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.
Psychological factors explaining Ukrainian refugee entrepreneurs’ venture idea novelty
Publishing Organizations: Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Authors: Kim Klyver, Paul Stefferns, Benson Honig
Integration Outcomes for Forcibly Displaced Persons
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Congress, Refugee Council USA, Ethiopian Community Development Council
Authors: Taif Jany, Nili Sarit Yossinger, Emily Wood, Tessa Coggio, and Jessica Chapman
10 Best Practices for Engaging with Refugee Leaders: A Guide for Centering Displaced People in Policy Advocacy
Do Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) Support Self-Reliance among Urban Refugees? Evidence from Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Malaysia
Publishing Organizations: International Migration Review
Authors: Charles Martin-Shields and Katrina Munir-Asen
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.
‘I Talk to Myself’: Exploring the Mental and Emotional Health Experiences of Muslim Rohingya Refugee Adolescents
Publishing Organizations: Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
Author(s): Ifrah Mahamud Magan, Elizabeth Sanchez, and Michelle R. Munson
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.