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Before the war, Musa had built a comfortable life for himself. Originally from Darfur, he had made a...
Who Were the Lost Boys of Sudan? In the mid-1980s, civil war erupted in Sudan. Government-backed militias launched...
Every year, millions of people are forced to flee their homes from violence and persecution, often with nowhere...
RefugePoint has been working for years to help more refugees reunite with separated family members and to reduce...
Refugee resettlement has long been a hallmark of both U.S. and global policy, and a major part of...
More than a year after the fall of Syria’s authoritarian regime, millions of Syrians are still rebuilding their...
In 2016, when war broke out in their home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Espes and Gentile...
At RefugePoint, refugee-centeredness is a core value that shapes how we design programs, make decisions, and measure our...
Hay Ma was just four years old when her family fled Myanmar. “Because of the situation in Myanmar...
Opinion: Without it, people in life-threatening danger may never get the chance to survive or contribute to their...
My name is Ugwa, and I am from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Back in my home...
In October, I spent a week in Bamako, Mali, supporting UNHCR’s efforts to scale up resettlement and complementary...
Early in 2022, Chris and Kezia*, ages 12 and 16, had to say goodbye to their elder sister...
RefugePoint envisions an inclusive world where all refugees can safely build stable, connected, and thriving lives. Our Theory...
Over the past year, the world has shifted in ways that have made life far more dangerous and...
Maria* never expected that signing a petition would change everything. Over 20 years ago, she and her husband...
This week marks the 2025 Global Refugee Forum Progress Review in Geneva, Switzerland: a time for the international...
Kenya’s urban areas are home to over 116,000 refugees, most of whom live in the capital city of...
Resettlement as a Life-Changing Opportunity: Kavira’s Story The path that brought Kavira and her children to safety in...
Over the past several years, RefugePoint has been intentionally deepening its commitment to refugee-centeredness and refugee leadership. This...
Refugees fleeing their home countries are often separated from family and loved ones along the way, sometimes never...
Earlier this month, hundreds of supporters, partners, former refugees, and staff gathered at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts...
Watch RefugePoint Founder & CEO Sasha Chanoff’s remarks at Finding Refuge Together, RefugePoint’s 20th anniversary celebration. The event...
On October 31, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Determination setting the annual ceiling for refugee admissions at...
Lisa,* born and raised in Venezuela, remembers the peaceful times at home. “Venezuela used to be a safe...
Today, the forces of inhumanity are gaining ground: more than 60 wars and conflicts have displaced and harmed...
Waka left South Sudan not only to escape war, but to protect his future and his right to...
My name is Grace. I am a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Before the war, life...
In a world where more than 120 million people have been forcibly displaced due to conflict, persecution, and...
Understanding voluntary repatriation as a durable solution for refugees and RefugePoint’s role in safe returns to Syria What...
At just ten years old, Mangok was forced to flee his home in South Sudan due to violence...
My name is Jeanne, and I’m a widow. I’m a mother of five children, two boys and three...
Just a few years ago, Kavira was fleeing for her life. In Congo, running a business made her...
The stories we hear as children inform us as we grow. Simar Singh’s decision to work with refugees...
My name is Nasraden and I’m a refugee from Ethiopia. I am a husband and a father of...
I left my home country (Democratic Republic of the Congo) because of war. We were attacked at night....
What Happened at Gatumba? On the night of August 13, 2004, 166 Congolese refugees, mostly women and children,...
Last month, RefugePoint joined hundreds of our partner organizations at the Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways (CRCP),...
How we’re responding to new climate-driven challenges facing refugees. By Paul Karanja, Amy Slaughter, and Patrick Guyer ...
My name is Tarisisi. I come from North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2022, I...
With drastic reductions in refugee resettlement and humanitarian aid happening in the U.S. and worldwide, people who have...
BOSTON, MA (June 16, 2025) – On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, RefugePoint will host its inaugural gala, Finding...
Jeremie fled Burundi in 2016 after rebels invaded his home, attacked him, and stole his possessions. He journeyed...
Today, there are 43.4 million refugees in the world—more than at any other time in history. Most will...
Jane was forced to flee her home in Burundi in 2000, when land grabbers invaded her village. Despite...
Boat crossings to Europe from North Africa are attempted by tens of thousands of asylum seekers each year...
RefugePoint was founded in 2005 in response to critical and chronic gaps plaguing the international response to refugees....
