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...
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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?...
At RefugePoint, we believe belonging is created through community. This #GivingTuesday, you reminded us what that looks like in action.
Thanks for standing with refugees and for helping keep dignity, safety, & opportunity in focus.
(Missed out on Ugwa's story? refugepoint.org/ugwa-givingt...)
#GivingTuesday is a moment when people come together to fuel the work that keeps opportunities open for refugees—opportunities that don’t disappear when funding does.
Share this post & make your gift to support refugees today: refugepoint.org/ugwa-givingt...
📆 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
This #GivingTuesday, join us in supporting refugees who are working hard to build brighter futures.
Ugwa was forced to drop out of high school due to her family’s financial situation. Then, RefugePoint stepped in.
Watch more: refugepoint.org/ugwa-givingt...
Family Reunification News:
The multistakeholder pledge launched at the 2023 GRF aims to help at least 1 million refugees reunite with their family members by 2030. A new report by the FRUN Advisory Group provides a promising snapshot of progress.
More: refugepoint.org/blog/refugep...
💻 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
Today is the last day to purchase tickets to Finding Refuge Together, our 20th anniversary gala! Award-winning actor Don Cheadle will join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad to headline the event, which is hosted by comedian and actor Anthony Anderson.
Tix: www.findingrefugetogether.org
At #GRF2023, the FRUN pledge set a bold goal: reunite 1M refugees with their families by 2030.
KIND, with @refugepoint.bsky.social & @unhcr.org, is proud to share the 2024 MSP Community Report on our first-year progress. 📑
familyreunificationnetwork.org/resources/fa...
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In July, our Family Reunification and Child Protection teams conducted a training session for refugee-led organizations (RLOs) RELON Kenya and Youth Voices Community on child protection, screening, referral pathways, and key safeguards when working with children.
On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we recognize and honor those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.
We also celebrate those who are still working in humanitarian fields— especially those in refugee response, which has experienced unprecedented upheaval in 2025.
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"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
Many refugees are stuck in the countries to which they’ve fled for 20 years and sometimes even longer.
That’s why we’re thinking long-term, and this August, during Make-A-Will Month, we’re inviting you to do the same.
Creating a legacy through planned giving is simple. Learn more: buff.ly/MUteOQE
“What makes me happy is that I can contribute something to my family instead of relying on others for support,” she shared.
With determination and RefugePoint’s partnership, Claire is building a sustainable future on her own terms. Read Claire’s story in her own words: buff.ly/XpKRPpG
Eventually, Claire completed RefugePoint’s business training, where she learned business management and financial literacy skills. From there, Claire charted a new course.
Today, Claire runs several growing businesses, from phone accessories to event décor and honey sales.
When her husband fell seriously ill, Claire connected with RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP), which partners with refugees in Nairobi to help them become self-reliant. RefugePoint worked alongside Claire, first providing stabilizing services like food and medical care.
After fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Claire* and her family journeyed on foot, eventually reaching Kenya with the help of truck drivers. Starting over wasn’t easy: she began by hawking bottled water to make ends meet.
RefugePoint recently joined the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and organizations around the world at a global meeting in Geneva to face this crisis head-on.
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RefugePoint is helping ensure that, even at the highest levels, refugees are included in conversations about policies that affect them.
Read more: refugepoint.org/blog/hope-an...
Photo: Stellah Nikuze, who attended as a member of the Refugee Advisory Group to the CRCP, from Canada. Credit: UNHCR
🌱 Self-reliance programs offer refugees pathways to independence and stability by holistically addressing essential needs such as livelihood development, education, health and nutrition, and financial empowerment.
Read more: buff.ly/K0n0rGA
New article on how RefugePoint is supporting refugee self-reliance amid a changing climate: buff.ly/0wZCX45
📰 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
Self-reliance programming empowers refugees to establish sustainable livelihoods, meet their own essential needs, and rebuild their lives in their new communities.
Learn more: buff.ly/0EOQ1Ww
Jeremie and his wife Francine are refugees from Burundi who now live in Kenya, with their three kids. Jeremie works as a real estate marketer and Francine runs a shop, which enables them to meet their family's needs without depending on external humanitarian support.
More info: buff.ly/DxgIvGo
⑤ Jennifer Wilson, Director of Third-Country Solutions, speaks at a breakout session on pre-departure preparation. Photo by UNHCR. #CRCP2025
④ Attendees listen to a plenary session on global resettlement needs & complementary pathways trends at the 2025 CRCP. Photo by UNHCR. #CRCP2025
③ Illustrator Erik Petri produced designs of different plenary and breakout sessions. Photo by UNHCR. #CRCP2025
② Martin Anderson, RefugePoint's Chief of Policy and Practice, advocates for engaging refugee and other diaspora leaders along UNHCRs route-based approach to refugee response. #CRCP2025
