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Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions in Nairobi Provide a Framework for Expanding Programs Reaching Refugee Populations
In an effort to support and strengthen refugee-led organizations (RLOs) in Nairobi, Kenya, RefugePoint recently began bringing together leaders from several community-based organizations (CBOs) for Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions. These sessions allow community-based organizations to connect with one another as well as local government agencies. The Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions also help to bridge the gap between…
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Perspective: In the U.S., I found what the Rwandan genocide stole from me: a home. I hope others are allowed to find it too.
Our board member, Edith Tye, recalls her experience fleeing the Rwandan Genocide and the historic U.S. efforts to resettle refugee children.
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Historic $6M Gift From MacKenzie Scott to RefugePoint will Support Organization’s Mission to Advance Lasting Solutions for At-Risk Refugees
BOSTON, MA — We are thrilled to share that RefugePoint has received a $6 million dollar grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Her gift speaks to our track record of building creative, impactful programs that help at-risk refugees to find lasting solutions. These solutions include relocating refugees in perilous situations to safe countries, reuniting families, and…
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Mental Health Awareness Month
It’s October, so that means it is World Mental Health Awareness month. So why is mental health so important for Black, Indigenous, & People of Color, or BIPOC folks in the United States? BIPOC groups show higher levels of anxiety, depression, and mental illness. What accounts for these high numbers? There are many reasons. Studies…
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Madiha Ali delivers NGO Statement About Self-Reliance at the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
On October 13, Madiha Ali, a dynamic refugee advocate, and a member of the steering committee of the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, delivered the NGO Statement for the general debate for the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (ExCom) in Geneva, Switzerland. The full written statement can be accessed here. The statement highlighted that at this time…
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First-of-its-Kind Pilot Traineeship Program will Train a New Wave of Refugee Resettlement Experts
Violent crises and ongoing persecution around the world have forced well over 100 million people to flee their homes. For refugees who cannot return home or reside safely in the country to which they have fled, resettlement is often the best long-term solution. Resettlement involves permanently relocating refugees to a safe country where they can…
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New model to enlist regular Americans to resettle refugees
Our board member, Edith Tye, recalls her experience fleeing the Rwandan Genocide and the historic U.S. efforts to resettle refugee children.
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Biden Administration Sets Refugee Admissions to 125,000 for FY 2023
Yesterday, President Biden signed the Presidential Determination (PD), setting the refugee admissions ceiling for the fiscal year 2023 to 125,000. This announcement signals a commitment to supporting the US Resettlement Program and comes at a time when global resettlement needs are at a record high. Today, there are more forcibly displaced people worldwide than ever…
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Expert Story: Family Reunification
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, family unity is a human right. Since the summer of 2019, RefugePoint has been working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to develop a robust family reunification system for refugees who are separated from their loved ones abroad. One central obstacle these refugees face…
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RefugePoint, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, and Private Sponsorship
Departure Day After feeling something brush my thigh, I looked down to find a young boy’s big, brown eyes staring intently into mine. I could see his lips moving, and heard a jumble of words tumble out of his mouth, but my brain couldn’t make any sense of them, based on the few words of…