Outsourcing Refugee Assistance on the Rise!

Outsourcing has been going on in the business world since the 1950s. The concept and benefit involve engaging with a third party, someone not directly associated or linked with your business, that performs services or tasks on behalf of a company in return for an agreed payment. Often seen as a cost-cutting exercise, it is more about accountability and usually offers tax benefits due to the change in accounting practices. Though still popular in many business sectors, it is becoming a viable option for many countries looking to handle the processing of refugee applications and their ongoing obligations concerning those granted asylum. So, in 2025, what would outsourcing mean to immigration, and how realistic are the perceived benefits?

2024: The Shocking Challenges LGBTQIA Refugees Must Overcome!

People have been displaced and migrated to more abundant lands since time began. From the formation of countries, the existence of regulated borders and the ease and availability of travel, refugees have existed throughout the centuries, whether it was the Huguenots escaping religious persecution in 1687 to the French nobility fleeing the revolution in France, the need for people seeking help and refuge had been around for a long time. With a rise in right-wing political agendas and a hardening of anti-LGTBQIA+ laws in specific counties and regions, what does it mean to be an LGBTQIA+ refugee in 2024?

I Believe in Me: becoming your own champion

Who believes in you? Knows all your strengths and weaknesses, believes that you can achieve anything you put your mind to and, through your actions, can change the world around you? I know the answer, do you?