Asylum Access

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RESOURCING REFUGEE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE: THE RESOURCING REFUGEE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE, CONVENED BY ASYLUM ACCESS, AIMS TO TRANSFER POWER, OWNERSHIP AND RESOURCES WHERE THEY BELONG: WITH REFUGEES THEMSELVES. BY ESTABLISHING THE FIRST GRANTMAKING FUND MANAGED BY AND FOR REFUGEES, OUR INITIATIVE WILL HELP UNLOCK $40 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS AND PURSUE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND FOOD SECURITY.

ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO: ASYLUM ACCESS MEXICO (AAMX) IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF LEGAL SERVICES TO FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO. WE REACH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR DIRECT LEGAL, OUTREACH, AND INTEGRATION SERVICES IN SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY THE MOST MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, THEIR NEEDS, AND PRIORITIES AT KEY POINTS ALONG THE MIGRATION ROUTES. OUR LEGAL AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS HELP FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE ASYLUM PROCESS AND ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS TO EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION, AND THEIR RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM DETENTION. AAMX ALSO HAS STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH VARIOUS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS. WE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COORDINATION MECHANISMS WITH AUTHORITIES. WE HAVE THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND KNOW-HOW TO ELABORATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOOD PRACTICES, AND TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO MODERNIZE AND UPDATE THE PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS OF GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN MATTERS OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR FORCIBLY DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.

GLOBAL SYSTEMS CHANGE: ASYLUM ACCESS WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE SO IT PRIORITIZES THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF FORCIBLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND RECOGNIZES THEIR POWER. WE ADVOCATE FOR THESE CHANGES BY BUILDING AND SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELP TRANSFORM THE REFUGEE RESPONSE SECTOR INTO ONE THAT IS TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, EQUITABLE AND THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO GREATER RESPECT, PROTECTION, AND PROMOTION OF REFUGEES' HUMAN RIGHTS. WE WORK TOGETHER TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS, INCLUDING REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD AS WE: (1) ENGAGE WITH POWERFUL PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS UNHCR, WORLD BANK AND GOVERNMENTS WITH GLOBAL INFLUENCE TO MAKE THEM MORE INCLUSIVE AND PRIORITIZE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAWS AND PRACTICES IN REFUGEE HOSTING COUNTRIES, (2) CATALYZE CAMPAIGNS TOWARDS GREATER EQUITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE REFUGEE RESPONSE SECTOR, (3) PARTNER WITH LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN STRATEGIC COUNTRIES FOR CAPACITY BRIDGING INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE PURSUIT OF REFUGEE HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE GROUND, AND (4) DEMAND AND SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE DECISION-MAKING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION.