Program areas at WRC
Economic empowerment & self reliance: most refugees deeply want to provide for themselves and their families to work, to use their skills, and to make their own decisions about their finances, their lives, and their futures. The Women's Refugee Commission works to ensure that humanitarian programs provide Refugee women and youth access to cash assistance opportunities and to help them safely earn a living. This, in turn, increases refugees' self-reliance and resilience. Our economic empowerment and self-reliance work involves developing guidance on cash assistance and livelihoods opportunities for Refugee women, as well as building refugees' self-reliance and resilience.
Migrant right and justice (mrj): the migrants rights and justice (mrj) program works to ensure fair access to asylum in the u.s. for those fleeing persecution and violence, promotes the use of alternatives to detention especially of asylum seeking children and families, humane conditions in detention facilities when they are used, and access to legal services for their asylum claims. The mrj program successfully advocated against the family separation policy, for better protections for unaccompanied minors arriving in the u.s., and for release of families when feasible. Wrc, working with partners, assisted in the reunification of thousands of children who had been separated from their families and has drafted a more humane asylum policy for the incoming administration.
Gender and social inclusion: ensuring equal access and opportunity for all requires recognizing that some groups face additional obstacles and barriers. The Women's Refugee Commission promotes the full inclusion of traditionally marginalized groups, such as Refugee women, people with disabilities, the lgbtqi community, and adolescent girls, in identifying solutions and designing programs that meet their unique needs and build upon their capacities. Our gender and social inclusion work includes learning directly from refugees from traditionally marginalized groups about their needs and working to advance gender equality.
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