This report details the outcomes and recommendations from a three-day learning event hosted by the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative and RefugePoint, gathering more than 80 refugee leaders and representatives of NGOs, UN agencies, the Government of Kenya, and donors. The convening facilitated connection-building and knowledge exchange to expand the meaningful engagement of refugee-led organizations in Kenya, with a specific focus on advancing refugee self-reliance.
Recent Resources
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
Publishing Organizations: Prevention Science
Authors: Elly Miles; Erin Doyle; Soumita Bose; Hamutal Bernstein
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
Publishing Organizations: International Review of Education
Authors: Linda Morrice
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Publishing Organizations: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Authors: Salome Joy Awidi and Kofi Quan-Baffour
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
Publishing Organizations: EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and Books Publishers | Journal of Public Policy & Governance
Authors: Wambugu Iddah Wangui; Dr. Heather Eddah Kipchumba
Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Publishing Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Authors: Subin Sarah Yeo
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
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
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; Asociación Salto Ángel; Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela; Fundatransvida; Refugiados Unidos; Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL; Veneactiva 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
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
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
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; BMJ Global Health
Authors: Lindsay Stark, Kari Jorgenson Diener, Kellie Leeson, Simar Singh, Ned Meerdink, & Ilana Seff
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Evaluation, Theme: Programming, Population: Women & Girls, Publication Year: 2026, Organizations: HIAS, Country: Colombia, Tags: Gender, Tags: Livelihoods, Tags: Protection, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Evaluation, Theme: Programming, Population: Women & Girls, Publication Year: 2026, Organizations: HIAS, Country: Colombia, Tags: Gender, Tags: Livelihoods, Tags: Protection, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; HIAS; BMC Conflict & Health
Authors: Lindsay Stark, Arturo Harker Roa, Diany Castellar, Adriana Monar, Marcela Venegas, Kellie Leeson, Feven Gebrekidan, Ned Meerdink, & Ilana Seff
Publication Year: 2025, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Organizations: Blumont, Organizations: Washington University in St. Louis, Organizations: Universidad de los Andes, Organizations: Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Organizations: Ludwig Maximilian University, Resource Type: Programmatic, Country: Colombia, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced, RSRI Publications, Theme: Impact, Theme: Evaluation, Resource Type: Academic, Population: Women & Girls, Tags: Urban, Tags: Gender
Publication Year: 2025, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Organizations: Blumont, Organizations: Washington University in St. Louis, Organizations: Universidad de los Andes, Organizations: Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Organizations: Ludwig Maximilian University, Resource Type: Programmatic, Country: Colombia, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced, RSRI Publications, Theme: Impact, Theme: Evaluation, Resource Type: Academic, Population: Women & Girls, Tags: Urban, Tags: Gender
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Washington University in St. Louis, Blumont, Universidad de los Andes, Ludwig Maximilian University, Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit
Author(s): Lindsay Stark, Juan Pablo Franco, Arturo Harker Roa, Neema Mosha, Deanna Barch, Ned Meerdink, Ilana Seff
Publication Year: 2025, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Organizations: Blumont, Organizations: Washington University in St. Louis, Organizations: Universidad de los Andes, Organizations: Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Organizations: Ludwig Maximilian University, Resource Type: Programmatic, Country: Colombia, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced, RSRI Publications, Theme: Impact, Theme: Evaluation, Resource Type: Academic, Population: Women & Girls, Tags: Urban, Tags: Gender
Publication Year: 2022, Resource Type: Academic, Country: United Kingdom, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Organizations: University of Huddersfield, Tags: Durable Solutions
Publication Year: 2022, Resource Type: Academic, Country: United Kingdom, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Organizations: University of Huddersfield, Tags: Durable Solutions
Publishing Organizations: University of Huddersfield
Author(s): Philip Brown, Santokh Gill, Jamie P. Halsall
