Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
@refugeesri.bsky.social
We expand opportunities for refugees and other forcibly displaced populations to become self-reliant and achieve their goals.
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Thank you to those who joined the first session of our Skill-Building & Labor Mobility Webinar Series last week, co-hosted with Talent Beyond Boundaries and @refugepoint.bsky.social!
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/3PvVYzmN6GA
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/3PvVYzmN6GA
Webinar Series | [Session 1] Demand-Driven Skills Development for Refugees in Host Countries
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thank you to those who joined the first session of our Skill-Building & Labor Mobility Webinar Series last week, co-hosted with Talent Beyond Boundaries and @refugepoint.bsky.social!
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/3PvVYzmN6GA
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/3PvVYzmN6GA
🔔 TOMORROW: Join us for a webinar exploring the extent to which skills training programs for refugees & host country nationals are aligned with labor market demand—both locally and internationally—and what is needed to better align them.
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
💻 This 3-part webinar series will explore how skills-building and labor mobility initiatives can work together to support refugee #selfreliance while addressing private sector needs and systemic barriers in host and third countries. @refugepoint.bsky.social
🔗 Register for Session 1: buff.ly/MkdMrEn
🔗 Register for Session 1: buff.ly/MkdMrEn
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🔔 TOMORROW: Join us for a webinar exploring the extent to which skills training programs for refugees & host country nationals are aligned with labor market demand—both locally and internationally—and what is needed to better align them.
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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NEW REPORT: #Ethiopia can modernize its refugee regime and set a regional example, but only if ambition is matched by dedicated financing and steady follow-through on its own commitments.
Our latest report from @qulshtm.bsky.social shares how:
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
Our latest report from @qulshtm.bsky.social shares how:
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
Beyond the Camp: Realizing Ethiopia’s Commitment to Refugee Self-Reliance - Refugees International
Ethiopia can set a regional example, but only if ambition is matched by dedicated financing and steady follow-through on its own commitments.
www.refugeesinternational.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NEW REPORT: #Ethiopia can modernize its refugee regime and set a regional example, but only if ambition is matched by dedicated financing and steady follow-through on its own commitments.
Our latest report from @qulshtm.bsky.social shares how:
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
Our latest report from @qulshtm.bsky.social shares how:
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
💻 This 3-part webinar series will explore how skills-building and labor mobility initiatives can work together to support refugee #selfreliance while addressing private sector needs and systemic barriers in host and third countries. @refugepoint.bsky.social
🔗 Register for Session 1: buff.ly/MkdMrEn
🔗 Register for Session 1: buff.ly/MkdMrEn
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
💻 This 3-part webinar series will explore how skills-building and labor mobility initiatives can work together to support refugee #selfreliance while addressing private sector needs and systemic barriers in host and third countries. @refugepoint.bsky.social
🔗 Register for Session 1: buff.ly/MkdMrEn
🔗 Register for Session 1: buff.ly/MkdMrEn
💻 In the lead-up to the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF2023) Progress Review in December, the RSRI convened a webinar on Monday, October 27th, to explore concrete entry points for global advocacy to advance refugee #selfreliance.
🔗 Unable to join us? Watch the recording now:
🔗 Unable to join us? Watch the recording now:
Webinar | Leveraging the Global Compact on Refugees
In the lead-up to the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) Progress Review in December 2025, the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI) convened a webinar on Monday, October 27th, 2025, to explore concrete…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
💻 In the lead-up to the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF2023) Progress Review in December, the RSRI convened a webinar on Monday, October 27th, to explore concrete entry points for global advocacy to advance refugee #selfreliance.
🔗 Unable to join us? Watch the recording now:
🔗 Unable to join us? Watch the recording now:
📚 NEW RESOURCE ALERT: "Rooted in the City: A New Vision for Refugees and Humanitarian Action," published jointly by the @wrcommission.bsky.social, @refugeesinternational.org, @iied.bsky.social, and the RSRI, aims to inform the ongoing UN humanitarian reset.
🔗 Read the full brief: buff.ly/WgVJHMs
🔗 Read the full brief: buff.ly/WgVJHMs
60% of #refugees now live in cities, not camps, but our #humanitarianaid systems haven't caught up. Our new policy brief w/ @refugeesinternational.org @refugeesri.bsky.social & @iied.bsky.social calls for an "urban first" approach to refugee response: www.womensrefugeecommission.org/research-res...
