Many believe that refugees are a nuisance to the economic system of their new country. Refugees could be perceived negatively due to people’s fear of losing their job, fear for their safety and their family’s safety and for the economy as a whole. However, this is the wrong outlook. The
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First steps in Brazil: Find out how to help refugees to settle their documents
Compassiva prepared 7 tips to help refugees with their first steps in Brazil, from their national migration registry (RNM) to their bank account. Check out and share the following information: 1 – REGISTRO NACIONAL MIGRATÓRIO (RNM) (NATIONAL MIGRATION REGISTRY) Register at Sisconare to fill in the relevant forms and book
March 25th (25 de Março) – National Day of the Arab Community
You have probably heard of Rua 25 de Março in the city of São Paulo. It is known for selling electronic items, fabrics and clothing accessories, but it is also a tourist spot in the city of São Paulo. The road received its name in the 19th century, in honor
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMPASSIVA AND IOM HAS ENABLED VENEZUELANS AND MIGRANTS FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO HAVE HOPE OF A FRESH START IN BRAZIL
Since 2016, there has been an increasing flow of venezuelan migrants into Brazil, and studies indicate an expressive percentage of people with a complete higher education, as shown in the analysis carried out by IOM, which poll sample showed its majority as young people and 26% with a complete higher
Celebration! 5th anniversary of the project of revalidation of refugees diplomas in Brazil – Part 3
In 2020, due to the changes in the project of revalidation of diplomas, because of the new coronavirus pandemic there was an increase in the number of universities that Compassiva came to be in contact with, since we started processes of revalidation of diplomas in 17 new universities, summing up
Celebration! 5th anniversary of the project of revalidation of refugees diplomas in Brazil – Part 2
Right at the beginning of the project´s implementation, a big obstacle was the difficulty in starting the process of revalidation of diplomas. This was because the universities would request too many documents and those had to be consulate certified. However, refugees have no time to sort all documents before moving
Celebration! 5th anniversary of the project of revalidation of refugees diplomas in Brazil – Part 1
The project of Revalidation of Diplomas, from LAR (portuguese acronym for “Taking Help to Refugees”) was created in 2016 as a result of the partnership between Compassiva Association and UNHCR (The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). Aiming at mediating the process for the candidate, removing the bureaucratic and financial
HOW WE START SERVING REFUGEE PEOPLE
Only two NGOs were dedicated to assisting refugees in the city of São Paulo, according to a survey that Compassiva conducted, before developing the LAR program (Bringing Help To Refugees) in 2014. In order to serve these people, Portuguese classes for Arabs were created. This was the smallest group, among
Partnership with Lebanese-Brazilian Medical Association (AMLB)
Every two weeks, people served by Compassiva have the privilege of being examined, free of charge and voluntarily, by specialised doctors at the Saha Brasil project run by the Lebanese-Brazilian Medical Association (AMLB). Saha Brasil is a philanthropic project developed by the directors of the AMLB with the objective of
Intensive Campaign for the Revalidation of Degrees Exclusively for Venezuelans
On the 12th and 13th August, for the first time Compassiva held an intensive campaign for the Degree Revalidation Project which, since 2016, has been run in partnership with UNHCR. In this first edition the service was exclusively for Venezuelans, since Brazil has been recognising them as refugees since June
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