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: Tanzania
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…
Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights
ED Emily Arnold-Fernandez joined Devin Thorpe, of Your Mark On The World, to discuss the work of Asylum Access. Watch the interview. Global Policy Director Jessica Therkelsen presented an oral…
Ahmad’s Story
Ahmad, a 32-year old Somali from Mogadishu, grew up in a Somalia that already torn by violence and instability. As a university student in 2006, Ahmad had the opportunity to…