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November 12, 2020
RSRI Publications

Critical criteria for successful designing of refugee self-reliance programming

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November 12, 2020
RSRI Publications

This paper outlines and amplifies key standards and criteria to consider when embarking on self-reliance programming.

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Tagged: RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2020

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus, Tags: Protection, Tags: Social Inclusion
May 8, 2026
‘Managing’ the Paradox: Refugee Self-Reliance and Solving the Problem of Refugee Policy Discontinuity
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus, Tags: Protection, Tags: Social Inclusion
May 8, 2026

Publishing Organizations: The Journal of Refugee Studies

Authors: Judith Kohlenberger, Charles Martin-Shields, Evan Easton-Calabria

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus, Tags: Protection, Tags: Social Inclusion
May 8, 2026
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2011, Organizations: UNHCR, Tags: Urban, Tags: Health, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
May 8, 2026
Ensuring Access to Health Care: Operational Guidance on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2011, Organizations: UNHCR, Tags: Urban, Tags: Health, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
May 8, 2026

Publishing Organizations: UNHCR

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Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2011, Organizations: UNHCR, Tags: Urban, Tags: Health, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
May 8, 2026
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, publication year: 2023, Organization: WHO, Tags: Health, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing
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Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants: Risk and Protective Factors and Access to Care
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, publication year: 2023, Organization: WHO, Tags: Health, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing
May 8, 2026

Publishing Organizations: WHO

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Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, publication year: 2023, Organization: WHO, Tags: Health, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing
May 8, 2026
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
March 31, 2026
A Scoping Review of Strategies to Increase Newcomer Family Access to Early Childhood Services
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
March 31, 2026

Publishing Organizations: Prevention Science

Authors: Elly Miles; Erin Doyle; Soumita Bose; Hamutal Bernstein

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
March 31, 2026
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
March 30, 2026
The Promise of Refugee Lifelong Education: A Critical Review of the Field
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
March 30, 2026

Publishing Organizations: International Review of Education

Authors: Linda Morrice

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
March 30, 2026
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
March 30, 2026
Situating Adult Learning and Education in Refugee Livelihood Adaptation and Progression Toward Self-Reliance: The Case of Refugees in the Kyaka II Settlement in Southwestern Uganda
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
March 30, 2026

Publishing Organizations: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education

Authors: Salome Joy Awidi and Kofi Quan-Baffour

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
March 30, 2026
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
March 24, 2026
Determinants of Urban Refugee Youths Self-Reliance, in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
March 24, 2026

Publishing Organizations: EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and Books Publishers | Journal of Public Policy & Governance

Authors: Wambugu Iddah Wangui; Dr. Heather Eddah Kipchumba

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
March 24, 2026
Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
March 23, 2026
From Liminality to Self-Reliance: Refugee Teachers’ Roles and Practices During Protracted Uncertainties
Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
March 23, 2026

Publishing Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development

Authors: Subin Sarah Yeo

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Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
March 23, 2026
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Asociación Salto Ángel, Organizations: Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela, Organizations: Fundatransvida, Organizations: Refugiados Unidos, Organizations: Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL, Organizations: Veneactiva Colombia, Country: Colombia, Publication Year: 2026, Population: Refugees, Population: Migrants, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Social Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming
March 18, 2026
Building and Funding Refugee Leadership and RLO Engagement in Colombia
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Asociación Salto Ángel, Organizations: Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela, Organizations: Fundatransvida, Organizations: Refugiados Unidos, Organizations: Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL, Organizations: Veneactiva Colombia, Country: Colombia, Publication Year: 2026, Population: Refugees, Population: Migrants, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Social Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming
March 18, 2026

Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; Asociación Salto Ángel; Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela; Fundatransvida; Refugiados Unidos; Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL; Veneactiva Colombia

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Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Asociación Salto Ángel, Organizations: Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela, Organizations: Fundatransvida, Organizations: Refugiados Unidos, Organizations: Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL, Organizations: Veneactiva Colombia, Country: Colombia, Publication Year: 2026, Population: Refugees, Population: Migrants, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Social Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming
March 18, 2026
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Population: IDPs, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2025, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
March 9, 2026
Supporting Self-Reliance for Displaced and Host Populations: Insights From the Self-Reliance Index Across 16 Countries
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Population: IDPs, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2025, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
March 9, 2026

Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; BMJ Global Health

Authors: Lindsay Stark, Kari Jorgenson Diener, Kellie Leeson, Simar Singh, Ned Meerdink, & Ilana Seff

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Population: IDPs, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2025, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
March 9, 2026

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