refugees.

“The most touching thing was how people reacted to the tone of the history and other people’s experiences. For a family from Aleppo, realising that Europe was totally flattened in 1945 and had to rise from the ashes can be comforting, it creates a parallel." – Thomas Dworzak, photojournalist

The book has been distributed, free, in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and Sweden, and it is given out only to refugees.