Elisa-Asylum
ELISA-ASILE
The Elisa-Asile association (www.elisa.ch)
Since 1986, the elisa-asile association has been committed to defending the right to asylum, in accordance with the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The association's mission is to ensure that refugees have access to free, specialized legal advice on asylum matters and effective defense within the framework of their asylum procedure, thereby guaranteeing them the right to a fair trial. elisa-asile also raises awareness among civil society on the issues of asylum and refugees.
Since November 2022, elisa-asile has launched the "Réunir" project to provide comprehensive advice and support to foreigners navigating the family reunification process. This comprehensive support offers legal and administrative guidance, as well as psychological and social follow-up, in collaboration with Geneva-based network stakeholders.
Contact: baumgartner@elisa.ch
Educational offering
The intervention on the theme of family reunification takes place in two stages:
- The first hour, a bit more theoretical, presents the different types of residence permits in Switzerland and the conditions that must be met to access family reunification.
- The second hour, for its part, is based on practical cases drawn from real-life situations, and the speaker answers students' questions.
TEACHER AND STUDENT ECHOESVE·S
What did I learn from this intervention?
Student:
«A concrete testimony that allows us to grasp that behind the graphs and figures, there are above all people.
How did this intervention complement your teaching?
Teacher
«Strengths of the intervention: the lawyer's knowledge, her teaching ability, and the example of a migrant person who perfectly explains the situation to young people.»