activities · 11
what they do
direct service · 8
- Funding refugee-led organizations Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsFunds refugee-led organizations, such as St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) in Cairo, Egypt, to advance refugee rights and provide vital services to refugees.
- Operation of the Naimo Center for Unaccompanied Refugee Youth Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsOperates and supports the Naimo Center in Cairo, Egypt, a facility providing psychosocial services, legal aid, medical treatment, education, shelter, and emergency response to unaccompanied refugee minors. The organization invested $100,000 to support the center's opening and ongoing services.
- Providing direct services to refugees in Cairo, Egypt Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsProvides child and adult education, legal assistance, and psychosocial services to nearly 12,000 refugees annually in Cairo, Egypt, from countries including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria. This includes supporting the Naimo Center for unaccompanied refugee children.
- Providing direct services to refugees in Cairo, Egypt Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsProvides child and adult education, legal assistance, and psychosocial services to nearly 12,000 refugees annually in Cairo, Egypt, from various countries including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria. This includes supporting the Naimo Center which offers psychosocial services, legal aid, medical treatment, education, shelter, and emergency response for unaccompanied refugee children and youth.
- Provision of direct services to refugees in Cairo, Egypt Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsDelivers child and adult education, legal assistance, and psychosocial services to refugees in Cairo, including nearly 12,000 individuals annually from countries such as Syria, South Sudan, Somalia, and Iraq. Also served over 4,000 Syrian refugees in 2015.
- Refugee-focused merchandise and awareness campaigns Branded Apparel and Merchandise SalesProduces and sells branded merchandise (e.g., t-shirts, mugs, tote bags) featuring “Refugees Thrive” in 12 refugee languages and original calligraphy by Reagan Maher; also compiles a gift guide highlighting refugee-created or -supported products to raise awareness and support.
- Selling merchandise to support refugees Branded Apparel and Merchandise SalesSells merchandise, including a gift guide featuring products created by or in support of refugees, and items like t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and tote bags with "Refugees Thrive" in multiple languages, featuring original calligraphy.
- Selling merchandise to support refugees Branded Apparel and Merchandise SalesOffers merchandise, including a gift guide featuring products created by, with, or in support of refugees, and sells t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and tote bags featuring the phrase "Refugees Thrive" in 12 languages spoken by refugees in Cairo, Egypt, with original calligraphy.
capacity building · 3
- Funding and partnership with local refugee service providers Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsIdentifies and partners with proven local direct service organizations in high-refugee-population countries, including funding refugee-led groups like St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) in Cairo to advance rights and deliver essential services.
- Partnering with local direct service providers Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsIdentifies and partners with proven local direct service providers in countries hosting large refugee populations to support their work.
- Partnering with local direct service providers Refugee Support via Local PartnershipsIdentifies and partners with proven local direct service providers in countries hosting large refugee populations to advance refugee rights and provide vital services.
strategies · 13
how they think
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- Advocacy through international human rights law analysis advocacy through legal analysisThe organization examines international human rights law to understand and strengthen the refugee protection system, using this legal analysis as a basis for advocating on behalf of refugees fleeing persecution.
- Livelihood Support through Ethical Consumer Engagement livelihood_support_through_consumer_engagementThe organization engages supporters and promotes refugee livelihoods by curating gift guides featuring refugee-made or refugee-supporting products, encouraging ethical consumerism to generate economic impact for refugees and their communities.
- Livelihood Support through Ethical Consumerism livelihood_support_through_consumer_engagementThe organization engages supporters and promotes refugee livelihoods by curating gift guides featuring refugee-made or refugee-supporting products, encouraging ethical consumerism to generate economic impact for refugee communities.
- Livelihood support through ethical consumer engagement livelihood_support_through_consumer_engagementThe organization engages supporters and promotes refugee livelihoods by curating gift guides featuring refugee-made or refugee-supporting products. This strategy encourages ethical consumerism, generating economic impact for refugees and their communities through purchases.
