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Photo by Susannah Stevens, courtesy of International Refugee Assistance Project, Inc.
International Refugee Assistance Project, Inc.
An IRAP client explains her story with the help of a volunteer interpreter in Amman, Jordan.
New York, NY
United States
Mobilizing direct legal aid and systemic policy advocacy, The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) serves the world's most persecuted individuals and empowers the next generation of human rights leaders. It leverages individual casework to advocate for reforms to refugee resettlement policy in the United States and among United Nations member states. IRAP brings together law students and pro bono attorneys to provide comprehensive legal aid to refugees throughout their lengthy registration, protection, and resettlement processes. IRAP works to identify and empower many of the world’s most at-risk refugees, including female survivors of sexual or gender-based violence; Iraqis and Afghans persecuted for their work with the U.S. military, media, or NGOs; LGBTI individuals; religious minorities subject to targeted violence; and children with medical emergencies for which local treatment is not available. IRAP was a project housed at the Urban Justice Center until December 2018. While pushing for largescale reforms, IRAP continues to provide unparalleled legal services to refugees seeking resettlement and safe, new beginnings.
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Photo courtesy of IRAP Chapter, University of Chicago Law School.
University of Chicago law students pose with portraits of their clients at the launch of IRAP’s 2015 campaign with Inside Out.
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Photo courtesy of Doug Jackson/IRAP.
Former IRAP client, Sham Hasan working at Washington D.C.’s Dog Tag Bakery. Hasan, who found himself under threat by extremists after working as an interpreter for the U.S. Army in Iraq, resettled with IRAP’s help following three years in the visa application process. Dog Tag, a nonprofit bakery which helps empower veterans and military families, awarded Hasan a fellowship to pursue a business administration certificate at Georgetown University. He graduated in October, 2015.
Grants
$200,000
for
24 months
Awarded
For general support
Civil Society Protection
$250,000
for
24 months
Awarded
For general support
Civil Society Protection
$200,000
for
24 months
Awarded
For general support
Civil Society Protection
Our online database includes grants made by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund over the past five years.