Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Authors: Allie Gillespie, Dr. Ilana Seff, Dr. Lindsay Stark
Better Lives Now: Self-Reliance Innovation Labs Learning Briefer
The Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative and the United States Department of State, Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration co-convened an innovation lab focused on refugee self-reliance. The lab included thematic discussions on: (i) Measuring the Impacts of Self-reliance: Data, Evidence, and Research; (ii) Supporting Programming and Practices to Advance Refugee Self-Reliance; and (iii) Fostering Policies to Promote an Enabling Environment in which Refugees and Host Communities Can Thrive. Each discussion convened representatives from academia, foundations, NGOs, research organizations, refugee-led organizations, multilateral institutions, governments (host countries and donors), and the private sector to produce recommendations informing pledging around self-reliance at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum.
Better Lives Now: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding and Measuring Refugee Self-Reliance
This paper explores the challenges of measuring refugee self-reliance along with the literature and conceptual framework of self-reliance that underpins the development of the Self-Reliance Index.
Self-Reliance Index Version 2.0 Cycle 2 Learning Review
This report describes what was learned about the SRI as the tool was rolled out between May 2020 and December 2021, including findings related to tool validity, scoring, reliability, training and integration of the tool.
Self-Reliance Index Version 1.0 Soft Launch Learning Review
This April 2020 report outlines learning from the “soft-launch” phase of the Self-Reliance Index development. Learning from this phase focused on the tool's reliability, validity, and usability. This included pilot testing in Ecuador, Jordan, Kenya and Mexico.
