OUR WORK
PROTECTION & SUPPORT
Many human rights defenders face acute risk while continuing their work amid surveillance, legal insecurity, trauma, financial precarity and separation from family and community. Protection is the foundation of our work, but it is not limited to physical or material safety.
Our protection work is layered, case-based and responsive to changing circumstances. It relies on rapid assessment, careful coordination and trusted relationships across communities and partner organizations.
Emergency Support
When people face urgent risks, timely and trusted support can provide a safe space to assess risk, connect with trusted networks and consider what comes next. Support may include safe shelter, medical aid, security and safety training, emergency assistance and referrals, depending on individual circumstances and available resources.
TRAINING & CAPACITY STRENGTHENING
Continuing professional development is part of sustaining work through prolonged crisis. Exile Hub supports opportunities for human rights defenders and media professionals to strengthen skills, adapt to changing circumstances and remain active in their fields.
Support has included research, verification and investigative methods; digital literacy and security; podcasting and other forms of storytelling; safety and security training; vocational learning; language development; mentorship; and other skills identified by fellows and partners as relevant to their evolving work.
Capacity strengthening also extends to the support systems around human rights defenders. In partnership with specialist organizations and practitioners, Exile Hub provides training that can strengthen trauma-sensitive and gender-sensitive approaches among mental health and psychosocial support professionals.
The aim is not simply to deliver training, but to strengthen people’s ability to continue their work, make informed decisions, adapt their practice and contribute to the communities and movements they are part of.
RESEARCH & LEARNING
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Research and community knowledge help Exile Hub understand changing needs, improve how support is delivered and contribute to wider conversations.
The organization uses primary sources, in-depth interviews and real-time data monitoring alongside community knowledge and lived experience.
Research helps us understand the material and political conditions in which people are working, the risks facing human rights defenders and the strategies that can help support remain effective and adaptable. The process of research can also build connections, solidarity and movement infrastructure.
Explore research reports, impact reports and other resources produced through Exile Hub’s work and collaborations.
FELLOWSHIPS & COMMUNITY
Fellowships are one part of Exile Hub’s wider approach to helping human rights defenders and media professionals sustain their work.
They take a holistic approach, bringing together financial support, mentorship, learning opportunities, peer and partner networks and responsive support when urgent needs arise.
Depending on the program, fellowship support can include professional development, creative opportunities and other forms of support that help people continue contributing to Myanmar’s civic and media landscape.
Meaningful change requires more than a single opportunity. Exile Hub’s fellowship approach supports both immediate needs and longer-term professional and personal development.