Topic: Economic Empowerment

May 23, 2023

HIAS Greece Country Director Vassilis Kerasiotis discusses the potential impact of Kyriakos Mitsotakis' victory on refugees and HIAS’ work in the country.

May 16, 2023

HIAS' response to the disaster has persisted long after the ground stopped shaking.

Mar 20, 2023

A sewing machine that once belonged to a family HIAS resettled in Venezuela in the 1950s is now, by coincidence, being used by present-day HIAS clients in the country.

Mar 7, 2023

HIAS programs have helped women around the world overcome hardships and lead successful, fulfilling lives. In honor of International Women's Day, here are the stories of three of them.

Jul 26, 2022

Sussana Rodriguez took a HIAS Guyana workshop with 36 other people and learned basic business skills. Now she runs her own food cart.

Jun 30, 2022

As a political and LGBTQ activist, Magdiel Galeano Gómez had to flee Nicaragua after multiple attempts on his life. With HIAS Costa Rica by his side, he and his husband were able to build new lives – and a thriving ecologically-friendly business.

Jun 15, 2022

Watch HIAS' new video about its economic inclusion programs that help refugees become financially independent.

Jun 23, 2021

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi met with HIAS clients in Panama and Ecuador.

Apr 30, 2021

On this International Labor Day we look back on 70 years of work since the 1951 Refugee Convention effectively allowed refugees and asylum seekers access to work and the rights that go with it.

Apr 14, 2021

A close collaboration in Ecuador between HIAS and UN Women promotes economic empowerment as an effective strategy to stop GBV.