Rooted In The City | Women's Refugee Commission
Sixty percent of refugees now live in urban areas, not camps, yet our humanitarian systems haven't adapted to this reality. Together with Refugees International, International Institute for Environmen...
www.womensrefugeecommission.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
📚 NEW RESOURCE ALERT: "Rooted in the City: A New Vision for Refugees and Humanitarian Action," published jointly by the @wrcommission.bsky.social, @refugeesinternational.org, @iied.bsky.social, and the RSRI, aims to inform the ongoing UN humanitarian reset.
🔗 Read the full brief: buff.ly/WgVJHMs
🔗 Read the full brief: buff.ly/WgVJHMs
📆 WEBINAR: In the lead-up to the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF2023) Progress Review in December, the RSRI is convening a webinar on Monday, October 27 @ 9:00 AM ET to explore concrete entry points for global advocacy to advance refugee self-reliance.
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
📆 WEBINAR: In the lead-up to the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF2023) Progress Review in December, the RSRI is convening a webinar on Monday, October 27 @ 9:00 AM ET to explore concrete entry points for global advocacy to advance refugee self-reliance.
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
📼 This week, the RSRI, Blumont, and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) hosted a timely webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugees and IDPs, and how these programs affect broader domains of #selfreliance. Watch the recording now! youtu.be/9LSnhNTSTg0?...
Webinar | Housing & Self-Reliance for Displaced Populations: Emerging Evidence Fr. Jordan & Colombia
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October 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
📼 This week, the RSRI, Blumont, and the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) hosted a timely webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugees and IDPs, and how these programs affect broader domains of #selfreliance. Watch the recording now! youtu.be/9LSnhNTSTg0?...
🌍 On Wednesday, the RSRI joined global partners and changemakers at The Hive at @usaforunhcr.bsky.social's #Innovate4Refugees: Data & Tech Solutions Forum, a dynamic #UNGA80 event that explored how innovation, data, and technology can transform opportunities for displaced communities.
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🌍 On Wednesday, the RSRI joined global partners and changemakers at The Hive at @usaforunhcr.bsky.social's #Innovate4Refugees: Data & Tech Solutions Forum, a dynamic #UNGA80 event that explored how innovation, data, and technology can transform opportunities for displaced communities.
📆 NEXT WEEK: Join us on Wednesday, October 1, for a timely and thought-provoking webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugee and internally displaced populations (IDPs).
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the RSRI, @blumontdev.bsky.social, and @cega-uc.bsky.social for a timely webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugees and IDPs, and how these programs affect broader domains of #selfreliance, such as psychosocial well-being and economic resilience: buff.ly/BbmRpsA
September 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
📆 NEXT WEEK: Join us on Wednesday, October 1, for a timely and thought-provoking webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugee and internally displaced populations (IDPs).
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the RSRI, @blumontdev.bsky.social, and @cega-uc.bsky.social for a timely webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugees and IDPs, and how these programs affect broader domains of #selfreliance, such as psychosocial well-being and economic resilience: buff.ly/BbmRpsA
September 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join the RSRI, @blumontdev.bsky.social, and @cega-uc.bsky.social for a timely webinar exploring emerging evidence on housing interventions for refugees and IDPs, and how these programs affect broader domains of #selfreliance, such as psychosocial well-being and economic resilience: buff.ly/BbmRpsA
📣 Do you represent an organization working to advance the self-reliance of refugees? Would you like to take your engagement with the RSRI to the next level? Become an official RSRI Network Partner today!
🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/yFHuxto
🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/yFHuxto
September 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📣 Do you represent an organization working to advance the self-reliance of refugees? Would you like to take your engagement with the RSRI to the next level? Become an official RSRI Network Partner today!
🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/yFHuxto
🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/yFHuxto
📰 GOAL and Shafak implemented the Graduation Approach for vulnerable households affected by the devastating earthquakes in northern Syria and Türkiye in February 2023. Read how they used the #SelfRelianceIndex (SRI) to assess participants and evaluate program effectiveness: buff.ly/8YgPG9s
From Aid to Independence: Graduation Approach in Afrin Syria
Imagine being forced to flee your home, leaving behind your livelihood, community and everything you once knew. This is a heartbreaking reality of 123.2 million people globally. For many, life in…
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September 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📰 GOAL and Shafak implemented the Graduation Approach for vulnerable households affected by the devastating earthquakes in northern Syria and Türkiye in February 2023. Read how they used the #SelfRelianceIndex (SRI) to assess participants and evaluate program effectiveness: buff.ly/8YgPG9s
📆 On Tuesday, September 9th @ 1:00 PM EDT, The Bloom will host a virtual session spotlighting IKEA's Skills for Employment initiative, which is designed to open up job pathways for refugees and forcibly displaced people in 30+ countries.
