Program areas at IAFR
Refugee services and assistance- bibles for Refugees (kenya, malawi)- refugee food assistance (malawi, ukraine)- shelter for Refugees and asylum seekers (greece, kenya, malawi, ukraine, usa)- refugee school building projects (kenya, malawi)- ukrainian humanitarian response (poland, slovakia, ukraine)- refugee church buildings (kenya, malawi)- refugee scholarships (kenya, malawi)- trauma care training for Refugees (malawi)- refugee integration assistance (france, greece, malawi, usa)- medical assistance (greece, malawi)- livelihoods training (malawi)- refugee youth camp (kenya)- pastoral visits with refugees/asylum seekers (austria, bosnia and herzegovina, france, greece, malawi, kenya, ukraine, usa)
Training and consulting- facilitation of the Minnesota asylum network- refugee ministry consulting with churches and agencies (asia, canada, europe, central and south america, africa, usa)- consulting with churches responding to the ukrainian crisis ( poland, slovakia, ukraine)- refugee ministry training webinars and materials- training and consulting with International networks (refugee highway partnership, lausanne movement)- assist with planning and facilitation of refugee highway partnership regional round tables (europe, north america)
Research and advocacy- research needs of refugees/asylum seekers (france, greece, bosnia and herzegovina, kenya, malawi, poland, slovakia, ukraine, usa)- iafr publications (map of refugee highway, refugee faqs, memes, what can we do?, website- iafr media (introduction to the refugee highway, refugee interviews)- interviews and articles with digital and paper publications- virtual and public gatherings (refugee highway conferences, diverse churches, schools, and gatherings)- iafr enews letter "resilience"- promotion of and participation in world refugee day