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...

💻 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

💻 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:

📚 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

📆 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...

📼 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.

📆 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...

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

📰 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:

📼 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...

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...

⏰ 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

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

"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

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

📣 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

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?...

🤝 #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

📰 In a recent @newhumanitarian.bsky.social article, Ishimwe Jean-Marie (R-SEAT) and Abdullahi Halakhe (@refugeesinternational.org) highlight the need for refugees and RLOs to be centered in the “humanitarian reset" and integrated within host communities to encourage self-reliance. ⬇️

⏰ TODAY: This webinar will emphasize the importance of multi-level advocacy in advancing workers’ rights, with a focus on actionable priorities and key takeaways for further engagement. Register now: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Last year, the RSRI convened a technical working group to focus on climate risks to refugee #selfreliance. The group produced 10 key considerations for self-reliance programming. 🔗 Read the full brief now: www.refugeeselfreliance.org/resource-dat...

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

📰 New publication from @wrcommission.bsky.social: The rapid decline of humanitarian support means that displaced young Sudanese women will face even greater barriers to accessing healthcare, education, and economic #selfreliance. 🔗 Read the report:

📰 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

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

RSRI Executive Director Kari Diener presented updates on the groundbreaking Multistakeholder Pledge on Economic Inclusion and Social Protection (EISP) in Geneva last week. What have we learned in the nearly two years since its launch? 📹 Listen to Kari's remarks now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzYm...

Thank you for joining our virtual forum in celebration of #WorldRefugeeDay on Monday, June 30th! Hosted by the RSRI and GARLOS, this webinar raised awareness about the work of RLOs in Latin America. Watch the recording now: youtu.be/SlH19opYFAM?...

📆 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...

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)

For refugees, resettlement and other safe pathways are a promise of safety, dignity, and hope. This week, RefugePoint and @refugeesri.bsky.social staff are attending #CRCP2025, which is focused on expanding access to solutions for those forced to flee. See thread for photos.

Have you registered for our virtual #WorldRefugeeDay forum with GARLOS? Join us on Monday, June 30, to learn more about RLO networks in Latin America and identify concrete strategies for strengthening a more effective, rights-based international protection system: buff.ly/dzrtwIu

Self-reliance is more than just an option for many refugees—it’s a necessity. Self-reliance programs offer refugees a practical pathway to secure their futures. 🔗 Read more about @refugepoint.bsky.social's work to provide refugees with dignified alternatives to dependency: buff.ly/0EOQ1Ww

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!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of our Asia-Pacific Community of Practice (CoP) Learning Call series last week! This was the RSRI’s first CoP learning call dedicated exclusively to uplifting the work of network members based in the Asia-Pacific region: youtu.be/fWJNBSeCG_c?...

📆 Únanse a nosotros el lunes 30 de junio en un foro virtual en el marco del Día Mundial del Refugiado, organizado por la RSRI y Grupo Articulador de las Organizaciones lideradas por personas Refugiadas y desplazadas en América Latina y el Caribe (GARLOS). 🔗 Regístrate ahora: buff.ly/dzrtwIu

📆 Please join us on June 30th for a virtual #WorldRefugeeDay forum, hosted by the RSRI and Coordinating Group of Organizations Led by Refugees and Displaced Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean (GARLOS). Live translation and English subtitles will be available. 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/dzrtwIu

In 2015, when @refugepoint.bsky.social & @wrcommission.bsky.social first came together with a shared vision to expand self-reliance opportunities for refugees and launch the RSRI, there were ~65 million forcibly displaced people worldwide... (1/2)

Have you joined the RSRI Hub yet? Sign up now to network with practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and donors around the world: buff.ly/IyxZuz5 📲 Want to keep up with the RSRI Hub on the go? Download the Mighty Networks mobile app on Google Play or the Apple App Store!

📆 Join us for the launch of our Asia-Pacific Community of Practice (CoP) Learning Call series on Wednesday, June 18, @ 11:00 AM AEST! This will be the RSRI’s first CoP learning call dedicated exclusively to uplifting the work of network members based in the Asia-Pacific region: buff.ly/CSHFXoN

Thank you to those who joined the RSRI's Market Systems Development (#MSD) Technical Working Group (TWG) and ISSD Africa for an interactive webinar this week! 📼 Missed the webinar? Watch the recording now: youtu.be/DTeH-eOGbV4?...

🗓️ Join the RSRI's MSD Technical Working Group and ISSD Africa for an interactive webinar on Tuesday, June 3! Mercy Corps, with ISSD Africa, is preparing a new report on market-based approaches to seed security in fragile contexts, but before it is published, we want your feedback: buff.ly/dNzbyNL

📰 New report from the World Bank: The State of Economic Inclusion Report (SEI) 2024 explores efforts to scale up economic inclusion programs in the context of overlapping crises. 🔗 Read how these programs transform the economic lives of the poorest and most vulnerable people: buff.ly/UvnOHlk

In Vol. 6 of RefugePoint's "Transforming Refugee Response" series, @refugepoint.bsky.social highlights how it leveraged the learning from direct services in Nairobi to envision, catalyze, build, and influence a global movement to advance refugee #selfreliance. 🔗 Read the brief now: buff.ly/bNN77y9

💻 Join us along with the World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement for a timely webinar on the statistical inclusion of forcibly displaced and stateless persons in support of inclusive socio-economic policies. 📆 May 20, 2025 | 10:00-11:15 AM CET 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/42IbGOy