Our international projects
Our international projects
The Dutch Council for Refugees (DCR) is also committed to protecting and integrating refugees and asylum seekers in Europe and Curaçao. We share our knowledge and expertise with local organizations in other countries and support them financially. In this way, they can offer the best possible help on the spot. Together, we stand up for the rights of refugees.
Everything about the STEP UP fund: NGO capacity strenghtening for refugee protection
The Dutch Council for Refugees has set up the STEP UP Fund to increase the capacity of local human rights organisations.
What does the Dutch Council for Refugees do?
We believe that Europe should bear joint responsibility for the protection of refugees. Asylum and refugee policy is increasingly determined in Brussels, rather than in The Hague. As a result, we must look beyond our national borders. We do this through advocacy, with practical support and by sharing our knowledge and expertise in with other human rights organizations in Europe.
Our current projects:
- Capacity building for local NGOs through the Step Up Fund.
- Supporting the Balkan Refugee and Migration Council (BRMC), to strengthen civil society collaboration in the Balkans.
- Supporting the establishment of Human Rights Defense Curaçao for better protection of Venezuelan refugees on the island.
- Working together with the NGO Caminando Fronteras against pushbacks and to improve asylum policies in Spain.
- Supporting local NGOs such as the Hungarian Helsinki Committee with legal assistance in their Ukraine reponse.
- Working together with the Greek Council for Refugees in an employment project for better integration of refugees and asylum seekers
- Developing a database with the Cyprus Council for Refugees (CyRC) to help more refugees in Cyprus.
DCR helps us to build capacity in fundraising, advocacy and many other areas. They support organizations to build resilience and to be better suited for the future, not only the ‘now’.
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We would love to hear from you!
Would you like to find out more about our international projects or how we can work together? Please do get in touch with Wies Maas, Coordinator International Programme: wmaas@vluchtelingenwerk.nl