A man unlawfully deported can return from ‘no man’s land’ on border with Kenya; Tanzania must improve immigration laws FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2018 Dar es Salaam: The African…
Region: Africa
A quest for education: Asad’s story
Asad graduated from high school at the top of his class. With a thirst for knowledge and a gift for languages, including English, he dreamed of pursuing a university education.…
Claiming the right and building the confidence to work: Nenette’s story
With political violence on the rise, Nenette decided she had no choice but to flee her home in Burundi. She gathered her children – a toddler and two teenagers –…
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…
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,…
Suzanne’s story
When Suzanne was just a girl, armed militias displaced her family from their home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As a teenager, she witnessed her father’s murder and…
Day in the Life of a VLA: Emma King
Office: Tanzania Age: 25 Hometown: Letterkenny, Ireland What type of law did you practice before volunteering with Asylum Access? Prior to Asylum Access, I worked mainly in immigration and refugee law. I worked…
John’s Story
John came to the Asylum Access office in Dar Es Salaam with a unique request. He wanted us to keep his savings. After escaping from a brutal civil war in…
Starting from scratch: how Isaac became a businessman
Before he obtained his peasant permit, Isaac had nothing to prove he had legal status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Afraid to travel around the city for fear of arrest…