Group Category: Refugees

The National Institution of Social Care and Vocational training (NISCVT), known as Beit Atfal Assumoud (BAS), is a humanitarian, non-sectarian, and non-governmental organization. It was established on August 12th, 1976, after the Tal Al Zaatar massacre, to provide assistance and accommodation for the orphaned children who lost their parents during the massacre. Today, NISCVT is providing services for the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and other disadvantaged people of other nationalities living in the camps or close to them.

Refugees International (RI) promotes solutions to displacement crises and advocates for life-saving assistance and protection for displaced people. It was started in 1979 as a citizens’ movement to protect Indochinese refugees. Since then, it has expanded to become a leading advocacy organization that provokes action from global leaders to resolve refugee crises. RI’s expert recommendations are highly valued by the very people whose decisions bring immediate relief and life-saving solutions to refugees.

SAUSA is a volunteer-based organization founded by Saharawis living in the United States. It was created through the collaboration of students, professionals, educators, and NGOs. Its members envision a future where the people of Western Sahara have the right to choose their future with dignity. Therefore, they create a platform where extraordinary people can join to make that happen.

For more information, visit the group’s website here.

Molham Volunteering Team is a relief organization designed to help internally displaced Syrians inside Syria and refugees in countries of asylum. The team works in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey through a network of 170 volunteers in four different areas: medical, urgent cases, orphans, and education.

A 2019 grant from the Cultures of Resistance Network provided scholarships to 100 college students at Idlib University in Syria.

Established in 1998, BADIL is an independent, community-based non-profit organization mandated to defend and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees. Its vision, missions, programs, and relationships are defined by its Palestinian identity and the principles of international human rights law. BADIL has a number of ongoing projects that seek to advance the individual and collective rights of the Palestinian people.

Syria has been ravaged by war and poverty. In November 2011, Syria Relief and Development (SRD) was established in direct response to the onset of this crisis. As of December 2015, more than 13.5 million Syrians were in need of humanitarian assistance and nearly half of these people were children. The crisis in Syria has left its people particularly vulnerable during the harsh winter months due to shortages in essential supplies and the rise in winter-related illnesses.

At work in over forty countries and twenty-six US cities, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. When an emergency arises, the IRC arrives on the scene within seventy-two hours with urgently needed supplies and expertise that protect people caught in the midst of chaos. The organization commits to stay as long as it is needed, helping survivors to heal, recover, and rebuild their communities to be stronger, more stable, and more democratic.

Caritas Jordan is a humanitarian non-governmental organization that is affiliated with the Catholic Church. It was established in 1967 as a result of the June war and in response to the humanitarian needs that emerged from the wars and the displacement of the Palestinian people to Jordan. The organization aims to convey a message of love to the poor and needy through the good work of groups and individuals. Since its establishment, it has worked on combating poverty and sustaining social development for Jordanian society.

Mercy Corps is a global community of 4,000 change-makers living and working with people facing the world’s toughest challenges. The organization partners with local people in over forty countries to build stronger communities, put bold ideas into action, and help communities overcome adversity like emergencies, poverty, and conflict. During its thirty-five-year history, Mercy Corps’s work has improved more than 170 million lives in more than 115 countries around the world.

Plataforma Gritos Contra el Muro Marroquí is a group seeking to resist the “wall of shame” and the broader Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara through creative nonviolent action. It aims to connect young people from different parts of the Sahrawi diaspora for a peaceful march to campaign in front of the “wall of shame.” Its purpose is to strengthen the union of Sahrawi youth and renew the spirit of struggle through the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge.