HIAS
HIAS
Overview
HIAS is the world’s oldest refugee agency. Though the organization was formally established as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in 1902, that founding moment represented a continuation of several predecessor organizations that had worked through the 1880s and 1890s to assist Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe. While those arriving in the United States at that time were refugees, the world did not yet have a legal concept for people who needed safe refuge outside their homelands.
HIAS in the 2020s is a multi-continent, multi-pronged humanitarian aid and advocacy organization with thousands of employees dedicated to helping forcibly displaced persons around the world in keeping with the organization’s Jewish ethical roots.
Profile Information
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Category:
International Organization Sectors of Interest:
Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and EmpowermentSub Sectors of Interest:
Relief assistance and services, Mental Health, Ending violence against women and girls, Disaster preparedness and reduction, Refugee protection, Social and economic inclusion, Internally displaced persons, Disasters and humanitarian emergenciesType of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Institutional Strengthening, Legal Services, Monitoring and evaluationSub Services:
Organizational Development, Legal counselling,Locations:
Egypt, Jordan, LebanonHeadquarters:
United States
Contact Information

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HIAS
- https://hias.org/
info@hias.org - Jessica Reese
Vice President, Institutional Development
USA
jessica.reese@hias.org - Noah Gottschalk
Senior Director
USA
noah.gottschalk@hias.org
Current and Previous Partners Worked With HIAS
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Corporate Funder
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Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
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Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Urban & Rural Development, Social Development, Climate Change and Global Warming
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International Organization
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Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
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Education, Health, Humanitarian aidAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation
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Corporate Funder
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Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Turkey
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Humanitarian aid
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Corporate Funder
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Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Media Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
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Corporate Funder
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Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development
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