“For a more open and inclusive society towards people on the move, the Citizen Platform – BelRefugees seeks to mobilize and unite civic and associative energies to transform societal perceptions and attitudes about migration, and to contribute to meeting people’s needs in ways that are fundamentally humane and of high quality — by developing new solutions when necessary.”

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━━━ Our Vision

A welcoming, caring, and just society for all

At Bel­Re­fu­gees, we believe that wel­co­ming is not an excep­tio­nal ges­ture, but a poli­ti­cal and human choice. In the face of migra­tion-rela­ted vio­lence, non-recep­tion poli­cies, and the gro­wing pre­ca­rious­ness of exile jour­neys, we build — day after day — a soli­da­ri­ty-based alter­na­tive car­ried by citizens.

Our vision is of a world in which eve­ry dis­pla­ced, exi­led, or home­less per­son is recei­ved with digni­ty, res­pec­ted in their fun­da­men­tal rights, and sup­por­ted in buil­ding their future.

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━━━ What We Stand For

Unconditional welcome

No mat­ter the ori­gin, admi­nis­tra­tive sta­tus, lan­guage, reli­gion, or gen­der : eve­ry per­son in dis­tress has the right to digni­fied shel­ter, access to infor­ma­tion, heal­th­care, and pro­tec­tion. We wel­come without judg­ment, res­pec­ting the diver­si­ty of paths and experiences.

Respect for fundamental rights

We denounce poli­cies that res­trict access to these rights and sup­port each per­son in clai­ming them : the right to shel­ter, heal­th­care, a fair pro­ce­dure, secu­ri­ty, and dignity.

Strong citizen mobilization

Our work is built on the concrete soli­da­ri­ty of thou­sands of volun­teers, host fami­lies, grass­roots groups, neigh­bors, and allies. Toge­ther, we show that alter­na­tive ways of doing things are possible.

━━━ Board of Directors