🔗 Learn more and register now:
🔗 Learn more and register now:
How IKEA is Building Refugee Inclusion at Scale · Zoom · Luma
What does it take to lead real change inside a global company? In this special session, we go behind the scenes of IKEA’s Skills for Employment initiative,…
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August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📆 On Tuesday, September 9th @ 1:00 PM EDT, The Bloom will host a virtual session spotlighting IKEA's Skills for Employment initiative, which is designed to open up job pathways for refugees and forcibly displaced people in 30+ countries.
🔗 Learn more and register now:
🔗 Learn more and register now:
📼 Recently, the RSRI and el Instituto Universitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset Capítulo México hosted a virtual debate forum analyzing the challenges and paths towards protection and self-reliance for refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean. WATCH NOW: buff.ly/COx1bs5
Más allá del asilo: Protección internacional y autosuficiencia en América Latina y el Caribe
YouTube video by Instituto Ortega y Gasset México
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August 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
📼 Recently, the RSRI and el Instituto Universitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset Capítulo México hosted a virtual debate forum analyzing the challenges and paths towards protection and self-reliance for refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean. WATCH NOW: buff.ly/COx1bs5
🚨 Applications close Monday, August 25, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT. Will you join our team? refugepoint.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a25...
📣 The RSRI seeks an Executive Director to steward and execute the initiative's overall strategic plan, fundraising, budgeting, partnerships, and day-to-day operations.
📍 This position is based in the U.S. and can be filled in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/PoTFWe8
📍 This position is based in the U.S. and can be filled in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/PoTFWe8
August 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🚨 Applications close Monday, August 25, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT. Will you join our team? refugepoint.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a25...
What does it mean to talk about #selfreliance in contexts of forced displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean?
TOMORROW, August 20, the RSRI and Instituto Ortega y Gasset México will host the "Beyond Asylum" debate forum live streaming @ 9:00 AM EDT on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@OrtegayGass...
TOMORROW, August 20, the RSRI and Instituto Ortega y Gasset México will host the "Beyond Asylum" debate forum live streaming @ 9:00 AM EDT on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@OrtegayGass...
August 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What does it mean to talk about #selfreliance in contexts of forced displacement in Latin America and the Caribbean?
TOMORROW, August 20, the RSRI and Instituto Ortega y Gasset México will host the "Beyond Asylum" debate forum live streaming @ 9:00 AM EDT on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@OrtegayGass...
TOMORROW, August 20, the RSRI and Instituto Ortega y Gasset México will host the "Beyond Asylum" debate forum live streaming @ 9:00 AM EDT on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@OrtegayGass...
⏰ TODAY: Join the RSRI, APRRN, @ilo.org, @unhcr.org Malaysia, and Asylum Access Malaysia for an exclusive #VirtualCoffeeHours session dedicated to continuing our previous conversation on labor rights and self-reliance advocacy in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond: buff.ly/3TZjFnZ
August 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
⏰ TODAY: Join the RSRI, APRRN, @ilo.org, @unhcr.org Malaysia, and Asylum Access Malaysia for an exclusive #VirtualCoffeeHours session dedicated to continuing our previous conversation on labor rights and self-reliance advocacy in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond: buff.ly/3TZjFnZ
Bringing together both the RSRI Community of Practice (CoP) and the Jobtech for Refugees Community of Practice (CoP), we'll explore how digital tools & innovation are shaping the future of livelihoods and self-reliance for displaced communities and beyond.
🔗 Register now to join us: buff.ly/eq0SGyC
🔗 Register now to join us: buff.ly/eq0SGyC
August 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Bringing together both the RSRI Community of Practice (CoP) and the Jobtech for Refugees Community of Practice (CoP), we'll explore how digital tools & innovation are shaping the future of livelihoods and self-reliance for displaced communities and beyond.
