Programs

  • Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative

    RESOURCING REFUGEE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE: THE RESOURCING REFUGEE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, CONVENED AND CO-FOUNDED BY ASYLUM ACCESS, AIMS TO TRANSFER POWER, OWNERSHIP AND RESOURCES WHERE THEY BELONG: WITH FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES. BY ESTABLISHING THE FIRST GRANTMAKING FUND MANAGED BY AND FOR REFUGEES, OUR INITIATIVE IS HELPING CATALYZE $40 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR AT LEAST 50 REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS OVER 5 YEARS TO SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS AND PURSUE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND FOOD SECURITY.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.9M

  • Asylum Access Mexico

    ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO: ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO (AAMX) IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF LEGAL SERVICES TO FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO. WE REACH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR DIRECT LEGAL, OUTREACH, AND INTEGRATION SERVICES IN SEVEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO IDENTIFY THE MOST MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, THEIR NEEDS, AND PRIORITIES AT KEY POINTS ALONG THE MIGRATION ROUTES. OUR LEGAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS HELP FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE ASYLUM PROCESS AND ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS TO EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION, AND THEIR RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM DETENTION. AAMX ALSO HAS STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH VARIOUS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. WE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COORDINATION MECHANISMS WITH AUTHORITIES. WE HAVE THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND KNOW-HOW TO ELABORATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOOD PRACTICES, AND TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO MODERNIZE AND UPDATE THE PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN MATTERS OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.6M

  • Asylum Access Thailand

    ASYLUM ACCESS THAILAND: ASYLUM ACCESS THAILAND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FRIENDLY, EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO THE VARIOUS FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE IN BANGKOK. WE HELP FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX ASYLUM PROCESS AND CONNECT THEM TO FURTHER ASSISTANCE FROM LOCAL PARTNERS. OUR TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE WITH TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO START THEIR OWN INITIATIVES TO BENEFIT AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ASYLUM ACCESS THAILAND ALSO WORKS IN CLOSE COALITION WITH OTHER THAI AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE COLLECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THAI LAW AND POLICY THAT WILL ALLOW FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE OPENLY, MOVE FREELY, REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR NEW COMMUNITIES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $819.2K