- Refugee-Led and Locally-Driven Support refugee-led fundingThe organization prioritizes funding and supporting local, front-line, and refugee-led initiatives to ensure aid is responsive, culturally appropriate, and bypasses bureaucratic hurdles, fostering community integration and self-determination.
- Refugee-Led and Locally-Driven Support refugee-led fundingThe organization prioritizes funding and supporting local, front-line, and refugee-led initiatives and organizations to ensure aid is responsive, culturally appropriate, and bypasses bureaucratic hurdles, fostering community integration and effective service delivery.
- Refugee-led and locally-driven initiatives refugee-led fundingThe organization prioritizes funding and supporting refugee-led initiatives and local front-line organizations to ensure aid is adaptive, bypasses bureaucracy, and is responsive to the immediate and changing needs of refugee communities. This approach is further reinforced by a refugee-led staffing model.
- Strengths-Based Narrative and Advocacy strengths-based narrative framingThe organization actively promotes advocacy, policy action, and narrative change by using strengths-based storytelling that highlights the resilience, diversity, and humanity of refugees, while also elevating diverse narratives and examining international human rights law to advocate for protection.
- Strengths-Based Narrative and Advocacy strengths-based narrative framingThe organization actively uses and promotes strengths-based narratives to highlight the resilience, diversity, and humanity of refugees, coupled with advocacy and community engagement to influence policy and public perception.
- Strengths-based narrative and advocacy for refugee support advocacy_and_narrative_changeThe organization actively promotes advocacy and community engagement by using strengths-based narratives to highlight the resilience, diversity, and humanity of refugees. This strategy aims to foster policy action, change public perception, and build a supportive community for refugees.
- Targeted Capacity Investment for Services capacity_investmentThe organization makes targeted financial investments to establish and operate essential service centers, such as those for unaccompanied refugee minors, and funds critical services like education, legal aid, and medical care through various fundraising mechanisms.
- Targeted Capacity Investment for Vulnerable Populations capacity_investmentThe organization makes targeted financial investments to establish and operate service centers, particularly for unaccompanied refugee minors, and funds essential services like education, legal, medical, and psychosocial support for refugees.
- Targeted financial investment for service centers capacity_investmentThe organization provides targeted financial investments to support the establishment and operation of service centers, particularly for unaccompanied refugee minors, ensuring critical services are available where needed.
named programs · 3
what they call their work
Holiday Gift Impact Program
Curated gift guide promoting purchases from refugee artisan cooperatives and social enterprises, enabling donors to support refugee livelihoods through ethical consumerism
Naimo Center
Comprehensive support center for unaccompanied refugee youth in Cairo, offering medical and legal aid, psychosocial services, community foster care, professional development, a nursery for young parents, and a youth-run café
Refugee Leadership & Feedback Initiative
Formalized system for refugee participants to provide anonymous feedback in multiple languages, influencing program improvements; over 80% of StARS staff are refugees, ensuring leadership reflects the community served
relationships · 9
who they work with
- AmazonSmile Partner — Can be selected as a charity of choice for Amazon to donate a percentage of purchases.
- St. Andrew's Refugee Service Partner — Founding partner providing education, legal, and psychosocial services to refugees in Cairo, Egypt
- St. Andrew’s Refugee Service (StARS) Partner — Founded by former StARS staff and volunteers, indicating an organizational connection.
- St. Andrew’s Refugee Service (StARS) Partner — Founding partner operating in Cairo, Egypt since 1979.
- St. Andrew’s Refugee Services Partner — Partnership to provide critical, life-saving services and community support to refugees.
- St. Andrew’s Refugee Services Partner — Refugee-led organization in Cairo, Egypt, funded by Refugees Thrive International to advance refugee rights and provide vital services.
- St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) Partner — Partners to provide critical, life-saving services, community, and a sense of home to refugees in Cairo, Egypt.
- St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS) Partner — Visited by Refugees Thrive International's Board President, Cara Kiggins, to observe its Naimo Center in Cairo, Egypt.
- StARS Partner — Partnered with StARS to support the opening of the Naimo Center for unaccompanied refugee minors in Cairo.