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July 11, 2025
Shelby Quackenbush
A Letter From the Refugee Self-Reliance ...

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.

A Letter From the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative's Executive Director
February 5, 2025
Shelby Quackenbush
RLO-Led Insights Fund

The RLO-Led Insights Fund aims to promote and elevate refugee-led research and refugee perspectives in building the self-reliance evidence base.

RLO-Led Insights Fund
January 30, 2025
Shelby Quackenbush
RSRI Statement on U.S. Executive Actions

The Trump administration’s recent series of executive orders has led to monumental shifts in the global aid landscape. What does this mean for the RSRI network and the self-reliance of refugees?

RSRI Statement on U.S. Executive Actions
December 18, 2024
Shelby Quackenbush
One Year On From the 2023 Global Refugee Forum

In December 2023, the RSRI spearheaded the launch of the Multistakeholder Pledge on Economic Inclusion and Social Protection (EISP) at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, the world’s largest gathering in support of refugees and the countries that host them. One year later, the RSRI reflects on the pledge’s progress and the future of self-reliance for refugees.

One Year On From the 2023 Global Refugee Forum
November 7, 2024
Shelby Quackenbush
RSRI Statement on 2024 U.S. Presidential ...

Following the results of Tuesday's elections in the U.S., our commitment to expanding opportunities for refugees and other forcibly displaced populations is stronger than ever.

RSRI Statement on 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Results
Alexis Felder
April 17, 2019

Refugee Self-Reliance: Are we headed there and how do we know?

Alexis Felder
April 17, 2019
 Refugee Self-Reliance: Are we headed there and how do we know?

Jane*, a Congolese refugee, lives in a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya with her husband, two small children and adult brother. Her brother…

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The Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI) is a multi-stakeholder collaboration that promotes opportunities for refugees around the world to become self-reliant and achieve a better quality of life, while simultaneously advocating for the full enjoyment of their rights.

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