Emergency Relief
Providing critical support and protection to persecuted minorities during emergencies and crises.
At Philoi, we recognise that many forcibly displaced individuals endure prolonged financial strain due to persecution, legal restrictions, inadequate income, barriers to the workforce, mental health issues, and disabilities. Our approach aims to alleviate immediate hardships and foster innovation and sustainable solutions. We strive to empower forcibly displaced individuals by facilitating their transition from exclusion to active participation and solutions within…Read more
Churches in Cultural Transition (CCT)
Equipping the Church to effectively receive refugees into their communities.
When Christian refugees come to resettle and make their home in third countries, the culture is often vastly different to their own. Church culture is not exempt from this difference. We recognise that integration can be challenging for both refugees joining local churches, and for churches striving to be adequately equipped to welcome and support them. Philoi plans to increase the capacity of CCT for Christian refugees and their resettlement in safer countries. We partner with organisations who assist with resettlement in Brazil, Canada…Read more
REF-PRODUCED
Support Christians in displacement by purchasing their products on our store.
Those who are forcibly displaced are limited by legislation and lack opportunities to earn a living. ‘REF-Produced’ stands for ‘Refugee Produced.’ Philoi partners with the forcibly displaced by creating marketing opportunities. These avenues would otherwise be impossible for them to cultivate on their own. We facilitate the marketing of coffee from Vietnam, turmeric, palm sugar, artworks, and ornamental products created and designed by forcibly displaced communities…Read more
Migrant Workers Network
Support Christians on their migrant journey.
Nevi is a 21 year old woman who is a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, currently working in a Gulf country. She operates in the country as an essentially undocumented person, excluded from the rights of a citizen. She sees no choice but to stay in the country and continue to work as her mother back home in Sri Lanka has many debts to pay off due to cancer surgery. There is no possibility of earning money in Sri Lanka at present. Legally, as a young woman alone in this country, she has no protection…Read more
Philoi have been creating a Learning Management System (LMS) that will be accessible to anyone with a device and internet connection around the world. It will prepare forcibly displaced communities, vulnerable groups, and those who can serve them, to be better prepared to face their challenges by providing high-quality, relevant online non-formal learning resources at no cost.
We are offering two main educational courses for free:
Vocational English Training (V.E.T)
Most English training programs are focused on functional English. There is a large gap for non-English speakers when navigating vocational English. Philoi aims to bridge the gap between functional and vocational English so that non-English speakers can maximise their opportunities in the workforce, and are able to be employed in meaningful jobs when resettling in a third country. Currently, this program is being implemented with the Afghan refugees through Zoom to their rooms in the refugee camps. We are hoping to expand this program to other CALD communities. Philoi desires to equip people who go through the 40 hours of the Vocational English Program with skills that will tremendously help them with effective communication, introducing job seeking and job landing skills, writing strong cover letters and resumes, interview skills, learning about how to handle complaint and conflict at work and in day to day life in a new country, and eventually feel at home in the new land.
Counselling First Aid (CFA)
Refugees and asylum seekers experience profound trauma and distressing events that impact how they think, act and relate to others. Many cultures hear the words 'mental health or 'therapy' and instantly want nothing to do with it due to cultural taboos and shame. This deters refugees from pursuing mental help. This project will offer refugees who have experienced trauma to receive help without directly being associated with culturally triggering words such as 'mental health and 'counselling.' To do this effectively, Philoi has a series of 'entry programmes' (points of natural access) with some refugees so that we can hear them talk about what they have gone through. An example of Philoi's entry point is our Vocational English Training (VET), where we teach English and have conversations with these refugees about their situations through zoom.
Philoi Education enables frontal organisations and churches to serve the displaced effectively. These particular courses are not listed on public domain; but please don’t hesitate to contact us for the course prospectors. Individuals can sign up and take these courses for free. Learning resources will be available in vernacular languages. On Philoi Education, you can access the following:
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- Online self-directed and self-paced courses
- Webinars
- Information/registration for hybrid/face-to-face workshops
- Videos, documents, and resources
- Quizzes and assessments
We are excited to see where this LMS goes and playing part in bridging the gap in resources for the displaced throughout the world.
