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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
Recent Resources
Organizations: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Capacity Building, Tags: Social Inclusion, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Tags: Urban, Region: East Africa
June 22, 2026
“It Has Been a Breath of Fresh Air” Participants’ Perception of the Impact of Self-Reliance Intervention Among Urban Refugees
Organizations: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Capacity Building, Tags: Social Inclusion, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Tags: Urban, Region: East Africa
June 22, 2026

Publishing Organizations: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies

Authors: Habiba Ibrahim; Jacinta Mutie; Mohamed Ibrahim; Anna Marie Ronning; Makayla Gille

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Organizations: Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Capacity Building, Tags: Social Inclusion, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Tags: Urban, Region: East Africa
June 22, 2026
Organizations: Cambridge University Press, Country: Uganda, Tags: Food Aid, Tags: Disability Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Resource Type: Academic, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: International African Institute
June 18, 2026
‘The Food Is Not Enough’: Disability and Food Aid Technologies in a Ugandan Refugee Settlement
Organizations: Cambridge University Press, Country: Uganda, Tags: Food Aid, Tags: Disability Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Resource Type: Academic, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: International African Institute
June 18, 2026

Publishing Organizations: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute

Authors: Maria-Theres Schuler

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Organizations: Cambridge University Press, Country: Uganda, Tags: Food Aid, Tags: Disability Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Resource Type: Academic, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: International African Institute
June 18, 2026
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
May 8, 2026
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

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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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