My name is Sahara. I am a refugee and a mother residing in Kenya. I am a businesswoman...
I have lived in Kakuma for 22 years. My family fled from South Sudan in 2002 due to...
Abisi Olivier, a former refugee from Congo, is one of eleven refugees who departed for Canada in late...
RefugePoint supported me with food assistance, helped me to enroll in Kenya’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), and...
The Economic Mobility Pathway Program (EMPP) is crucial because I’ve seen so many skilled refugees in Kakuma who...
I’m the first in my family to graduate high school. I’m really proud, and I am an example...
For nearly three decades, Aleu, a South Sudanese refugee, called Kenya home. Aleu arrived with his parents at ...
The year 2025 marks RefugePoint’s 20th anniversary. Since our founding, we’ve helped over 179,000 refugees access resettlement and...
We’re celebrating the launch of Transforming Refugee Response, a series of briefs showcasing how RefugePoint has contributed to...
The modern-day US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) has effectively ended following the Trump administration’s recent termination of contracts...
Training Humanitarian Leaders to Expand Refugee Resettlement In September 2024, RefugePoint welcomed the second cohort of its Traineeship...
This post is a follow-up to an earlier blog post entitled “First Steps Towards Self-Reliance for Refugees in...
When I received help from RefugePoint in terms of protection and resettlement, I was optimistic that my child...
There are many different circumstances that cause people around the world to flee their homes and seek safety...
On today’s National Day of Mourning to remember President Jimmy Carter, RefugePoint remembers and celebrates the landmark refugee...
What do refugees in Nairobi say about RefugePoint’s self-reliance programs? How have these services impacted their ability to...
I can depend on myself, unlike before, when I had to depend on help. Now, when I make...
Resettlement means so much to me. It will change my life, and my focus is on providing my...
From a young age, 27-year-old Daniel from South Sudan has been passionate about serving others. He envisioned becoming...
My name is Alex, and I am from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I fled from Congo...
Immigration remains one of the most misunderstood and debated issues globally, and in the United States, is central...
Pakistan hosts one of the world’s largest refugee populations. As of October 2023, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)...
Since 2005, RefugePoint has worked hand in hand with U.S. government officials in both Republican and Democratic administrations...
One of the ways that RefugePoint helps refugees to find lasting solutions is through family reunification, which helps...
Cover image: Chef José Andrés, Founder of World Central Kitchen, speaks on the importance of family reunification at...
Meet our Child Protection Expert based in Bangkok, Thailand. We are excited for our supporters to “meet” more...
What can change for refugees in the first six months of their engagement with RefugePoint? By Jacinta Mutie,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—On September 30, 2024, RefugePoint welcomed the news that President Biden signed the Presidential Determination on...
As a child, Siyat looked up to his uncle, who was a nurse, and he dreamed of becoming...
When Rosemary and her family fled Rwanda to Tanzania in 1994, they left behind everything they knew in...
“I come from a family of nine. I am the first person in my family to complete high...
Esperance has always had a natural talent for business. As a 12-year-old living in the Democratic Republic of...
In 2019, escalating conflict forced John to flee his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo in search...
“I heard the melody and that’s when I knew I had to learn how to play. So I left...
Click here to view the PDF. The core of RefugePoint’s work, as captured in our mission statement,...
Francoman enjoyed working as a barber in his home country before he was forced to flee. In 2015,...
Two of the most significant annual refugee-related conferences took place in Geneva earlier this month, and RefugePoint was...
Jean, who became a professional chef in 1998, has dedicated his life to training both refugees and Kenyans...
“I learned how to bake from my brother,” John shared when we visited his bakery in Nairobi, Kenya....
“Let me sing a song in my mother tongue,” Akach tells us when we visit her in her...
Trhas runs a business selling ground flax seeds, injera and himbasha (a traditional Ethiopian bread) in Nairobi, Kenya....
RefugePoint’s Life Skills Training Program, part of our Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) in Nairobi, Kenya, teaches children...
Ahmed’s passion for helping others stems from his upbringing and remains a guiding principle in his life. “Helping...
The responsibility for finding solutions for refugees doesn’t fall to just one sector, organization, or government. States, the...
NOVA SCOTIA (June 6, 2024) – RefugePoint, a nonprofit organization that partners with refugees to access life-changing...
