Jan 5 11
Egypt
Egypt is particularly interesting to Refugees United given its unique position as home to millions of Sudanese, Oromo and other refugees and migrants. Coupled with a high level of skill and access to technology, we are excited to be working with some of the smartest people and organizations in the country to help the countless thousands of people looking for missing loved ones Click the icons on the map to read more about our partners & stories
Jan 5 11
USA : Refugees United is incorporated in New York as a 501c3 non-profit organization. Working from Howard Street 34, 10013 New York, NY. Refugees United US is focused on supporting the mission of helping refugees reconnect with missing family. Fostering partnerships with other organizations, raising funds through various activities and helping to build awareness about our mission is all part of a day’s work.
Jan 5 11
Brazil : Refugees United has a highly active office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where we offer refugees free internet service and support refugees in using our online tracing service. Staffed by Alexandra Aparicio and 14 volunteers, the office receives many refugees every week looking for missing family. Our key collaborators are Sao Paulo Red Cross, UNHCR and Caritas, and it was via Refugees United’s Brazil office our very first family was reunited.
Jan 5 11
Reconnection Story: Aamina from Ethiopia Read about other successful reconnection stories on our blog Read more on other stories from the field
Jan 4 11
Kakuma We are expanding with Refugees Consortium Kenya (RCK) into Kakuma. You can view more images on our blog
Jan 4 11
Refugees Consortium of Kenya In Kenya, Refugees Consortium of Kenya (RCK) has teamed up with RU to facilitate refugees’ access to the search.refunite.org family tracing tool. Amongst various activities undertaken, RCK has set up registration points in their offices in Nairobi and Dadaab. Refugees are also assisted to search and register through active outreach by RCK community monitors, also both in Nairobi and Dadaab. Further, RCK conducts information meetings in the targeted communities to inform about the RCK/RU services.
Jan 4 11
Kituo Cha Sheria Refugees United has teamed up with Kituo Cha Sheria (KCS) in Nairobi to implement activites that facilitate and assist refugees’ access to the search.refunite.org search tool. At their URIP offices in Eastleigh (a Nairobi Suburb with a large Somali community), KCS have set up a registration point where clients may come and register and search for missing loved ones. This is supported by information sharing, community forums and active outreach activities conducted by the KCS community monitors.
Jan 4 11
Refugee Law Project : We are working closely with the Refugee Law Project (RLP) in order to promote the awareness about our tracing tool in the urban areas of Kampala. At their office in Old Kampala refugees can access the Internet for free and get direct assistance from a Refugees United tracing assistant in the process. RLP also conduct regular information sessions with the refugee leaders as well as community forums etc. Related: video
Jan 4 11
In Cairo we have joined efforts with Tadamon, a local Cairo-based organization working to promote the welfare of marginalized refugees and their mutual co-existence with Egyptians. Together, we are starting up Internet access in six refugee community centers across Cairo to enable refugees in search of missing loved ones to access the Internet and use our search tool at no cost. We are also focusing on training and capacity building amongst the refugee groups, and expect to have at least 1,000 trained Refugees United ambassadors working in Cairo. Related links: Egypt
Jan 3 11
Reconnection Story: Aamina from Ethiopia Aamina a 65 year old woman was born and brought up in Dire Dawa town in the Eastern part of Ethiopia. In 1992 after the fall of the Ethiopian government, her husband became a political target. He was constantly subject to discrimination, torture and threats for allegedly working with the Oromo Liberation Front. Aamina was detained twice at a military camp in Sebatenya and Zetenya in Dire Dawa without trial. It is during this period that her husband disappeared and she was questioned about his whereabouts. Aamina fled Ethiopia after one of her sons was killed in…
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