A few words about

What We Do

Our projects
OFIPAFD projects are the on-the-ground work that makes the 7 program areas real for immigrants and host communities. They’re designed to be practical, community-led, and tied directly to protection, peace, and sustainable development.

OFIPAFD turns advocacy into action. Our projects deliver real programs in deprived communities, immigrants communities,  host neighborhoods, and underserved populations across world. Each project is rooted in our core areas: Peace Building, Environment & Climate Action, Sustainable Development & Energy, Industrialization & Economic Opportunity, Culture Promotion, and Disability Empowerment

Peace Building & Crime/Fraud Prevention

Peace and safety are the foundation for everything else — jobs, housing, climate work. If a community is at war with itself or being drained by fraud, development stalls. This program keeps the ground stable so the rest of OFIPAFD’s work can actually work.

Environmental Protection & Climate Action

Environmental Protection & Climate Action is how OFIPAFD links immigrant well-being to the health of the land and climate. Climate change, land degradation, and pollution don’t hit everyone equally — immigrants, rural communities, and low-income areas feel it first. This program protects both people and the environment.

Immigrant Protection & Anti-Human Trafficking

We defend the rights and dignity of immigrants so they can live and work safely. Immigrant Protection & Anti-Human Trafficking is at the heart of OFIPAFD’s work. Immigrants are especially vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and trafficking because of language barriers, uncertain legal status, and lack of support networks. This program makes sure they’re not left unprotected. We actively work to prevent trafficking and support survivors.

Sustainable Development & Energy Sustainability

Sustainable Development & Energy Sustainability is how OIPFD makes sure growth today doesn’t cost communities tomorrow. For immigrants and underserved populations, unsustainable development means higher costs, poor housing, and vulnerability to climate shocks. We can’t have lasting peace or economic opportunity without reliable energy and sustainable systems. If energy is dirty and expensive, or development depletes water and soil, communities stay trapped in cycles of poverty and crisis. Sustainable development + energy sustainability breaks that cycle.

Industrialization & Economic Opportunity

We promote inclusive industrial growth by supporting small businesses, skills training, and access to markets, with a focus on immigrants and marginalized groups.
Industrialization & Economic Opportunity is how OFIPFAD turns skills and ambition into jobs, income, and self-reliance. For immigrants and marginalized groups, lack of access to industry and markets is one of the biggest barriers to integration. We support inclusive, sustainable industrial growth that creates real opportunities. Economic independence is the fastest path to dignity and stability. When immigrants and underserved groups can produce, earn, and contribute to industry, they’re less vulnerable to exploitation, and entire communities grow stronger. Industrialization done right also ties into our energy and sustainability work — we push for cleaner, more efficient production.

Culture Promotion

We celebrate cultural diversity through events, education, and partnerships that preserve heritage while fostering mutual understanding between immigrant and host communities.
Culture Promotion is how OFIPAFD turns diversity into strength. When immigrant cultures are respected and shared, integration happens faster, conflict drops, and communities get richer. If cultures clash or get erased, you get isolation and tension. We make space for immigrant and host cultures to be seen and valued. Culture is where peace starts. When people understand each other’s backgrounds and see value in them, it’s harder to de-humanize or exclude. Cultural promotion also ties directly into economic opportunity — cultural industries create jobs, and tourism grows when diversity is visible.

Disability Empowerment

We advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities, provide access to services and training, and ensure that our programs are inclusive and accessible to all.
Disability Empowerment is OFIPAFD’s commitment to making sure persons with disabilities — including immigrants with disabilities — aren’t left behind. Disability + immigration + poverty creates triple barriers. This program breaks them by pushing for access, independence, and leadership. We fight for the basic conditions people need to participate fully. Disability isn’t siloed. We make sure OFIPAFD’s work on peace building, climate action, economic opportunity, and culture is accessible and inclusive from the start. A community isn’t developed if a large group of people can’t participate in it. When persons with disabilities are empowered, they contribute skills, ideas, and leadership that benefit everyone. It’s also a human rights issue — protection and opportunity aren’t optional.

Our Approach

OFIPAFD believes development only works when it’s integrated. Protecting immigrants is tied to peace. Peace enables environmental work. A healthy environment supports sustainable industry. And inclusive industry lifts persons with disabilities and vulnerable populations. We address these issues together, not in isolation.