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The Opportunity
Humanitarian organizations are quick to provide aid, but most offer short-term assistance rather than long-term solutions. Refugees are often unable to legally work, own property, or access public services. This leaves refugees stuck in limbo with few opportunities to find long-term safety and rebuild their lives. The majority of refugees are dependent, indefinitely, on humanitarian aid to survive. Over decades, this is an incalculable waste of human potential.
Every year, only about 2% of refugees are able to access long-term solutions (such as returning to their home country, resettlement, and legal integration in their current host country).
Ultimately, we seek to increase equitable access to self-reliance, resettlement, and other pathways, and to increase the number of refugees accessing these solutions. We accomplish this through two main programmatic pillars:
"My hope is that one day, we are living in a world where refugees everywhere have access to a life that is underpinned by dignity and opportunity. I’m proud to be a small part of an organization that will help make this wish a reality."
“I am passionate about learning because I didn’t get a proper education growing up. What will make me happy is seeing my children succeed with their education and start their jobs.”
Trhas
“Some people think that when refugees come, they come with baggage. But they also come with knowledge and that knowledge helps build a progressive country.”
Jean
“I am content with what I have. I do not seek assistance from other people. I have a plan to expand this work by hiring people to work under me.”
Safiya
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