Today, more people have been forcibly displaced from their homes than ever before. Oftentimes, refugees are not able...
by Nicholas Mbata, James Nanzala Nyangule, Jacinta Mutie, Patrick Guyer After a few months of group and individual...
Three RefugePoint team members (Jacinta Mutie, Paul Karanja and Patrick Guyer) are excited to share their latest article,...
In 2011, Rebecca, a refugee from Ethiopia, fled her home due to insecurity and violence. Rebecca initially sought...
Canada’s Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP), a labor mobility program for refugees, matches qualified refugees looking to rebuild...
This month, Sasha Chanoff, CEO and Founder of RefugePoint, appeared as a guest on an episode of System...
From an early age, Daudi discovered his calling to serve others while caring for his elderly grandmother in...
Acha*, a refugee living in Nairobi, Kenya, has built a successful fashion enterprise by leveraging social media platforms...
Innocent* and his wife Lydia live in Nairobi, Kenya with their eight children (they recently welcomed a new...
Tens of billions of dollars are spent each year sheltering displaced people, while million of jobs go unfilled...
Samira and Omer, a mother and son, were violently separated while fleeing civil war in Sudan in 2016....
Imagine for a moment that you and your family are celebrating a loved one’s birthday, filled with joy...
In the heart of Lake Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there’s a small island called...
Mary, a resilient mother, had one simple wish: “I want a good life for my kids.” Unfortunately, this...
By Vera Keller, RefugePoint Family Reunification Expert and UNHCR Europe Coordinator for Family Reunification The number of displaced...
BOSTON, January 19, 2024 – One year ago today, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Welcome Corps, which...
Worried about his mother’s health, Jacob Mabil tried for months to persuade her to let him start the...
The Global Refugee Forum (GRF), a quadrennial event and the main venue to drive and review progress toward...
Americans can now directly support refugees they know through private sponsorship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, December 19, 2023...
“At least I will become a light to my family, community, and everyone. If I tell you what...
By Amy Slaughter, Senior Advisor at RefugePoint, and Kari Jorgensen Diener, Executive Director at Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative As...
By Martin Anderson, Director of International Programs / Geneva Representative RefugePoint has made 4 pledges in the context...
Most days, Dieudonne wakes up early to begin shuttling passengers around the streets of Nairobi on his motorcycle....
By Martin Anderson, Geneva Representative For media inquiries, please contact Alexis Felder at [email protected]. In 2018, the United Nations...
The Global Refugee Forum (GRF), a quadrennial event taking place from December 13-15 of this year, is the...
After spending more than 26 years as a refugee in Nairobi, Kenya, Jean, a professional nurse, permanently relocated...
Last month, RefugePoint’s labor mobility team celebrated several new milestones. Eleven Refugees Depart for Canada in October Last...
The Global Refugee Forum will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from December 13 to December 15, 2023. ...
As a child, Khadija* was forced to flee her home in Somalia to escape a forced marriage. She...
After fleeing war in her home country of Ethiopia at age 15, Tigist arrived in Kenya as a...
When Latifa, 20, arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2009 with her grandmother and siblings, the family struggled to...
RefugePoint mourns with all those who have lost loved ones during the Hamas attacks in Israel and Israel’s...
On September 29, 2023, RefugePoint welcomed the news that President Biden signed the Presidential Determination on Refugee...
This family reunification story was originally shared in a video that was released in 2011. Jonathan and Christine...
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 – At Nubeluz by Chef José Andrés in Manhattan and with supporting remarks from...
Welcoming Little Amal to Boston From September 7-9, Boston, the home of RefugePoint’s headquarters, will be welcoming a...
Welcoming Little Amal to Boston From September 7-9, Boston, the home of RefugePoint’s headquarters, will be welcoming a...
Unfortunately, many refugees can’t go home and can’t safely stay in the country to which they have...
“I hope one day I will be able to have a school, where I can teach French. I...
Since 2018, RefugePoint has partnered with the Government of Canada, UNHCR, and others to build the Economic Mobility...
Thousands of refugees have the skills and experience to apply for jobs that would allow them to relocate...
Thierry is a young entrepreneur living in Nairobi, Kenya. He makes and sells soap products, including liquid soap,...
Education support is one of the core services that RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program offers to its clients...
After her brothers were kidnapped and her father was killed, Safiya was forced to flee her home in...
