EFRR hosts community meetings with refugees every 2 months in different places across Egypt. In these meetings, we facilitate the creation of refugee community groups by providing training to key members of the refugee communities on the relevant laws and practices and the procedures to be followed in order to establish a group , Over the course of the meetings, our focus will be not only to inform refugee organizations of their legal rights and point them in the direction of community resources that can help them overcome structural problems, but also to facilitate the creation and strengthening of such community

The legal aid provided by EFRR covers three domains : (i) refugees facing arbitrary arrest, indefinite imprisonment and unlawful expulsion or refoulement ; (ii) refugee victims of crime ; and, (iii) refugees facing unjust prosecution for criminal acts. In recent years, the legal aid in Egyptian administrative proceedings has expanded to include matters related to housing, employment and the registration of personal status (births, marriages, divorces and deaths). In all domains of legal aid service, EFRR achieves a more than 90% rate of success.

Since early 2014, EFRR has also provided both legal aid related to international protection and psycho-social services for refugees. Both of these domains of service were transferred to EFRR with the closure of AMERA Egypt in late 2013. In relation to legal aid related to international protection, EFRR provides advice and representation to individuals undergoing registration, refugee status determination and referral for resettlement. In relation to psycho-social services, EFRR provides advice, counseling and case management for vulnerable refugees, including in particular children and youth and victims of sexual and gender based violence.

In addition to providing services to victims of rights violations, EFRR proactively engages with refugee communities in order to educate refugees about their rights and avenues for redress and to assist refugees and refugee communities in the development of strategies to minimize and mitigate violations of rights. As a result, we have deep and longstanding ties with all refugee communities in Egypt.