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Building Businesses, Rebuilding Lives: A Holistic Approach to Supporting Refugee Entrepreneurship

| May 24, 2024

Three RefugePoint team members (Jacinta Mutie, Paul Karanja and Patrick Guyer) are excited to share their latest article, Building Businesses, Rebuilding Lives: A Holistic Approach to Supporting Refugee Entrepreneurship, published on NextBillion. In the article, our team members share learnings from RefugePoint‘s comprehensive refugee entrepreneurship support initiative. The article explores how the program provides refugees with the stability, …

Rebecca*

| May 17, 2024
someone holding different jewelry

In 2011, Rebecca, a refugee from Ethiopia, fled her home due to insecurity and violence. Rebecca initially sought safety at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya and later moved to Nairobi in search of a better life. By the time she arrived in Kenya, she was not alone: Rebecca’s sister had passed away, leaving behind …

Win-win scenario: qualified refugees help employers fill gaps in the labor market with labor mobility

| May 13, 2024
Win-win scenario: qualified refugees help employers fill gaps in the labor market with labor mobility

Canada’s Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP), a labor mobility program for refugees, matches qualified refugees looking to rebuild their lives with employers looking to fill gaps in the labor market. This concept has been particularly successful in Canada’s long-term care sector. As part of the EMPP, hundreds of jobs have been filled, and hundreds of …

Refugees Are an Asset, Not a Burden: Sasha Chanoff on System Catalysts

| May 6, 2024

This month, Sasha Chanoff, CEO and Founder of RefugePoint, appeared as a guest on an episode of System Catalysts podcast. In a dynamic conversation with Jeffrey Walker, philanthropist and co-host, Chanoff shared RefugePoint’s mission of providing refugees access to life-saving solutions and its unique systems change approach to combating the refugee crisis. Chanoff’s dedication to …

Daudi

| April 26, 2024
2 people holding a book

From an early age, Daudi discovered his calling to serve others while caring for his elderly grandmother in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This passion blossomed into a commitment to aid those with medical needs, leading him to pursue higher education in public health. Daudi set himself up for a promising career after graduating in …

Acha*

| March 29, 2024
woman holding pair of black shoes

Acha*, a refugee living in Nairobi, Kenya, has built a successful fashion enterprise by leveraging social media platforms to sell clothes both locally and internationally. Acha In 2016, Acha and her sisters were forced to flee their home due to political violence in their country. After arriving in Nairobi, Kenya as refugees, Acha and her …

Innocent*

| March 26, 2024
family group photo

Innocent* and his wife Lydia live in Nairobi, Kenya with their eight children (they recently welcomed a new baby in November 2023, after this photo was taken!). Innocent was forced to flee his home due to insecurity.  With help from RefugePoint, all school-age children are attending school, which allows both parents time to work and …

8 Largest Refugee Camps in the World: A Comprehensive Overview

| March 18, 2024
Aysaita Refugee Camp, a kid is going to get water

As millions of people are forced to flee their homes from violence and persecution each year, often with nowhere to go, refugee camps are essential to providing shelter, safety, and basic services for refugees. These camps are often a crucial step in helping refugees reach stability, yet also present unique challenges due to their sheer …

Transforming the migration system to make it work for displaced talent

| February 12, 2024

Tens of billions of dollars are spent each year sheltering displaced people, while million of jobs go unfilled across developed economies.

Samira and Omer

| January 26, 2024
Couple smiling together

Samira and Omer, a mother and son, were violently separated while fleeing civil war in Sudan in 2016. After their separation, Samira was unsure where Omer was or whether he had survived. Omer was just 15 years old at the time. Samira was resettled to Canada as a refugee, where she tried to begin a …