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Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative

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January 1, 2017

Making Lives: Refugee Self-Reliance and Humanitarian Action in Cities

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January 1, 2017
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The project focuses on refugee self-reliance in the city. It explores the socio-economic practices of refugees and host communities, the challenges faced by refugees in gaining access to labour markets, and the ways in which humanitarian actors, often in collaboration with city authorities, seek to promote refugee livelihoods.

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Source:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/development/case-studies/2018/jan/making-lives-refugee-self-reliance-and-humanitarian-action-cities

Tagged: Country: Lebanon, Country: India, Country: Greece, Theme: Programming, Tags: Social Inclusion, Tags: Urban, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Gender, Publication Year: 2017, Organizations: Save the Children, Organizations: University College London, Organizations: O.P. Jindal Global University, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Definition, Theme: Evaluation, Region: Middle East, Region: Europe, Region: Asia, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Tags: Livelihoods, Tags: Durable Solutions, Self: Self-Reliance Evidence Review

Newer PostLocal Integration Focus: Bay Region Durable Solutions Framework
Older PostLivelihoods and Self-reliance
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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
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A Scoping Review of Strategies to Increase Newcomer Family Access to Early Childhood Services
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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
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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
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The Promise of Refugee Lifelong Education: A Critical Review of the Field
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Publishing Organizations: International Review of Education

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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
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Publishing Organizations: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education

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Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
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Determinants of Urban Refugee Youths Self-Reliance, in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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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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Publishing Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development

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Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Mar 23, 2026
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Building and Funding Refugee Leadership and RLO Engagement in Colombia
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Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; Asociación Salto Ángel; Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela; Fundatransvida; Refugiados Unidos; Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL; Veneactiva Colombia

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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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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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