Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Sasha Muench
Refugee-Led Organization (RLO) Involvement in Local Decision Making: Challenges and Opportunities
Climate Risks and Refugee Self-Reliance: Findings From an RSRI Pilot Project
Market Systems Development Principles & Terminology
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Authors: Refugee Self-Reliance Market Systems Development Working Group
Expanding the Meaningful Engagement of Refugee-Led Organizations in Kenya
Publishing Organizations: RefugePoint and the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative in partnership with refugee-led organizations operating in Nairobi, Kenya
Final Report on the GRF19 Pledge to Promote Refugee Self-Reliance
Using the Self-Reliance Index to adapt organizational processes and programming
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.
Refugee Self-Reliance and the Global Compact on Refugees: Unpacking Barriers and Opportunities for Success
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI), the Global Refugee Youth Network (GRYN), and the Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH)
Self-Reliance Evidence Review
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.
Critical criteria for successful designing of refugee self-reliance programming
This paper outlines and amplifies key standards and criteria to consider when embarking on self-reliance programming.
Principles of Good Practice for Self-Reliance Programming
This document outlines a set of principles to ensure that self-reliance programming reaches all members of a refugee household, including women, adolescents and youth, older persons, persons living with disabilities, and LGBTQ individuals.
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.
Ten Challenges to Build Better Lives Now
In this September 2018 report, members of the RSRI are challenging themselves – and other policymakers, practitioners and private citizens, including representatives of governments, multilateral organizations, funders, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, research and academic institutions, and civil society – to take the following 10 practical steps towards making self-reliance opportunities a reality for refugees.
The Case for Measuring Self-Reliance
In October 2017, RSRI technical advisor and co-founder Amy Slaughter published this article (page 6), The Case for Measuring Refugee Self-Reliance, in Evaluation Connections from the European Evaluation Society.
How do we measure self-reliance?
This October 2017 Brief from the Refugee Studies Center, Refugee Self-Reliance: Moving Beyond the Marketplace, features an article (page 5) written by RSRI leaders Amy Slaughter and Kellie Leeson, entitled: How do we measure refugee self-reliance?
Refugee Self-Reliance Overview
This two-page document from 2017 provides a brief overview of the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI), a summary of the global refugee crisis, the goals of the RSRI, and the coalition members.
