Program areas at IAFR
Refugee services and assistance- bibles for Refugees (kenya, malawi)- shelter for Refugees and asylum seekers (greece, ukraine, usa)- refugee food assistance (malawi, ukraine)- refugee school building projects (kenya, malawi)- ukrainian humanitarian response (ukraine, slovakia)- refugee church buildings (kenya, malawi)- refugee scholarships (kenya, malawi)- refugee small business grants (malawi)- trauma care training for Refugees (malawi)- refugee integration assistance (france, greece, malawi, usa)- medical assistance (greece, malawi)
Training and consulting- facilitation of the Minnesota asylum network- refugee ministry consulting with churches and agencies (asia, canada, europe, central and south america, africa, and asia- consulting with churches responding to the ukrainian crisis (slovakia, ukraine)- refugee ministry training webinars, online classes, and materials.- training and consulting with International networks (refugee highway partnership, lausanne movement, icva)- assist with planning and facilitation of refugee highway partnership regional round tables (europe, north america)
Research and advocacy- research needs of refugee/asylum seekers (france, greece, bosnia, kenya, malawi, ukraine, usa)- iafr publications (map of refugee highway, refugee faq's, social media posts and memes, website)- iafr media (introduction to the refugee highway, refugee interview videos)- interviews and articles with digital and paper publications- virtual and public gatherings (refugee highway conferences, diverse churches, schools, and gatherings)- iafr weekly email newsletter "resilience"- promotion of and participation in world refugee day.- participation in the International council of voluntary agencies (icva) activities