At the end of 2023, there were 43.4 million refugees globally, with the number of refugees having tripled in the last decade.
The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, or HIAS, works to provide vital services to refugees and asylum seekers and, in recent years, has increased its programmatic work across Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States, Africa and the Middle East, and Europe. Currently in 22 countries, the organization works across four programmatic areas: Protection services, mental health and psychosocial support, or MHPSS, gender-based violence, and economic inclusion.
Their work involves supporting refugees with their initial needs upon arrival in a new country, including airport pickup, housing, food, etc., and then helping them access education and employment. HIAS also runs safe spaces for women and girls and supports survivors’ well-being through case management and psychosocial services.