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Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative

Dignified, cost-effective solutions for millions of forcibly displaced people.

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who we are

We are a six organization-strong global coalition driven by the importance of transferring ownership and resources to refugee-led organizations.

what we do

Imagine that local refugee leaders had the funding and access to scale their impact.​ 

 

The Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative (RRLI) is realizing this vision.

unlock

We unlock funding for refugee-led organizations (RLOs) through the RLO-to-RLO Fund

strengthen

We strengthen refugee-led organizations by investing in people and systems

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advocate

We advocate for the inclusion of forcibly displaced people and refugee-led organizations

generate

We generate evidence on the impact of refugee-led organizations

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our RLO to RLO fund

We have established the first-of-its-kind RLO-to-RLO Fund—a fund for refugees by refugees—housed within Asylum Access.

 

The fund will aggregate contributions and redistribute them to RLOs around the world.

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Refugee-led organizations (RLOs) are facilitating inclusion in host communities with awareness outsiders don’t have, and driving solutions for people outsiders can’t reach. But, they rarely have the resources — funding, operational elements and political influence — to maximize impact. 

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This initiative addresses this resource gap.

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our advocacy

We partner with key donors to examine the policies and practices that set parameters for RLO access to funding. Through this examination, we offer implementation-ready solutions that can dismantle the barriers (e.g. bank account access, funding ceilings, thematic limitations, language requirements) that make financing for RLOs difficult. 

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We have specifically engaged UNHCR to improve their internal policies relating to refugee inclusion and partnerships with local and refugee-led civil society. Read our open letter to UNHCR through the link below.

 

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our vision

RRLI envisions 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.

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