the RSRI Community of Practice Technical Working Groups
The RSRI Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of 350+ global organizations, including professionals engaged in supporting refugee self-reliance and those who consider themselves advocates for the socio-economic inclusion of refugees through their work.
While CoP members meet bi-monthly for general learning calls, technical working group (TWG) members regularly convene researchers, practitioners, technical experts, and academics on specific topics related to refugee self-reliance. Current working groups include the Research CoP, the Market Systems Development (MSD) TWG, the Climate Risks and Self-Reliance TWG, and the Refugee Leadership & RLO Engagement TWG.
The RSRI Research CoP
The Research CoP convenes researchers and academics working towards expanding the evidence base and intellectual conversations on refugee self-reliance. The Research CoP meets quarterly to exchange project updates, publications, events, and other learning opportunities related to self-reliance-focused research.
The RSRI MSD TWG
The Market Systems Development (MSD) Technical Working Group (TWG) collaborates to develop resources on topics related to market systems development and refugee self-reliance. The MSD TWG aims to build capacity within the RSRI Community of Practice and inform country-level decision-making on market approaches in programming across various context typologies, examining barriers and enablers to self-reliance. Additionally, the group highlights market-based approaches—beyond cash assistance—that work to promote refugee self-reliance in fragile contexts.
The RSRI Climate Risks and Self-Reliance TWG
The Climate Risks and Self-Reliance Technical Working Group (TWG) collaborates to identify good practices, existing research, and evidence gaps on climate and self-reliance, and develop relevant resources. The Climate Risks and Self-Reliance TWG aims to co-create policy and agenda-setting outputs on the intersection of refugee self-reliance and climate impacts.
The RSRI Refugee Leadership & RLO Engagement TWG
The Refugee Leadership & Refugee-Led Organization (RLO) Engagement Technical Working Group (TWG) brings together refugee-led organizations involved in the broader RSRI network to develop technical tools, research and policy papers, local advocacy toolkits, and practitioner and policymaker-focused guidance on refugee self-reliance.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKING GROUP IS OPEN TO REFUGEE LEADERS ONLY
