Your contribution helps urban refugees across Southeast Asia's cities access livelihoods, education, healthcare, legal protection, and integration support. Support vocational training, legal aid, microenterprises, language classes, and community integration for refugees living in urban areas without legal status or support.
The Challenge: Across Southeast Asia's cities, 500,000+ refugees and asylum seekers live in urban areas without legal status, work rights, or access to services. Rohingya in Malaysia, Myanmar refugees in Thailand, ethnic minorities across ASEAN cities—they fled persecution and violence but face poverty, exploitation, and exclusion in host countries. Without legal status, they cannot work legally, access healthcare or education, or live with dignity.
Malaysia's Urban Refugees: 180,000+ refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia—mostly Rohingya, Chin, and other Myanmar refugees. Living in Kuala Lumpur and other cities without legal status or work rights. Facing arrest, detention, exploitation, and survival in informal economy. Children out of school. Families living in poverty.
Thailand's Urban Refugees: Thousands of Myanmar refugees, ethnic minorities, and asylum seekers in Bangkok and cities. Without legal status or work permits. Vulnerable to arrest, deportation, and exploitation. Limited access to services.
Indonesia's Transit Refugees: Refugees from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Somalia, and other countries waiting years for resettlement. Living in cities without work rights or support. Children growing up in limbo.
Legal Limbo: Urban refugees have no legal status in most ASEAN countries. They cannot work legally, access public healthcare or education, open bank accounts, or move freely. Living in constant fear of arrest and deportation.
Economic Exploitation: Without work rights, refugees work in informal economy—construction, domestic work, restaurants—facing exploitation, low wages, dangerous conditions, and no legal protection. Families survive on $2-5 per day.
Education Exclusion: Refugee children cannot attend public schools. Community learning centers provide basic education but lack resources. Youth have no access to higher education or vocational training.
This contribution campaign may support large-scale urban refugee livelihood and integration initiatives across ASEAN through GivingDonate's discretionary support model. Upon receiving contributions, we will strategically select countries and refugee programs based on refugee population size, needs, and implementation capacity.
💼 Livelihood & Economic Empowerment:
⚖️ Legal Aid & Protection:
📚 Education & Language:
🏥 Healthcare Access:
🤝 Integration & Community Support:
🛡️ Child Protection:
Based on refugee population size and needs, we may provide discretionary support to:
Economic Self-Reliance: Livelihood programs enable refugees to support families with dignity rather than depending on charity or exploitation.
Protecting Children: Education and child protection prevent child labor, trafficking, and ensure refugee children have futures.
Legal Protection: Legal aid prevents arbitrary detention, deportation, and exploitation.
Integration: Language, cultural orientation, and community programs help refugees integrate while maintaining cultural identity.
Resettlement Success: Support prepares refugees for successful resettlement to third countries.
Flexible Implementation: Upon receiving contributions, GivingDonate will assess urban refugee populations across ASEAN and allocate support based on population size, needs, and implementation capacity.
Estimated Impact: 8,000+ urban refugees gaining livelihood support, legal protection, and integration services across ASEAN cities
GivingDonate operates on a discretionary support model. After platform fees and processing costs, we may provide discretionary financial support to verified urban refugee organizations working across ASEAN at our sole discretion. Country selection and allocation determined after contributions received. No specific allocation, country, amount, or timeline guaranteed.
Important: See our Contribution Policy, Terms of Service, and Legal Disclosures for complete details.