Promoting and measuring self-reliance is a key component of sustainable livelihood promotion, especially in urban settings. Self-reliance is defined as the social and economic ability of an individual, a household, or a community to meet its needs in a sustainable manner. This learning brief examines the insights from the RE:BUiLD Program interventions implemented to support refugees and vulnerable host communities towards achieving self-reliance. The brief also provides highlights on how Re:BUiLD has been able to apply the self-reliance index (SRI) as a tool for measuring self-reliance.
Recent Resources
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, Woo, 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, Woo, 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, Woo, 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
Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Country: Iraq, Country: Jordan, Country: Lebanon, Theme: Measurement, Population: Refugees, Organizations: University of Lisbon, Organizations: Lusófona University, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Country: Iraq, Country: Jordan, Country: Lebanon, Theme: Measurement, Population: Refugees, Organizations: University of Lisbon, Organizations: Lusófona University, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Publishing Organizations: University of Lisbon, Lusófona University
Author(s): Mai Wardeh, Rui Cunha Marques
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Global Refugee Forum, Publication Year: 2025
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Global Refugee Forum, Publication Year: 2025
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Dr. Evan Easton-Calabria
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Organizations: Refugees International, Organizations: IIED, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Urban, Tags: Social Inclusion
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Organizations: Refugees International, Organizations: IIED, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Urban, Tags: Social Inclusion
Publishing Organizations: Women’s Refugee Commission, Refugees International, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Organizations: Refugees International, Organizations: IIED, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Urban, Tags: Social Inclusion
Resource Type: Programmatic, Population: Refugees, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Evaluation, Self-Reliance Index, Region: East Africa, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Publication Year: 2025
Resource Type: Programmatic, Population: Refugees, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Evaluation, Self-Reliance Index, Region: East Africa, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council, Tags: Camps and Settlements, Publication Year: 2025
Publishing Organizations: Danish Refugee Council
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint, Organizations: Danish Refugee Council
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Alli Gillespie
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Evaluation, Country: Sudan, Region: East Africa, Population: Returnees, Organizations: CORE
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Evaluation, Country: Sudan, Region: East Africa, Population: Returnees, Organizations: CORE
Publishing Organizations: CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), VCO (Vet-Care Organization)
Author(s): Gersan Vasquez, Mohammed Elmurtada, and Tenzin Manell
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Jordan, Region: EMR, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: UNHCR, Organizations: MDPI, Tags: Economic Inclusion
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Jordan, Region: EMR, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2022, Organizations: UNHCR, Organizations: MDPI, Tags: Economic Inclusion
Publishing Organizations: UNHCR
Author(s): Swati M. Dhawan, Kim Wilson, and Hans-Martin Zademach
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Organizations: Na'amal, Organizations: Jobtech Alliance
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Organizations: Na'amal, Organizations: Jobtech Alliance
Publishing Organizations: Na'amal, Jobtech Alliance
Author(s): Dr Shuting Xia, Lorraine Charles