In October 2022, Henry, a refugee from Congo, received a phone call that forever changed his life and...
By: Dr. Sonasha Braxton, Senior Technical Advisor for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) at RefugePoint Research...
Imagine a future where refugees can reach safety, regardless of where they’ve fled from or the color...
“I have no words to explain how excited I am. My daughter has never seen me in real...
“In my culture, a woman has no voice nor does she get education. She is supposed to clean...
“I’m proud of how far I have come. When I look back, compared to where I am, I...
After war between different clans led to political instability and famine in his home country of Somalia, Mohamed...
My name is Felix*, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am married with seven children....
According to the UNHCR statistics, the number of refugee children reached 36.5 million by mid-2022[1], the highest number...
Only a small fraction of refugees are accepted for resettlement (just over 40,000 worldwide in the first half...
A government program launched Thursday is giving American citizens the chance to play a role in resettling the...
The new private sponsorship program will allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor refugees from around the...
The program to speed up refugee arrivals will allow private citizens to sponsor families in their communities after...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 The United States just announced a new private sponsorship program, the Welcome...
A number of years ago, The UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner at the time, Alexander Aleinikoff, asked: “Can we...
In early 2020, Esperance was laid off as a waitress and launched her own business selling special maize...
In an effort to support and strengthen refugee-led organizations (RLOs) in Nairobi, Kenya, RefugePoint recently began bringing together...
My name is Lonah, and I am the Child Protection and Social Work Program Manager for RefugePoint’s Urban...
Our board member, Edith Tye, recalls her experience fleeing the Rwandan Genocide and the historic U.S. efforts to...
BOSTON, MA — We are thrilled to share that RefugePoint has received a $6 million dollar grant from...
Violent crises and ongoing persecution around the world have forced well over 100 million people to flee their...
Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way America resettles refugees and ensures the door stays...
Departure Day After feeling something brush my thigh, I looked down to find a young boy’s big, brown...
Many American charities that work to help immigrants and refugees have learned the importance of raising money the...
In May I attended the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland at the...
In 2021, RefugePoint launched a three-year strategy. In it, we highlight the importance of reimagining what refugee response...
We need new solutions for refugees. RefugePoint’s CEO, Sasha Chanoff, spoke with Maysa Jalbout on The Impact Room.
In 2014, Michael and his family were forced to flee their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
As a lawyer and activist, Humaira Rasuli has fought for women’s rights from home in Afghanistan and abroad....
The Self Reliance Index is the first global tool for measuring the progress of refugee households toward self-reliance....
As RefugePoint’s Chief Development Officer, in May I had the opportunity to visit our Urban Refugee Protection Program...
Amongst the crowd, Alemitu’s smile is the widest. The type of person that lights up everyone around her...
On Saturday, April 30, I joined Humaira Rasuli, a leading Afghan human rights lawyer, at the White House...
Mr. Mohammadi, age 20, is one of more than 80,000 Afghans airlifted to the United States after Afghanistan...
Many if not most of the 2 million Ukrainians who have flooded into Poland, it seems, have quickly...
RefugePoint is excited to announce that we are a founding member of the Global Task Force on Refugee...
RefugePoint’s Founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, recently spoke with NPR’s Joel Rose on Morning Edition about the Sponsor...
WBUR’s Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy speaks with Sasha Chanoff, founder of Cambridge-based humanitarian organization RefugePoint, on how refugee resettlement and family...
“With European nations under stress from three million new refugees, the U.S. said it will substantially increase admissions...
“A 4-year-old Ukrainian boy named Max wearing a black jacket and gray hat fled Russian attacks along with his...
In 2005, RefugePoint was founded to identify refugees who fall through the cracks of humanitarian aid. Over time,...
Nearly one million people have already fled Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on February 24th, according to...
Many of the youth that our Child Protection Experts work with have experienced and continue to deal with...
“Adam Raskin, a rabbi at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Md., knew how difficult the situation was for...
Fadumo makes a living selling dresses and textiles at a street stall in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. Like so...
Like any story, our casework database began with an idea. In 2007, RefugePoint was two years old and...
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” – Albert...
“An American host helped my family thrive after we escaped from Afghanistan. Now a new program lets the...
The first Afghan families participating in the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans departed from a military safe haven...
Jessy* is seeing positive changes in her life and her business. “Life before wasn’t easy. It wasn’t easy...
