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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · 6d

📼 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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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · 10d

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! 👏

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · 10d

🌍 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.

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · 14d

📆 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...

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · 27d

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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · 27d

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

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣 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

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Sep 3

📰 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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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 28

📆 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:

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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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 27

📼 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

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨 Applications close Monday, August 25, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT. Will you join our team? refugepoint.applicantstack.com/x/detail/a25...

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 25

📣 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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 14

⏰ 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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 7

"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

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Aug 5

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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 25

📣 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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 24

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?...

Webinar | Refugee Self-Reliance and Labor Rights in Asia-Pacific: Lessons from Local to Global

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 23

🤝 #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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 18

📆 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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 16

📰 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. ⬇️

Why refugee-led organisations are key to the humanitarian reset

Refugees and refugee-led organisations need to be front and centre of funding decisions, as well as policy design and programme implementation.

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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 15

⏰ 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...

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 15

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...

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 11

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

Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative @refugeesri.bsky.social · Jul 10

📰 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:

Futures On Hold: How War and Displacement Are Impacting Young Sudanese Women | Women's Refugee Commission

The Women’s Refugee Commission, Global Refugee Youth Network, and Hopes and Actions Foundation proudly launch a new report, “Futures on Hold: How War and Displacement Are Impacting Young Sudanese…

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