URGENT: Affirm the Importance of Resettlement & Support for Syrian refugees! Background With the administration's announcement to increase annual resettlement numbers to 85,000 in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017, it…
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10th Anniversary: Forging a path for international advocacy
In our last newsletter, we shared Global Legal Services Director Amalia Greenberg Delgado’s reflections on Asylum Access’s ten years of growth. This time, Ben Lewis, a VLA alum who is…
Building on the knowledge of others: AATZ at the Namati Learning Exchange Program
“Being a refugee is […] a challenge to rise up, to rebuild my life and contribute to the betterment of society.” -Nondo Nobel Bwami, World Refugee Day Speech Asylum Access…
A different place, a different life: Maribel’s story of survival
As a child growing up in rural Colombia, Maribel dreamt of becoming a nurse or a seamstress. She lived on a farm with her parents and siblings, but her childhood…
Women’s empowerment and education in Ecuador
Asylum Access Ecuador (AAE) began organizing its Encuentros de Mujeres (Women’s Empowerment Groups) in 2010. Offered on a bi-weekly basis at AAE offices across the country, these meetings provide a safe…
Day in the Life of a VLA: Eve Blachier
Name: Eve Blachier Age: 26 Hometown: Rochefort, France Office: Asylum Access Tanzania What made you volunteer as a VLA? Working with refugees, you can address different issues such as human rights,…
10th Anniversary Dinners: RSVP today!
Join Asylum Access on September 29th in San Francisco or on October 6th in Palo Alto for an intimate dinner to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, as we honor the…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
We launched our new website, an improved platform for refugee rights activists worldwide to stay informed and inspired by our work. We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary year by hosting two…
Day in the Life of a VLA: Sarah Lundy
Name: Sarah Lundy Age: 25 Hometown: Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Schools Attended and Degrees Conferred: B.A. Spanish and Latin America Studies from the University of Vermont. What type of law…
Responding to the critical gap in rights-based refugee assistance in Latin America
2015 marks a pivotal year in Asylum Access’s growth in Latin America, beginning with the creation of Asylum Access Latin America (AALA) and followed by the opening of Asylum Access…