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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💻 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
📆 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...
We are grateful to everyone who made this event such a powerful platform for dialogue and collaboration. It was a pleasure to share our own #selfreliance insights while learning from others’ innovations and experiences. Together, we are turning possibility into progress for refugees worldwide! 👏
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We are grateful to everyone who made this event such a powerful platform for dialogue and collaboration. It was a pleasure to share our own #selfreliance insights while learning from others’ innovations and experiences. Together, we are turning possibility into progress for refugees worldwide! 👏
🌍 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.
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
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
🤝 #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
📆 WEBINAR: Next week, speakers from @cgdev.org and @rescue.org will examine the results, mechanisms, and policy implications of the IRC Re:Build program's randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a cash grant and business mentorship program for refugees in Uganda: buff.ly/C3zQs12
July 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📆 WEBINAR: Next week, speakers from @cgdev.org and @rescue.org will examine the results, mechanisms, and policy implications of the IRC Re:Build program's randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a cash grant and business mentorship program for refugees in Uganda: buff.ly/C3zQs12
RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener announces her departure and reflects on the numerous milestones and achievements the RSRI has reached since she was hired as its first Executive Director in 2022.
🔗 Read the full letter: buff.ly/uIafu1b
🔗 Read the full letter: buff.ly/uIafu1b
July 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener announces her departure and reflects on the numerous milestones and achievements the RSRI has reached since she was hired as its first Executive Director in 2022.
🔗 Read the full letter: buff.ly/uIafu1b
🔗 Read the full letter: buff.ly/uIafu1b
📰 Our latest brief presents tangible takeaways & guidance for designing and implementing programs to improve refugee self-reliance. The recommendations are drawn from the Self-Reliance Evidence Review, a @drcngo.bsky.social and @refugepoint.bsky.social collaboration.
🔗 Read it now: buff.ly/IGbx4Zw
🔗 Read it now: buff.ly/IGbx4Zw
July 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
📰 Our latest brief presents tangible takeaways & guidance for designing and implementing programs to improve refugee self-reliance. The recommendations are drawn from the Self-Reliance Evidence Review, a @drcngo.bsky.social and @refugepoint.bsky.social collaboration.
🔗 Read it now: buff.ly/IGbx4Zw
🔗 Read it now: buff.ly/IGbx4Zw
Please join us for an exclusive webinar with the Asia-Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) on refugee self-reliance and labor rights in Asia-Pacific! This virtual event will feature speakers from @ilo.org, @unhcr.org Malaysia, and Asylum Access Malaysia.
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/WbPbJyK
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/WbPbJyK
July 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Please join us for an exclusive webinar with the Asia-Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) on refugee self-reliance and labor rights in Asia-Pacific! This virtual event will feature speakers from @ilo.org, @unhcr.org Malaysia, and Asylum Access Malaysia.
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/WbPbJyK
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/WbPbJyK
📆 EVENT: Launch of ILO PROSPECTS Lessons Learned Report
⏰ DATE & TIME: July 8, 2025 | 15:30-17:30 CEST
📍 VENUE: Salle Cinéma R2 Cine, ILO HQ, 4 Route des Morillons, Geneva. This event will also be broadcast on ILO Live.
🔗 Learn more and register now: www.ilo.org/meetings-and...
⏰ DATE & TIME: July 8, 2025 | 15:30-17:30 CEST
📍 VENUE: Salle Cinéma R2 Cine, ILO HQ, 4 Route des Morillons, Geneva. This event will also be broadcast on ILO Live.
🔗 Learn more and register now: www.ilo.org/meetings-and...
July 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
📆 EVENT: Launch of ILO PROSPECTS Lessons Learned Report
⏰ DATE & TIME: July 8, 2025 | 15:30-17:30 CEST
📍 VENUE: Salle Cinéma R2 Cine, ILO HQ, 4 Route des Morillons, Geneva. This event will also be broadcast on ILO Live.
🔗 Learn more and register now: www.ilo.org/meetings-and...
⏰ DATE & TIME: July 8, 2025 | 15:30-17:30 CEST
📍 VENUE: Salle Cinéma R2 Cine, ILO HQ, 4 Route des Morillons, Geneva. This event will also be broadcast on ILO Live.
🔗 Learn more and register now: www.ilo.org/meetings-and...
Kari's fellow panelists included:
➡️ Mary Namono Kibere, Government of Uganda
➡️ Vivian Shaima, Refugee Advisory Group to the CRCP
➡️ C. Elizabeth Eyster, @unhcr.org
➡️ Stellah Nikuze, Hodari Foundation
📸 Photos courtesy of UNHCR. (3/3)
#SecuringSolutionsTogether #30YearsCRCP
➡️ Mary Namono Kibere, Government of Uganda
➡️ Vivian Shaima, Refugee Advisory Group to the CRCP
➡️ C. Elizabeth Eyster, @unhcr.org
➡️ Stellah Nikuze, Hodari Foundation
📸 Photos courtesy of UNHCR. (3/3)
#SecuringSolutionsTogether #30YearsCRCP
June 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Kari's fellow panelists included:
➡️ Mary Namono Kibere, Government of Uganda
➡️ Vivian Shaima, Refugee Advisory Group to the CRCP
➡️ C. Elizabeth Eyster, @unhcr.org
➡️ Stellah Nikuze, Hodari Foundation
📸 Photos courtesy of UNHCR. (3/3)
#SecuringSolutionsTogether #30YearsCRCP
➡️ Mary Namono Kibere, Government of Uganda
➡️ Vivian Shaima, Refugee Advisory Group to the CRCP
➡️ C. Elizabeth Eyster, @unhcr.org
➡️ Stellah Nikuze, Hodari Foundation
📸 Photos courtesy of UNHCR. (3/3)
#SecuringSolutionsTogether #30YearsCRCP
The session, moderated by @refugepoint.bsky.social's Chief of Policy & Practice Martin Anderson, focused on increasing resilience, building foundations for third country solutions, and supporting the growth of skills-based complementary pathways for refugees. (2/3)
June 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The session, moderated by @refugepoint.bsky.social's Chief of Policy & Practice Martin Anderson, focused on increasing resilience, building foundations for third country solutions, and supporting the growth of skills-based complementary pathways for refugees. (2/3)
On Friday, RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener spoke on a panel at the Consultations on Resettlement & Complementary Pathways (#CRCP2025) in Geneva about self-reliance in host countries. (1/3)
June 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On Friday, RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener spoke on a panel at the Consultations on Resettlement & Complementary Pathways (#CRCP2025) in Geneva about self-reliance in host countries. (1/3)
Follow along for more from the RSRI in Geneva coming soon! #SecuringSolutionsTogether #30YearsCRCP
June 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Follow along for more from the RSRI in Geneva coming soon! #SecuringSolutionsTogether #30YearsCRCP
The CRCP is an annual multilateral event that brings together states, NGOs, refugees, and other stakeholders to discuss and advance issues related to resettlement and other durable migration pathways for refugees.
June 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The CRCP is an annual multilateral event that brings together states, NGOs, refugees, and other stakeholders to discuss and advance issues related to resettlement and other durable migration pathways for refugees.
This week, RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener joins the Government of Spain, @unhcr.org, and Accem - alongside our colleagues at @refugepoint.bsky.social - in Geneva, Switzerland for #CRCP2025!
June 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This week, RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener joins the Government of Spain, @unhcr.org, and Accem - alongside our colleagues at @refugepoint.bsky.social - in Geneva, Switzerland for #CRCP2025!