First launched in 2020, the Self-Reliance Index (SRI) is the first-ever global tool for measuring the progress of refugee households toward self-reliance.

The SRI can be used to:

• Support the design and provision of effective services

• Target populations for assistance

• Highlight service gaps

• Monitor external shocks

• Inform funding priorities

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The Self-Reliance Index contains twelve domains focused on a household’s basic needs, resources, and sustainability. Domains measure conditions and assets that increase the likelihood that refugees will be able to continue meeting their needs in the future.

SIMPLE & HOLISTIC

Provides a quick, high-level indication of key status changes within refugee households across twelve domains

VERSATILE

Designed primarily for urban and non-camp-based populations, and is also currently being used with internally displaced individuals, camp or rural-based refugees, and more

Collaborative

Developed through a three-year multi-stakeholder process with 25 partners, including NGOs, UNHCR, researchers, funders, and government agencies

Fostering Refugee Self-Reliance: Insights from Re:BUiLD

This learning brief examines the insights from the IRC’s 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 SRI as a measurement tool.

Leveraging the Self-Reliance Index for Livelihoods Impact Assessment

This learning brief from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) showcases how DRC Kenya used the SRI to capture both qualitative and quantitative data from households enrolled in the Pathways to Prosperity (P2P) and ABLI-G II projects in Kakuma and Dadaab, Kenya.

Next Steps Towards Self-Reliance for Refugees in Nairobi

This article shares a few key findings about how refugees’ lives change while receiving services through RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP). An initial exploration of program data revealed that intake into the URPP makes a significant difference in the lives of most clients. This article presents a further analysis of RefugePoint’s SRI data and what this means for progress towards self-reliance for refugees in Kenya.

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