🔗 Register now to join us: buff.ly/eq0SGyC
🔗 Register now to join us: buff.ly/eq0SGyC
To understand how media visibility shapes refugee self-reliance, Anne-Sophie Lacombe Garcia breaks down the landscape into four interrelated dynamics. Each reveals a different layer of how power, legitimacy, & access are constructed in the humanitarian space.
🔗 Read the blog post: buff.ly/s1M9vg8
🔗 Read the blog post: buff.ly/s1M9vg8
August 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
To understand how media visibility shapes refugee self-reliance, Anne-Sophie Lacombe Garcia breaks down the landscape into four interrelated dynamics. Each reveals a different layer of how power, legitimacy, & access are constructed in the humanitarian space.
🔗 Read the blog post: buff.ly/s1M9vg8
🔗 Read the blog post: buff.ly/s1M9vg8
"Self-reliance is not just a humanitarian strategy — it’s a reflection of the aspirations and potential of millions of displaced people around the world."
🔗 Read more from Simar Singh, @refugepoint.bsky.social Chief Program Officer & RSRI Technical Advisor: bit.ly/3J4chmb
🔗 Read more from Simar Singh, @refugepoint.bsky.social Chief Program Officer & RSRI Technical Advisor: bit.ly/3J4chmb
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Self-reliance is not just a humanitarian strategy — it’s a reflection of the aspirations and potential of millions of displaced people around the world."
🔗 Read more from Simar Singh, @refugepoint.bsky.social Chief Program Officer & RSRI Technical Advisor: bit.ly/3J4chmb
🔗 Read more from Simar Singh, @refugepoint.bsky.social Chief Program Officer & RSRI Technical Advisor: bit.ly/3J4chmb
Are you an African learner with a forced displacement background interested in pursuing a master's degree in the 2026-27 academic year?
Learn more about Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub's Graduate Horizons program, which provides students with 1:1 support and access to scholarships: bit.ly/45qBqz3
Learn more about Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub's Graduate Horizons program, which provides students with 1:1 support and access to scholarships: bit.ly/45qBqz3
August 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Are you an African learner with a forced displacement background interested in pursuing a master's degree in the 2026-27 academic year?
Learn more about Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub's Graduate Horizons program, which provides students with 1:1 support and access to scholarships: bit.ly/45qBqz3
Learn more about Oxford's Refugee-Led Research Hub's Graduate Horizons program, which provides students with 1:1 support and access to scholarships: bit.ly/45qBqz3
📣 The RSRI seeks an Executive Director to steward and execute the initiative's overall strategic plan, fundraising, budgeting, partnerships, and day-to-day operations.
📍 This position is based in the U.S. and can be filled in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/PoTFWe8
📍 This position is based in the U.S. and can be filled in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/PoTFWe8
July 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📣 The RSRI seeks an Executive Director to steward and execute the initiative's overall strategic plan, fundraising, budgeting, partnerships, and day-to-day operations.
📍 This position is based in the U.S. and can be filled in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/PoTFWe8
📍 This position is based in the U.S. and can be filled in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/PoTFWe8
Last week, the RSRI and the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) hosted a joint webinar on labor and workers' rights in the Asia-Pacific region featuring presentations from @ilo.org, @unhcr.org Malaysia, and Asylum Access Malaysia.
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/odvLDaXGl5Q?...
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/odvLDaXGl5Q?...
Webinar | Refugee Self-Reliance and Labor Rights in Asia-Pacific: Lessons from Local to Global
YouTube video by Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
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July 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Last week, the RSRI and the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) hosted a joint webinar on labor and workers' rights in the Asia-Pacific region featuring presentations from @ilo.org, @unhcr.org Malaysia, and Asylum Access Malaysia.
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/odvLDaXGl5Q?...
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/odvLDaXGl5Q?...
🤝 #PartnerSpotlight: Please join us in welcoming Fabio Siani, Senior Regional Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer at @unhcr.org, to the RSRI Steering Committee! We are grateful for Fabio's strategic oversight and counsel and look forward to our continued partnership. buff.ly/xsqEsDs
July 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🤝 #PartnerSpotlight: Please join us in welcoming Fabio Siani, Senior Regional Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer at @unhcr.org, to the RSRI Steering Committee! We are grateful for Fabio's strategic oversight and counsel and look forward to our continued partnership. buff.ly/xsqEsDs