As counselors at RefugePoint, we see clients who suffer from a wide range of issues, from mild mental...
“The State Department created the [Sponsor Circle Program] with Community Sponsorship Hub… They were aided by RefugePoint, a...
The State Dept. is now allowing private citizens to sponsor Afghan refugees. RefugePoint Founder & CEO, Sasha Chanoff,...
CBS’s Natalie Brand spoke with RefugePoint founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, to discuss the Sponsor Circle Program.
Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, which will revolutionize...
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases...
Tasafa, a refugee from Ethiopia, saw a business opportunity, and he went for it. “In this area, a...
Natalie Brand from CBS News interviewed Sasha Chanoff, RefugePoint’s Founder and Executive Director, about our efforts to support...
The United States has a long, proud history of welcoming newcomers in times of crisis. We’re a nation...
Elizabeth is a young woman on a mission. At 18-years-old, she’s a single mother running a business selling...
Refugees seeking to reunite with their family members in other countries must navigate complex legal processes, including strict...
*Image does not depict characters in this story. RefugePoint has around 40 staff working in sensitive and precarious...
By Jacob Bonyo, Country Director I have always considered myself lucky to work in an office with “the...
RefugePoint has many staff working around the world, in situations that are sometimes dangerous and often confidential due...
By Simar Singh and Ned Meerdink What is the Self-Reliance Index One year ago, RefugePoint, Women’s Refugee Commission...
When the Kenyan government announced another round of lockdowns throughout several counties in early 2021, Christine was stuck...
Patrick’s story is a shining example of the power of determination. He started as a night guard for...
RefugePoint Founder, Sasha Chanoff, recently presented at Expanding Global Refugee Labour Mobility: Implementing the Three-Year Strategy, hosted by...
Hakizimana is the proud owner of a barbershop nestled in the Eastleigh suburb of Nairobi. “I used to...
After facing difficult circumstances upon arrival in Nairobi, Juvenal can now proudly care for himself. When he arrived...
RefugePoint implements a robust community health program that reaches approximately ten thousand refugees annually with critical information of...
By: Anne-Marie, Galgalo & John RefugePoint Community Navigators The poem “A Victim of Circumstances” was co-authored by three...
Read the full report here. Or read the 2-page executive summary here. The past few years have taken...
From a very young age, DJ Montana* always knew that he wanted to become a DJ—he describes music...
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary, a refugee from South Sudan, supported her family of 15 by running...
In 2015, at the age of 14, Patrick and his family were forced to flee their home in...
In February 2020, Balolwa, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, completed RefugePoint’s Business Development Skills training...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked businesses worldwide, Beti, a refugee from Congo, was already struggling to support her...
Early morning showers bring the usual confusion on the busy Kayole Spine road, with matatus (vans commonly used...
My name is Muli, and I work as a social worker at RefugePoint. Social workers are the coaches...
In 2015, Diane was forced to flee from Burundi to Kenya with her three children. Diane’s husband died...
RefugePoint’s Livelihoods program aims to enable urban refugees to achieve greater self-sufficiency and a better quality of life....
Access to financial services, like bank accounts, helps refugees to cope with shocks, reduces exposure to risk, and...
On August 10, 2009, Ajah, a refugee from South Sudan, was finally on her way to reunite with...
We’ve accomplished so much since we began in 2005, and we invite you to explore this timeline, which...
In 2016, Nanziza* and her six children were forced to flee their home in the Democratic Republic of...
“I have always wanted to change my daughters’ name from Victorie Fredric to Victorie Fredric RefugePoint,” Fredric said,...
Refugees are their own first responders in their communities. While RefugePoint and other non-governmental organizations join with the...
RefugePoint grieves over the brutal and cowardly killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and all others...
RefugePoint, along with more than 25 partners as part of the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI) is excited to...
In December 2019, RefugePoint organized a community strategy training for Community Navigators to ensure grassroots level access to...
An equal world is an enabled world. This month we are celebrating International Women’s Day #IWD2020 by highlighting...
Farida, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), knows what it’s like to arrive in Nairobi...
In November 2019, Pierre, a RefugePoint client from Nairobi, Kenya, was invited to participate in a week-long training...
Tens of thousands of children attempting to flee to Europe during the last few years have been at...
From December 16-18, 2019, RefugePoint participated in the Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva, Switzerland. The goal...
