Dear friends,
We are filled with gratitude as we look back on all that the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative and our partners accomplished in 2022. Together, we have made great strides in bolstering opportunities for refugees around the world to achieve self-reliance – and we look forward to seeing what more we can achieve this year.
Thanks to your support and engagement this past year, the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative:
Expanded the use of the Self-Reliance Index to an additional 23 partners in 17 countries, now reaching a total of 39 partners in 25 countries
Delivered the NGO Statement for the general debate at the Executive Committee of the UNHCR High Commissioner’s Programme (ExCom)
Co-convened a group of experts with the US State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) for three innovation labs discussing refugee self-reliance, which led to the publication of a learning brief and a joint statement at the High Commissioner’s Dialogue
Hired our first full-time staff members, including our first executive director
Established a diverse, multi-stakeholder steering committee to help guide our work
Released two new publications, a conceptual framework for understanding and measuring refugee self-reliance and a learning review on the Self-Reliance Index
Held 6 meetings with our Community of Practice to connect and collaborate on self-reliance work
Co-sponsored the South African Refugee-Led Network’s 2nd Annual Summit
And more!
As we reflect on these accomplishments, we look forward to seeing how self-reliance can become an even stronger tenant of humanitarian aid in 2023. By working together as a community, we can continue to help build better lives for refugees and other forcibly displaced populations.
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Best wishes,
