Together, Refugees Empower Refugees
UREP advocates for full inclusion and refugee rights, providing support, representation, and resources to empower communities throughout Portugal.
How We Support Refugees
União de Refugiados Em Portugal - UREP offers comprehensive support to refugees and newcomers in Portugal, helping them rebuild their lives with dignity and security. We assist with legal issues, including asylum applications, residence permits, and documentation for work, education, or family reunification.
Through housing support, we connect refugees to safe and stable accommodations and guide them through the rental processes. Our employment programs offer professional guidance, skills development, and language support to promote economic independence, while educational initiatives help children, youth, and adults access schools, language courses, and higher education opportunities.
Intercultural mediation programs and community engagement promote understanding between refugees and local communities, encouraging social inclusion and participation. Whenever necessary, we also provide guidance on accessing health and wellness services to ensure holistic support. By offering these essential services, UREP empowers refugees to successfully integrate into Portuguese society and thrive in their new communities.
Intercultural Mediation
Providing intercultural support to refugees to facilitate understanding, social integration, and community participation in Portugal.
Housing Support
Providing guidance and support to ensure refugees have access to safe and sustainable housing in partnership with local organizations.
Documentation Assistance
Providing guidance and support to ensure newcomers can obtain and maintain essential legal and administrative documents.
🌍 Global Situation and Portugal
While Portugal continues to offer protection to people fleeing conflict, persecution, and human rights violations, the broader global context shows the highest levels of forced displacement ever recorded.
According to Apatride Network, The European Union estimates 399,283 people that are “determined stateless or of undetermined nationality.“ Most are native Europeans with deep roots in Europe, being deprived of an equal right to nationality based on discrimination or bureaucratic inadequacies beyond own control. The number is a bare minimum estimate: data and the visibility of the topic remains poor due to obstruction from state actors that cause statelessness, power imbalances, and lack of representation of affected populations.
Stateless in the European Union
0.025%
Asylum Seekers in Portugal
0.65%
Refugees in Portugal
71,194
Forcibly Displaced People in Portugal