Migration and Asylum Project

MAP prioritizes legal awareness to empower communities. Through community-based initiatives, it simplifies laws via innovative media, benefiting 1100+ migrants. MAP trains "barefoot advocates" and Paralegal Volunteers, collaborates with service providers and engages stakeholders for grassroots justice awareness. It conducts clinical legal education with top universities for practical understanding.

MAP provides tailored legal aid to displaced communities, with a focus on survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Serving 9,000+ asylum seekers, including 80% women/children, MAP addresses their legal status challenges, preventing exploitation. It offers a labour rights desk for migrant workers, aids refugees through a unique partnership with UNHCR, and engages legal practitioners for justice. Multi-sectoral collaboration involves 30+ partners and medical support from MSF. In response to COVID-19, MAP distributed information, coordinated services, and launched a digital tools project for legal aid and support against increasing SGBV cases.

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New Delhi

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Delhi

Advancing the rights of displaced communities through advocacy, MAP engages in domestic and international networks, collaborating with governing bodies, to identify protection gaps and develop evidence-based policy solutions. In addressing India's stance as a non-signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, MAP drafted a comprehensive asylum framework aligned with India's policies and legal principles, endorsed by a Member of Parliament in 2015. Collaborating with legal practitioners, MAP devises strategies and provides support for strategic litigation to protect displaced communities' rights. It fosters regional engagement for innovative legal solutions and conducts targeted research, mapping legal systems, identifying challenges, and sharing findings to promote social inclusion and practical rights access for displaced populations.

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New Delhi

States

Delhi

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, MAP combines art and human rights to create lasting change. Leveraging the power of art for outreach and advocacy, MAP's initiatives include immersive exhibitions, photography, and digital stories. The immersive art experience "Passage to Asylum" portrayed refugees' journeys symbolically, shedding light on the operation of asylum laws. "Atiqa" empowers Afghan refugee women through traditional embroidery, providing livelihoods and preserving culture. Through photography exhibitions and digital stories, MAP amplifies refugee narratives, aiming to humanize the crisis and reshape public discourse. These artistic efforts transcend barriers, uniting communities and fostering empathy for displaced individuals.