Our latest #12Months12Domains blog post explores how listening to and acting on client feedback is helping @refugepoint.bsky.social adapt its #selfreliance food support program to offer clients greater flexibility and more tailored nutritional support: www.refugeeselfreliance.org/blog/2026/3/...
🥣 Thank you to those who joined us for the latest "12 Months, 12 Domains" webinar on the role of food systems and programming in advancing refugee #selfreliance across contexts!
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/fRlK3wR7iIE?...
📣 The RSRI is proud to announce the appointment of Francisca Vigaud-Walsh as its new Executive Director!
With Francisca’s leadership, the RSRI is poised to accelerate its impact so that self-reliance becomes a standard of practice across the humanitarian system: buff.ly/OehLilZ
💻 THIS WEEK: By centering food as both a measure of self-reliance and a pathway toward it, the second webinar in our #12Months12Domains series aims to support more integrated, dignity-centered programming and policy approaches across displacement contexts.
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/f9EpQea
Join us for the next webinar in our #12Months12Domains series! This session will explore the role of food systems and programming in advancing refugee self-reliance across contexts.
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✍ Guest authored by Juan Pablo Franco Jiménez, Country Director of @blumontdev.bsky.social in Colombia, this #12Months12Domains blog post explores housing as an emerging path that delivers life-changing impact for IDPs, refugees, and migrants: www.refugeeselfreliance.org/blog/2025/1/...
🏠 Thank you to those who joined us for the launch of 12 Months, 12 Domains - a new webinar series that takes a deeper look at the SRI, one domain at a time! The first webinar examined the role of housing & shelter in advancing refugee self-reliance.
Watch the recording now: youtu.be/fojUkJ37Jx4?...
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Thank you to those who joined the third and final session of our Skill-Building & Labor Mobility Webinar Series with Talent Beyond Boundaries and @refugepoint.bsky.social this week!
📼 Watch the "Building Linkages: Skills, Mobility, and Systems Change" recording now: youtu.be/5dpd-wUa--E?...
🏠 The RSRI is excited to introduce 12 Months, 12 Domains, a new learning series that takes a deeper look at the SRI, one domain at a time! Join us for the first webinar in the series on the role of housing in advancing refugee self-reliance on Wed, Jan. 28th: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📆 Join the RSRI, @refugepoint.bsky.social, and Talent Beyond Boundaries for the third and final session of our skill-building and labor mobility webinar series on Monday, January 26!
🔗 Register now: refugepoint.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Thank you to those who joined the second session of our Skill-Building & Labor Mobility Webinar Series with @refugepoint.bsky.social and Talent Beyond Boundaries, "Exploring Effective Labor Mobility Models and Pathways," last week!
📼 Watch the recording now: youtu.be/ypqDqDJWV9c?...
Ahead of the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF) Progress Review 2025 taking place in Geneva next week, the RSRI has published key messages and a call to action to the humanitarian and development community.
🔗 Download the full brief now: www.refugeeselfreliance.org/resource-dat...
What would it take to reimagine the humanitarian landscape? Join our #RSpace2025 session in partnership with ICRI, PACUHR, and RLO leaders to learn more! #GlobalCompactOnRefugees
📆 Monday, December 15, 2025
📍 Impact Hub | Geneva, Switzerland
🔗 Register: buff.ly/claitxD
We're thrilled to be part of #RSpace2025, an independent, refugee-led convening taking place in Geneva alongside the Global Refugee Forum (#GRF) Progress Review from 15–17 December!
🔗 Join the RSRI, ICRI, and PACUHR for an exclusive panel discussion on December 15: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🤝 #PartnerSpotlight: Sarah Miller, RSRI Steering Committee member and co-facilitator of the RSRI Climate Risks and Self-Reliance Technical Working Group, is a senior fellow with @refugeesinternational.org, where she helps manage the Labor Market Access initiative and leads engagement on IDP issues!
📆 Join the RSRI, @refugepoint.bsky.social, and Talent Beyond Boundaries for the second session of our skill-building and labor mobility webinar series on Tues, Dec. 9! This session will focus on international labor mobility as a complementary solution for refugees.
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/6CKBF7C
Sometimes #labormobility is contrasted with refugee #selfreliance programming, but in reality, labor mobility IS transformative self-reliance programming for both individuals and communities.
🔗 Read more in Talent Mobility Fund's 'The Migration Opportunity' newsletter:
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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
🔔 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...
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?...
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.
📆 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
