STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT Community outreach: awareness raising through interviews, focus groups, podcasts, radio programmes, documentaries etc. Paralegal support to navigate access to documentation and COVID-19 relief measures. Research & mapping stateless communities, human rights abuses, and the impact of COVID-19. Advocacy for inclusion of stateless persons in COVID-19 relief efforts, and other services. Advocacy for law and policy change to address structural discrimination and exclusion. Emergency humanitarian support as an interim relief measure. CASE STUDY: MONTENEGRO NORTH MACEDONIA A help desk for excluded Roma during the pandemic. Storytelling and awareness raising for the Roma community through a documentary. Research & Mapping; Community outreach Research & Mapping; Advocacy for inclusion “ THEMATIC & GROUP COVERAGE of stateless persons in COVID-19 relief efforts, and other services Mapping people with unregulated documentation in Montenegro opens the door to a real solution to the problem. Previously, we relied on unreliable and fabricated official data. This mapping will provide credible evidence to resolve documentation issues of the Roma and Egyptian community, which prevents them living dignified lives. “ CESF COUNTRY PROJECTS Right to nationality, legal identity and documentation Gzim Mustafović has been fighting to provide documentation for his wife and five children for nearly two decades. Although Gzim’s own status is regulated, his children have been denied documentation. During the pandemic, he was unable to work and did not receive help from the state or humanitarian organizations, and struggled to feed his hungry family. Until we did, no one had offered him help, and he was unaware of how to navigate the labyrinth of legal procedures. Our research and constant communication with people in extreme need like Gzim and his family give them hope that they will finally become visible to the state. CENTRAL ASIA (KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN, UZBEKISTAN) Right to healthcare Livelihoods and other socio-economic rights Understanding the exclusion of stateless minorities in order to provide evidence for reform. Research and Mapping; Advocacy for inclusion of stateless persons in COVID-19 relief efforts, and other services Minority rights, racism and related discrimination Created by Vectors Point from Created the NounbyProject Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Gender discrimination DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Empowerment and demonstration of capacities of the stateless through supporting stateless entrepreneurs. Xenophobia and hate speech Advocacy for law and policy change; Paralegal support Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Freedom of movement, liberty and other civil & political right KENYA MALAYSIA CASE STUDY: Gaithiri was trying to return to Malaysia with her family to spend time with her unwell father. Her spouse and child were denied entry to the country during the pandemic. We connected her to a journalist and her story was published. Soon after, her family was given approval to return to Malaysia. Gaithiri sent us a message, “I just wanted to share that I just got an email from immigration. My appeal for my spouse and daughter is approved! I can’t thank you enough. The community built has been an incredible support, especially during these unprecedented times”, she added. “For mothers like me all we want is to be reunited with loved ones, but the system seems stacked against us”. Paralegal support; Community outreach Community member, Rohingya Human Rights Initiative Advocating for evidence-based policy reform to end discrimination against Malaysian transnational families. Advocacy for law and policy change; community outreach “ ISI and the consortium don’t just work for us, they also work with us. Through this collaboration we are able to empower and train fellow Rohingya activists to implement our work on behalf of the Rohingya community. “ CURRENT PROJECTS Created by Vectors Point from the Noun Project Providing legal and psychosocial support to minority communities who risk further exclusion through a digital ID scheme. Malaysia’s nationality law is gender discriminatory, impacting nationality rights and free movement of families with one Malaysian and one foreign parent. COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. Foreign spouses and children who previously periodically left Malaysia to renew visas, now cannot return. This project gathers evidence on bureaucratic inconsistencies and challenges faced by such families to create awareness and push for evidence-based policy change. 1. The persistent CAMPAIGN to bring spouses home succeeded and the government allowed spouses to return. Since June 2020, hundreds of families have been reunited. 3. Immigration authorities have made the 2. Spouses and non-citizen children of 4. Quarantine fees have been waived 21,000 spouses supported 300 spouses connected through 3,500 spouses provided bespoke ad- 100 Malaysian mothers affected by Malaysians are able to submit and renew their visas without having to do the infamous visa runs during the pandemic. through online platform. vice (entry, quarantine, COVID-19 testing, visa application and renewal guidance). immigration system MORE EFFICIENT through digitalisation. Malaysians, their spouses and children can now apply via an online portal to enter and exit the country. BANGLADESH/MYANMAR/ INDIA/MALAYSIA INDIA Raising awareness on COVID-19 amongst Rohingya refugees. Creating a civil society nationality rights network in the context of mass nationality deprivation and disenfranchisement in Assam. Community outreach Publications: COVID-19 Protection monitoring and Paralegal support; Advocacy for law and policy change Publications: Marginalised and Impoverished in Assam advocacy Rohingya refugees in India for spouses entering Sarawak, easing the financial burden on these transnational families. NEPAL BANGLADESH peer support whatsapp groups. gender discriminatory laws connected in peer support group. Raising awareness on citizenship rights and supporting mental health of stateless communities through a dedicated podcast. Community outreach; Research & Mapping Setting up a rights advocate system to address community exclusion. Community outreach; Advocacy for law and policy