HIAS INC

International program service accomplishments: as a result of their experiences - from uprooting their lives to surviving or witnessing violence - many refugees need urgent services as well as long-term support in order to gain greater stability and rebuild their lives.(continued on schedule o)hias partners closely with domestic and international leadership, like the u.s. Department of state and the united nations high commissioner for refugees, as well as refugee agencies and human rights groups. Our well-established partnerships enable us to share our expertise, achieve our advocacy objectives, and maximize our impact. Legal status is critical for refugees. Without legal status, refugees are forced to live on the margins of society, lacking healthcare, education, dignified work, or safe shelter - sometimes for generations. In response to the hundreds of thousands of sudanese refugees who have fled to eastern chad, hias has employed a multifaceted approach centered on risk mitigation, responsive action, and proactive prevention to combat gbv. Almost 8,000 people have been reached through encouraging a supportive environment for healing and mhpss services such as counseling and community training on how to recognize and respond to emotional distress. Collaborating closely with community stakeholders, hias delivered child protection services and organized awareness campaigns. Hias has assisted over 44,656 children directly and indirectly through this work. Moreover, hias has successfully trained nearly 8,000 people in chad on techniques for peaceful coexistence and conflict prevention. Examples of hias' impact in 2024: hias reached over 1.212 m forcibly displaced people worldwide, including the provision of direct services to over 725,000 individuals. 1 m people were reached indirectly through advocacy and information, education, and communication campaigns.hias' mhpss reached over 250,000 people both directly and indirectly. Hias' programs for the prevention of violence against women and girls reached over 286,000 people both directly and indirectly. Hias reached over 261,000 people with legal assistance services globally. In 2024, hias provided cash and voucher assistance to meet the basic needs of forcibly displaced people, reaching over 143,000 people globally.- in 2024, hias provided resettlement support resettling 8,274 refugees in the united states. - in chad, hias administered services to over 726,516 people fleeing violence in sudan and other conflict areas. Hias staff conducted protection activities addressing violence against women and girls directly reaching over 30,262 people in displaced communities, and an additional 2,580 individuals in host communities.- in israel, hias is one of the leading legal aid providers for displaced persons, where they served over 9,342 displaced persons directly through legal assistance and representation including palestinian and other refugees facing the threat of deportation in the wake of the ongoing conflict and in the context of war. - in kenya, hias served over 3,534 people directly with community-based approaches to both individual and group mhpss support. - in venezuela, hias met the water, sanitation, and hygiene needs of over 67,013 displaced people. - in mexico, hias directly served over 25,378 people through assistance in gaining legal status in mexico; supported over 5,964 with mhpss; and provided over 6,322 with services to prevent gbv and mitigate its impact. - in ecuador, hias supported over 137,154 individuals through its community-based protection programs. Hias' economic inclusion programs reached over 21,375 people directly and indirectly through its flagship graduation model approach. Over 60,807 individuals were reached through cash and voucher assistance to meet their basic needs. - in peru, hias provided cash and voucher assistance to over 7,196 people to meet their basic needs. An additional 2,484 individuals were supported through other complementary economic inclusion programs. - in honduras, hias programs reached over 3,012 individuals, including over 1,096 peole through gbv prevention and mitigation activities.- in costa rica, hias supported nearly 19,893 individuals directly and indirectly through legal protection programs. - in panama, over 22,171 people were reached with various programs, including over 15,866 people receiving legal assistance. - in colombia, hias served over 20,662 people with various programs, including shelter, food, prevention of gbv, and mhpss. - in aruba, hias assisted over 6628 people with various programs, including nearly 2,400 people in responding to and mitigating gbv. - hias' programs reached over 6,613 people in guyana, including over 3,891 people with gbv prevention services. - hias served over 83,000 people fleeing violence in ukraine, poland, moldova, and romania.