Elena Ledda is an independent journalist from Sardinia. 

She is professor of Engagement Journalism at the BCN_NY Master Degree in Journalism, and a journalism project manager. She is also the Southern Europe coordinator of the Oasis Project.
 

Basic information

Name
Elena Ledda
Expertise
conflicts, inequalities, and injustice
Country
Spain
City
Barcelona
Twitter

Supported projects

The bankers of irregular migration

  • Finance
  • Migration

ERBIL/ISTANBUL/ATHENS - The complexity and dangers along migration routes to Europe —including the risk of being swindled by traffickers or robbed by security forces—, have increased the role of an informal banking system that works through “hawala”, a traditional money transfer system based on interpersonal trust