Asylum Access's story was published in a chapter co-written by founder and Executive Director Emily Arnold-Fernandez in the book "Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities" edited by Zachary D. Kaufman.…
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Day in the Life of a VLA: Louise Collewet
Published November 2012 Name: Louise Collewet Office: Thailand Age: 25 Hometown: Bergues, France What made you volunteer as a VLA? I was already practicing refugee law and also immigration law. I…
Asylum Access Ecuador: We’re Expanding!
An interview with Karina Sarmiento, Asylum Access Ecuador Country Director You’ve led the office through some significant growth in the past year. Can you tell us a bit about the…
Advocating Against Refugee Detention in Africa
This October, Asylum Access Tanzania co-hosted the International Detention Coalition's Africa Regional Workshop at our office in Dar es Salaaam. Aimed at improving immigration detention practices across the continent, our…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
Asylum Access Tanzania organized our first mobile legal clinic in Dar es Salaam, bringing legal aid to refugee communities beyond our office. Asylum Access Tanzania's Women’s Empowerment Group (WEG) continues…
Day in the Life of a VLA- Milena Castellnou
Name: Milena Castellnou Office: Ecuador Age: 25 Hometown: Grenoble, France What made you volunteer as a VLA? I wanted to get some more practical experience and I was really interested…
Building a Movement, Growing a Community
Hosting a Refugee Rights Leadership Training in Geneva As part of a growing global refugee rights movement, opportunities to meet our colleagues in person are rare and few. The United…
Bringing Refugee Legal Aid to Remote Areas in Ecuador
In early 2012, Ecuador’s Department of Refugees (DR) organized mobile offices to facilitate the renewal of refugee visas in remote communities. Through these efforts, it came to light that there…
In Tanzania, A Refugee Gives Back
When refugees approach Asylum Access Tanzania (AATZ), they might meet Nondo Nobel Bwami, AATZ Refugee Fellow and an important part of AATZ’s legal services team in Dar es Salaam. “When…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
Asylum Access reached a critical milestone in our short history. In 2011 alone, we reached over 5,000 refugees with direct legal services in Ecuador, Tanzania and Thailand for the first…