Who We Are
Refugee and Asylum Seekers Information Centre (RAIC) Indonesia is a refugee-led organisation aiming to ease the burden for those fleeing persecution.
Since 2017, we’ve worked from within Indonesia’s refugee community to respond to immediate humanitarian needs, provide specialised assistance and opportunities, and collaborate with refugees and asylum seekers to identify and access long-term solutions.
Our Story
When our Founder and Director, Mozhgan, arrived as a refugee in Indonesia in 2013, she found a community struggling with ongoing trauma and the difficulties of living in displacement without basic rights.
No one was seeking long term solutions, no one was sharing information on how to live in Indonesia as a transit country, and no one was asking what was important to us. It quickly became clear that our fellow refugees and asylum seekers were desperate for basic services that were safe, accessible and responsive to their needs.
We saw this as an opportunity to respond to urgent needs in a way that hadn’t been done before in this community: By empowering solutions that were by refugees and for refugees.
This is how the idea for RAIC was born, and it’s this simple but impactful philosophy that has underpinned our work ever since.
While the protracted refugee crisis continues in Indonesia and numbers of refugees and asylum seekers continue to increase around the world, refugee-led organisations like RAIC Indonesia are stepping up to support and uplift community members and each other.
We understand the immediate needs of our communities. We know that through our ongoing efforts and the continued support of others, we can increase the choices available to individuals and families. And we believe in finding long-term solutions that will enable us to look forward to peaceful and safe futures.
OUR TEAM
RAIC Indonesia is a proudly refugee-founded and led organisation. We believe those closest to the experience of displacement are best positioned to identify the solutions that will have the greatest impact.
More than 50% of RAIC’s team bring lived experience of forced displacement to their roles. We are a majority women-led organisation and a global team with staff across Indonesia, Canada, Cambodia, the USA and UK.
Globally, refugee-led organisations remain overwhelmingly under-resourced and excluded from decision-making. That’s why we teamed up with the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Coalition to ensure that, by sharing our resources and working collectively, more refugee voices will be at the centre of international humanitarian systems.
Our Team
RAIC Indonesia is a proudly refugee-founded and led organisation. We believe those closest to the experience of displacement are best positioned to identify the solutions that will have the greatest impact.
More than 50% of RAIC’s team bring lived experience of forced displacement to their roles. We are a majority women-led organisation and a global team with staff across Indonesia, Canada, Cambodia, the USA and UK.
Globally, refugee-led organisations remain overwhelmingly under-resourced and excluded from decision-making. That’s why we teamed up with the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Coalition to ensure that, by sharing our resources and working collectively, more refugee voices will be at the centre of international humanitarian systems.
Meet Our Founder
Mozhgan Moarefizadeh is the Founder and Director of RAIC. Alongside her work as a passionate human rights advocate and public speaker, she has lived for nearly a decade in Indonesia as a refugee awaiting resettlement without any rights.
In 2013, Mozhgan travelled from Iran to Indonesia to seek asylum with her parents and younger brother. Over the next few years, she became increasingly involved in supporting the local refugee community through her work as an interpreter, paralegal and community advocate.
In addition to her dedicated work with RAIC, Mozhgan is:
- a member of the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative and Jakarta Refugee Network
- a founding member of the Jakarta Refugee Advocacy Network (JAPPSI)
- a coordinator of multiple programs in support of refugee communities
- a leader in the global movement to bring refugee leadership and perspectives to the forefront of the international humanitarian system
She regularly writes for publications and speaks at events, seminars, and conferences. In 2020, she co-hosted The Wait alongside Nicole Curby – an award-winning documentary podcast bringing you into the lives of refugees in Indonesia like never before.
Meet Our Founder
Mozhgan Moarefizadeh is the Founder and Director of RAIC. Alongside her work as a passionate human rights advocate and public speaker, she has lived for nearly a decade in Indonesia as a refugee awaiting resettlement without any rights.
In 2013, Mozhgan travelled from Iran to Indonesia to seek asylum with her parents and younger brother. Over the next few years, she became increasingly involved in supporting the local refugee community through her work as an interpreter, paralegal and community advocate.
In addition to her dedicated work with RAIC, Mozhgan is:
- a member of the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative and Jakarta Refugee Network
- a founding member of the Jakarta Refugee Advocacy Network (JAPPSI)
- a coordinator of multiple programs in support of refugee communities
- a leader in the global movement to bring refugee leadership and perspectives to the forefront of the international humanitarian system
She regularly writes for publications and speaks at events, seminars, and conferences. In 2020, she co-hosted The Wait alongside Nicole Curby – an award-winning documentary podcast bringing you into the lives of refugees in Indonesia like never before.
Our Vision, Mission and Goal
We help you see the world differently, discover opportunities you may never have imagined and achieve results that bridge what is with what can be.
Our Mission
Our clients’ needs are constantly changing, so we continually seek new and better ways to serve them. To do this, we are bringing new talent.
Investment Management
We welcome and celebrate different perspectives to help our firm, our clients and our people achieve enduring results.
Our Goals
Our clients’ needs are constantly changing, so we continually seek new and better ways to serve them. To do this, we are bringing new talent.
Private Credit & Equity
We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best.
Our work has now expanded beyond the borders of Indonesia through advocacy initiatives that tap into regional and global refugee networks. Using RAIC Indonesia’s programs as a demonstrated model for community impact, these activities are influencing decision-makers to increase the prioritization and resourcing of refugee-led organizations globally to achieve durable solutions.
We are founding members of the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative – a six organization-strong global coalition driven by the importance of transferring ownership and resources to refugee-led organizations (RLOs). Through this coalition, we have established a world first RLO-to-RLO Fund managed by refugees for refugees. This fund distributes grants to RLOs around the world, allowing refugee leaders to access resources and scale their impact.
We help you see the world differently, discover opportunities you may never have imagined and achieve results that bridge what is with what can be.
Eye Checks
Regular events in which specialists provide eyesight testing, eye medication and prescription glasses
Dental Care
Regular events during which specialists provide dental work fillings, scaling, extractions and medicine
Care Packages
This program provides much needed basic items, hygiene essentials and food, for people who don’t have anything
Legal Aid
We provide information, advice and emergency assistance to refugees who may be unsure of their rights
Mental Health
We provide self-guided psycho-social support for refugees & asylum seekers in Indonesia
Education info
Refugees don't have legal rights to higher education we provide information for refugees how to study
Resettlement info
A brief information about resettlement procedure for refugees by UNHCR in Indonesia
Helping Refugees and Displaced people
Our Skilled Leaders
We help you see the world differently, discover opportunities you may never have imagined and achieve results that bridge what is with what can be.
Monica Black
chief communication officer
Peter Perish
chief business project
Olivia Woodson
international consultant
Peter Adams
co-founder of companyWho We Work With
We thank our partners and supporters for their ongoing dedication and commitment to helping RAIC achieve our mission to ease the burden for people fleeing persecution. Without their generosity we would not have the positive impact we have on the refugee and asylum seeker community.
If you would like to support our activities, find out how to become a partner of RAIC or visit our donation page.
RAIC Indonesia is proud to be a partner for Project J1170N Refugee-Led Empowerment & Support Indonesia with Global Development Group (ABN 57 102 400 993), an Australian NGO approved by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to carry out quality humanitarian projects with approved partners and provide aid to relieve poverty. Global Development Group takes responsibility of the project according to OAGDS guidelines providing a governance role and assisting in the areas of planning, monitoring and evaluating to ensure the projects are carried out to OAGDS requirements.