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HIAS South Africa We stand for a world in which refugees find welcome, safety, & opportunity. Join us More than 110 million people are fleeing persecution.

There have never been more people seeking safety and so few places willing to protect and welcome them. Governments should be taking responsibility to support them, but instead, their responses are unacceptable. Founded more than 120 years ago, HIAS is there for refugees when and where they need help most. We are a Jewish humanitarian organization that works in 20+ countries, providing vital services to refugees and asylum seekers of all faiths so they can rebuild their lives. With the Jewish community beside us, we also advocate for the rights of forcibly displaced people globally. Over our expansive history, we’ve confronted—and overcome—formidable challenges facing refugees. Today, we are a leader with the expertise, partnerships, and values necessary to respond to the global crisis. Refugees deserve a world in which they find welcome, safety, and opportunity. With you, we can create it. Learn more and take action at HIAS.org.

10/12/2026

The scars of forced displacement aren't always visible.

Refugees who have lived through conflict and crises should not have to face trauma alone. 💙

10/12/2026

Humanity has no colour, religion, or ethnicity. We may come from different places, speak different languages and follow different traditions, but every human life has equal value.

Choose empathy over fear . Speak up. Stand up. Stand together.
What does humanitarianism mean to you? Share your thoughts in the comments and tag someone who believes in compassion.

This World Mental Health Day, the call from mental health experts worldwide is the same one HIAS builds its programs aro...
10/12/2026

This World Mental Health Day, the call from mental health experts worldwide is the same one HIAS builds its programs around: center the lived experiences of refugees and train community leaders to strengthen resiliency. In Chad, that means women shaping their own recovery → This program was partially supported by GFFO.

HIAS South Africa is closely monitoring the escalating situation on the ground in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, and we are ...
10/09/2026

HIAS South Africa is closely monitoring the escalating situation on the ground in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, and we are working in close coordination with our partner organizations on the refugee sector and various refugee community leaders, as well as the UNHCR Southern Africa and its Protection Working Group.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-08-violence-durban/

An anti-immigrant march in Durban descended into violence, with shops looted, vehicles torched and several people injured, including a man reportedly shot.…

Mental health care is more than you think. It can look like creating safe spaces, moving your body, or expressing your f...
10/09/2026

Mental health care is more than you think. It can look like creating safe spaces, moving your body, or expressing your feelings with others or through art. No matter the form, our teams help people around the world access mental health support so they can focus on healing. Share this post if you believe mental health care matters.

10/07/2026

שלוש שנים מאז 7 באוקטובר.
זוכרים את מי שאיבדנו, מחבקים את מי שכואב, ומייחלים לימים שקטים.

10/07/2026

Last month, on 3 September, March and March supporters converged on an encampment of displaced immigrants at Che Guevara Road in Durban in a ‘clean-up’ operation. But, in their own words, the people displaced there had been driven from their homes and businesses by March and March in the months before.

10/07/2026

Home affairs has told refugee reception officers they may not enforce quotas or policies that restrict access to the application process

HIAS South Africa Country Director Alana Pugh-Jones Baranov is currently participating in the Enhance Protection and Asy...
10/07/2026

HIAS South Africa Country Director Alana Pugh-Jones Baranov is currently participating in the Enhance Protection and Asylum Conference: Fostering Pan-African Cooperation in Asylum Protection taking place in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Thank you to the conference organizers Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, in partnership with Consortium for Refugees and Migrants South Africa (CoRMSA), Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa - SIHMA, Jesuit Refugee Service - JRS and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), for the invitation and for putting together this timely and essential dialogue on the key issues of asylum protection, Children On The Move (COTM), alternatives to detention, and integration pathways through a regional comparative lens while exploring the feasibility of more permanent mobility dialogues in the region.

10/02/2026

The Trump administration's ceiling on refugees for the coming year will leave Iranian Jews and other Iranian religious minorities in danger.

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