Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA)

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Company Name:	Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA)
Location:	Egypt, Middle East
Company Website:	http://www.amera-uk.org
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Description:
AMERA-Egypt operates as a foreign branch of AMERA-UK under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2000 there were no Egyptian lawyers trained in refugee/human rights law.Today, through the training that has been ongoing since 2000, The majority of AMERA’s present permanent staff are all Egyptian. In addition, three times a year, AMERA trains ten volunteer lawyers and psychologists/social workers from Egypt and the rest of the world. These volunteers are self-funded and remain with AMERA for at least six months. AMERA-Egypt meets its goals and objectives through teams, each headed by a legal officer or psychosocial worker. The volunteer legal advisors and psychosocial workers are assigned to work with a team and are also responsible for representing individual refugee status determination cases.