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| Eleven innovative projects from nine countries and two semi-independent regions have been short listed for the 2019 Ockenden International Prizes.
The four annual prizes are worth £25,000 each and will be announced in London at the end of March. |
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Fundación Casa Alianza México, Mexico – child migrant safety
The shortlisted organisations and their project themes are:
- COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa (CIYOTA), Uganda – youth education and empowerment
- Find A Better Way, Jordan – peer-to-peer training and support for disabled Syrian refugees
- Five One Labs, Iraqi Kurdistan – business start-up support
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Fundación Casa Alianza México, Mexico – child migrant safety
- Geutanyoe Foundation, Malaysia – home schooling literacy for Rohingya women and girls
- Hand in Hand for Aid and Development (HIFAD), UK – midwifery training in Idlib, Syria
- HealthRight International, USA – unaccompanied migrant children’s protection and health, New York
- Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, for stopping the deportation of refugees from Israel
- Samos Volunteers, Greece – multiple self-help projects supporting the psychosocial health of refugees waiting for their asylum applications to be processed
- Somaliland Youth Development and Voluntary Organization (SOYDAVO), autonomous region of Somaliland – Integration for Yemeni refugees and re-integration for Somali returnees
- Unite Lebanon Youth Project (ULYP), Lebanon – Change starts with education: improving academic and economic prospects for young Syrian refugees
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