During RefugePoint’s business training, clients are encouraged to set personal goals that they can work to accomplish within...
“I always wanted to study, but I didn’t have the means. As a single mother of three with...
By: Amy Slaughter (Chief Strategy Officer) Would you be able to work if your kids weren’t in school?...
“Ever since I was young, I loved education. When I met RefugePoint, they helped me to enroll in...
Education as a Tool for Protection and Self-Reliance For refugee children, going to school isn’t only about advancing...
Take a moment to imagine the life that you want to create for yourself. At its core, it’s...
“As a father, when you can’t provide for your family and your children go to beg on the...
RefugePoint, an organization founded as a lifeline for forgotten refugees, denounces reports that some Trump administration officials have...
“There are challenges that I face as a lesbian refugee. Where I used to live, they found out...
“I got the idea to start the barbershop after attending the RefugePoint business training. While I was attending...
Most refugees desperately want the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families – to work, to use...
Baati is a single mother of three who fled from her home country with her children in 2005,...
“RefugePoint gave us medical assistance, and one of the most important things that they provided for us was...
When a community joins together to accomplish a shared goal, great things can happen! Djamaba, a refugee from...
Antoinette is a Community Navigator who works in a large residential area called Kasarani, on the Northeastern side...
RefugePoint’s team of 13 Community Navigators support health education and provide information to about 10,000 refugees and...
“I think I have always wanted to become a doctor. When I’m done with my studies, and when...
As an artist, Semret works with two mediums – words and wool. Semret began her career as a...
“I want to do this interview in English” Fawzia happily stated. “I have been attending English classes, and...
It is just after 6:00 a.m., and the gates to Burma market, one of Nairobi’s largest meat markets,...
“My personal mantra is ‘If you do good, good things will happen to you in the future’ (‘Ukifanya...
“At the age of 28, it wasn’t easy for me to accept that I was the head of...
What is it like to be a child refugee? Edith, a former child refugee shares her story. In...
A RefugePoint Child Protection Expert’s Thoughts from the Emergency Evacuation Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Niamey, Niger. “What if...
When working with refugee children, RefugePoint Child Protection Experts aim to make essential processes, that may otherwise seem...
Today, UN member states voted overwhelmingly to affirm the new Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). The goal of...
Barrie Landry and the Landry Family, longtime generous supporters and champions of RefugePoint, will sell a private collection...
On November 6, RefugePoint succeeded in securing $1 million to support an emergency campaign with Focusing Philanthropy. We...
In 2013, Esther* and her ten children were forced to flee their home country of Congo after her...
As an integral part of RefugePoint’s program in Nairobi, the counseling team helps to stabilize and empower refugee...
Many refugees emphasize to us their desire to be self-reliant, and request support to get back to their...
“Let me tell you about when I started selling milk. When I started out I would sell only...
Hitching rides on long-distance trucks, and walking for many miles during the day, our client Zakuani* and his...
In 2002, after suffering severe torture and violence at the hands of rebels, David* and his family fled...
Monica*, a single mother of seven, arrived in Kenya as a refugee after fleeing Congo in November 2014....
“My name is Yadasa, and I am a former refugee who was resettled to Australia through RefugePoint. I...
Rose is a refugee from the Congo who has lived in Nairobi, with her three children, for two-and-a-half...
Bien is a 30-year-old Congolese man who, fearing for his life in the midst of heavy fighting in...
David* leads the RefugePoint Livelihoods team across a hallway in his building to a very small, unlit, and...
When I first came to Kenya I was so withdrawn, I didn’t speak, I had no thoughts of...
To her neighbors in Nairobi, Annalie, a mother of three, is a successful and skilled tailor. However, few...
Mercy* received a Livelihoods business grant, which helped her repair a broken grinding machine for use in her...
The truck driver covered us with goods so we could pass through the border undetected. We have not...
Joy is a Congolese refugee and former RefugePoint client who was resettled to the U.S. in July 2016....
Musa*, age 11, was among the last unaccompanied minors to arrive in the U.S. before the suspension of...
In her home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Julie* was a successful farmer and her future...
Abal*, a 32-year old refugee, lived in Kenya for four years. Abal’s elder brother was an active member...
Our Executive Director, Sasha Chanoff, recently authored this op-ed in USA Today – check it out! Refugee resettlement helps...
