TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
STATELESSNESS AND COVID-19: RESPONDING TO A CRISIS WITHIN A CRISIS
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The CESF at a Glance
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How and Why the CESF Began (March – June 2020)
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How the CESF was Organised 9
Consortium Activities
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The Scope and Reach of the CESF
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CONSORTIUM HEROES I 11
Family Frontiers – Fighting for Equal Nationality Rights in Malaysia
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Development and Justice Initiative – Building a Nationality Network in India
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Musawi – Pioneering Statelessness Work in Pakistan
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Council of Minorities - A Space to Raise Stateless Voices in Bangladesh
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Citizenship Affected Peoples Network – Fostering Solidarity and Resilience in Nepal
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Nationality For All – Supporting the Citizenship Rights Community in Asia
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IMPACT AND ROADMAP FOR CHANGE 16
Research and Resources to Spotlight Structural Discrimination
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Evidence Based Advocacy: The Together We Can Report and Roadmap
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Key Outputs by Consortium Members
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Resilience Against the Odds
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An Enduring Impact
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Key Impacts of the CESF
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The Roadmap for Change: A Legacy to Build On
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Together We Can: a Roadmap to Address the COVID-19 Impact on Stateless People
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CONSORTIUM HEROES II 21
Central Asian Network on Statelessness – Acting in Unison Across Central Asia
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Oummal – Vaccinating Stateless Maktoum in Lebanon
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SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights – Spotlighting Statelessness in Kuwait
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Iskul Sama diLaut Omadal - Raising awareness on COVID-19 for the Bajau Laut in Omadal
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ELOM Initiatives - Improving Learning Abilities Among Refugee Communities in Malaysia
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Rohingya Women’s Development Network – Giving Voice to the Community
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LESSONS LEARNT 26
Understanding the Intersection Between Structural Discrimination and Statelessness
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Working Towards Inclusion
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‘Equal Partnership’, ‘Centring Stateless People’, ‘Solidarity & Trust’: More than just Words
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A Responsive Flexible Model Design
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A Collaborative Peer Structure
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Centring Stateless People
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Pursuing Structural Change while meeting Humanitarian Need – A New Theory of Change
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CONSORTIUM HEROES III 30
Nubian Rights Forum – Paralegal Support for Kenya’s Stateless
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Bairska Svetlina – A Help Desk for the Roma in North Macedonia
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Walk with us - Phiren Amenca – “REborn” in Montenegro
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United Stateless – Understanding the COVID-19 Impact on Stateless People in the USA
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Dominican@s por Derecho – Social Inclusion for the Structurally Excluded in the Dominican Republic
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WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS 34
Building and expanding on the work of the Consortium
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Priorities for the Future
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A closer look at needs: Health & Education 37
Investing in Community – Funding Statelessness work from Local to Global
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Following the Roadmap for Change
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Roadmap Call to Action
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