welcome to the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative.
a six-organization-strong global coalition driven by the importance of transferring resources to refugee-led organisations..
our approach
Our mission is to resource refugee-led organizations (RLOs) to uplift communities and combat systemic refugee exclusion within refugee response. When we center people who have been forcibly displaced, we also center innovation, solutions and movement building leading to immediate and long-term improvements in our lives.
We envision a world in which all people who have experienced forced displacement have agency over their lives and access to solutions that rebuild their lives with dignity
refugee-led impact
Our approach is distinct because it is led by six refugee-led organizations around the world who work in their locations to fund and support RLOs while also building national movements for change.
In 2021, we won the $10 million USD Larsen Lam ICONIQ Impact Award, and received additional support from Hilton Foundation and Open Society Foundations which has financed impact to date.
17
high impact refugee-led organizations
38
grants issued
$7 765 000
in funding issued
800 000+
people reached
what we do
Imagine that local refugee leaders had the funding and access to scale their impact. As refugee leaders live and work in their communities, they understand and respond to the needs of their communities in a cost-effective, transparent, accountable, impactful and sustainable manner. We are realizing this vision. Through our four key strategies, unlock, strengthen, generate & advocate we are launching a movement to transform the forced displacement sector and sustainably fund RLOs.
our fund
We have established the first-of-its-kind Refugee Leadership Fund—a fund for refugees by refugees—housed within Asylum Access. The fund will aggregate contributions and redistribute them to RLOs around the world. Our US-based legally registered fund puts philanthropic power in the hands of refugees and offers donors a way to safely and smoothly fund RLOs.
support us
By supporting us, you are supporting transformational change for refugees worldwide. Your gift to the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative helps put power and funding in the hands of refugees themselves.
