Investing in Lasting Solutions is Critical

In recent years, the world has witnessed the highest level of forced displacement on record. Millions of refugees have fled their homes seeking safety from conflict, persecution, and human rights violations.

Humanitarian organizations are often quick to provide aid, but most offer only short-term assistance rather than lasting solutions. This leaves refugees stuck in limbo with few opportunities to find long-term safety and rebuild their lives.

RefugePoint seeks to expand access to lasting solutions for refugees, especially those facing vulnerabilities who are underserved by aid systems.

Resettlement and Other Pathways to Safety

Many refugees can’t go home or remain safely in the country to which they’ve fled. We help these people relocate to a safe, new country through resettlement and other pathways, like labor mobility and family reunification, so they can begin to rebuild their lives. We refer refugees directly to governments for resettlement consideration in Nairobi, as well as through a partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) globally.

Our Labor Mobility program connects refugees to job opportunities in markets where employers are looking for skilled workers. Through our Family Reunification program, we help reunite refugee families who have been separated.

Self-Reliance

Most refugees won’t have the opportunity to resettle or return to their homes. For refugees who are stuck in the country to which they have fled, we help them reach stability and work towards self-reliance, so they can meet their own essential needs.

RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) in Nairobi, Kenya, identifies refugee households facing extreme vulnerabilities and first helps to stabilize them with services like: food, rent, medical, education, and counseling support. Once their basic needs are met, we provide livelihood support to help them earn an income. This gives them a ‘runway’ to achieve a degree of self-reliance. Through the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI), we help promote opportunities for refugees to become self-reliant and achieve a better quality of life on a global scale.