Boston, MA, April 3, 2018 RefugePoint was pleased to co-host the panel, Systems Thinking as a Response to the...
Child protection is extremely important to the work and mission of RefugePoint. We currently have seven Child Protection...
Musa*, age 11, was among the last unaccompanied minors to arrive in the U.S. before the suspension of...
The June 26th Supreme Court decision upholds parts of President Trump’s Executive Order and suspends travel for refugees who “lack...
“Tesfaye* and his family, including his wife and six children, are refugees in Kenya. Tesfaye has been a...
Image: 4-year old Mushkaad is finally reunited with her mother Samira in the U.S., after two years of...
We continue with Part Three of our blog series (go back to Part One, go to Part Two), in which...
Imagine being violently chased from your home and losing everything – your home, business, friends and family members....
RefugePoint has a team of Resettlement Experts who currently work in 20 countries across Africa, as well as...
WBUR Radio Boston: Trump Takes Actions On Immigration, Refugees. Sasha Chanoff speaks and takes Q&A (9:50-12:20).
Huffington Post 2016: A Message To All Those Who Care About Refugees, by Sasha Chanoff
An Impossible Choice (a Show of Force film) We all need help in our times of greatest challenge. Today we...
WBUR/Congoscenti 2015: Refugee Resettlement: How It Works, And Why We Do It
WBUR/Radio Boston 2015: How Are Refugees Screened In Massachusetts? Sasha Chanoff, co-founder and executive director of RefugePoint discusses the...
The Good Lie is a feature film starring Reese Witherspoon about the resettlement to the US of the refugee...
When Kasoke first arrived at RefugePoint’s office, the Congolese refugee mother was frail from emaciation. She and her...
Esther Kamau likes to joke that she didn’t join RefugePoint, but that RefugePoint joined her. This is because...
Asha’s* tiny frame does not do justice to the huge impact this 23-year-old Somali woman is making as...
Advocate for refugees in Africa to be honored at November 5th ceremony Cambridge, MA—The Center for Public Leadership...
ABC World News 2013: ABC World News revisits their 2010 resettlement story after RefugePoint helps facilitate a reunion between...
NPR/WBUR Here and Now 2013: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff discusses UN findings that the average refugee is...
60 Minutes 2013: 12 years after airing a special on the historic resettlement of the Lost Boys of Sudan...
NPR/WBUR Here and Now 2013: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff joins former Lost Girl Yar Ayuel as...
Boston Globe 2013: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff writes editorial about how the Lost Girls of Sudan were...
Huffington Post 2013: Election day in Kenya, Communications Officer Cheryl Hamilton writes about one refugee boy and his mother’s...
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day that is particularly...
Aliah, a 23-year-old refugee, has a bubbly demeanor that disguises the monumental obstacles she faces every day. As...
Huffington Post 2012: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff blogs about one of RefugePoint’s earliest clients finding his parents...
Since January 2011, the political uprising in Egypt has dominated the international news. The fall of President Hosni...
Imagine growing up in a small village where your family herds goats and sheep. One morning while reading...
Mako, a young 23-year-old Ethiopian refugee, begins to tell her story. Her back is straight, her hands are...
Fadumo and her children rarely slept consecutively in the same place while fleeing her war torn country –...
The RefugePoint conference room is a brightly lit space where sun pours in from two sides and a...
Sahra leans across the arm rest and whispers that she does not want her face shown in the...
Vancouver-based radio station CKNW interviews RefugePoint about the current famine in East Africa and how people can help....
New York Times Magazine 2011: New York Times Magazine follows a RefugePoint social worker on food distribution day, part of...
After one and a half years in the making, the fruits of an important project that RefugePoint has...
One of the most significant challenges refugees face is insecurity. After fleeing violence in their home countries, refugees...
ABC World News 2010: ABC World News covers the resettlement of one Darfuri refugee family that RefugePoint (then Mapendo...
Hassan is an educated man, speaks fluent English, has a university degree and is enthusiastic to do any...
Working with RefugePoint in Nairobi, we are fortunate enough to meet thousands of refugees who are amazing examples...
My name is Devon Cone and I am a Protection Officer for RefugePoint. The first time I can...
Justin Semahoro is one of four stars of the powerful documentary film The Last Survivor, showing at Martha’s...
In 1994 the world stood by as Rwandan Hutu extremists massacred nearly one million Tutsis and Hutu moderates...
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