List of Organizations to Support
Non-Profit Organizations based in the Philippines:
Batis Center for Women - Provides Filipina OFWs with the knowledge of their rights through education courses.
Center for Migrant Advocacy - Promoting the rights of OFWs and their families, as well as Filipino immigrants.
Migrante International - An alliance of grassroots organizations that aim to protect OFWs and their families across 24 countries. They provide crisis hotlines for OFWs available in different countries.
Voice of the Free - Provides support to women, men, and children who have been enslaved and trafficked into forced labor or sex.
ATHIKA - Provides economic and social services to overseas Filipinos and their families in the Philippines.
Unlad Kabayan - Works in destination countries overseas, and in the Philippines to provide financial literacy to migrant workers.
Non-Profit Organizations and Support Services based in the Middle East:
Tamkeen - Provides migrants access to legal rights in Jordan
Migrant Rights - Helps promote rights of migrants in the Middle East. On their website, they have an interactive map that has a list of resources available in Middle Eastern countries.
Caritas Lebanon Migrant Centre - Provides temporary shelter and other essential services for migrants and victims of gender-based violence in Lebanon.
KAFA (Enough) - 24/7 hotline for women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Lebanon.
Philippines Consulate (Dubai) - Provides support and information through WhatsApp: 0564177558
Dubai Foundation for Women and Children - A helpline available for domestic workers in distress
Sulong OFW - Providing support to OFWs in Dubai. Email: sulongofw@gmail.com | Phone number: +971 567120918 or +971507846400
Bucana Beach, Ternate, Cavite, Philippines (2018)
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ccatarro@asu.edu