Policy change is an important advocacy outcome, making sure that the rights that refugees are owed are enshrined in law.
In many countries, refugee communities are prohibited from accessing the basic rights and opportunities that allow them to support their families and contribute to their new homes. They are not allowed to work, their children can’t go to school, and they live in constant fear of being arrested, detained and sent back to the life-threatening situations they fled.
When laws oppress or discriminate against people, the laws need to be changed.