Subject: Forging a path for international advocacy / Lessons from the Namati Learning Exchange Program / Women's empowerment and education in Ecuador
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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:01:14 +0000
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Summer 2015 Newsletter
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10th Anniversary: Forging a path for international advocacy (http://asylumaccess.org/10th-anniversary-forging-a-path-for-international-advocacy/)

Ben Lewis, a VLA alum who is currently Advocacy Coordinator for International Detention Coalition, describes the impact Asylum Access had on his formation as the international advocate he is today.

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/10th-anniversary-forging-a-path-for-international-advocacy/)
http://asylumaccess.org/building-on-the-knowledge-of-others-aatz-at-the-namati-learning-exchange-program/

Building on the knowledge of others: AATZ at the Namati Learning Exchange Program (http://asylumaccess.org/building-on-the-knowledge-of-others-aatz-at-the-namati-learning-exchange-program/)

AATZ Community Empowerment and Outreach Coordinator Nondo Nobel Bwami reports on his participation in the Namati Learning Exchange Program in South Africa.

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/building-on-the-knowledge-of-others-aatz-at-the-namati-learning-exchange-program/)

http://asylumaccess.org/a-different-place-a-different-life-maribels-story-of-survival/

A different place, a different life: Maribel’s story of survival (http://asylumaccess.org/a-different-place-a-different-life-maribels-story-of-survival/)

Maribel is an afro-Colombian refugee woman and survivor of gender-based violence. Though she faces many challenges to rebuilding her life, she has found new purpose in Ecuador.

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/a-different-place-a-different-life-maribels-story-of-survival/)

http://asylumaccess.org/womens-empowerment-and-education-in-ecuador/

Women’s empowerment and education in Ecuador (http://asylumaccess.org/womens-empowerment-and-education-in-ecuador/)

Refugee women in precarious conditions seek justice and become empowered about the rights they deserve through Asylum Access Ecuador's Women's Empowerment Groups.

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/womens-empowerment-and-education-in-ecuador/)

http://asylumaccess.org/day-in-the-life-of-a-vla-eve-blachier/

Day in the Life of a VLA: Eve Blachier (http://asylumaccess.org/day-in-the-life-of-a-vla-eve-blachier/)

"Working with refugees, you can address different issues such as human rights, geopolitics, and law. Here at AATZ, I interact directly with people and clients everyday, which I really love."

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/day-in-the-life-of-a-vla-eve-blachier/)

http://asylumaccess.org/10th-anniversary-dinners-rsvp-today/

10th Anniversary Dinners: RSVP today! (http://asylumaccess.org/10th-anniversary-dinners-rsvp-today/)

Join Asylum Access on September 29th in San Francisco or on October 6th in Palo Alto for an intimate dinner to celebrate our 10th anniversary as we honor the supporters, ideals, and programs that have impacted the lives of over one million refugees to date.

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/10th-anniversary-dinners-rsvp-today/)

http://asylumaccess.org/honorable-mentions-and-quarterly-highlights-summer-2015/

Honorable Mentions and Quarterly Highlights (http://asylumaccess.org/honorable-mentions-and-quarterly-highlights-summer-2015/)

This quarter, Asylum Access launched its new website, ED Emily Arnold-Fernandez was a notable speaker at the Humanitarian Innovation Project annual conference, and Asylum Access was selected as a finalist for the Global Namati Justice Prize.

Read the full story. (http://asylumaccess.org/honorable-mentions-and-quarterly-highlights-summer-2015/)

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