In 2014, Michael and his family were forced to flee their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to violent conflict. Michael was just 10 years old at the time and some of his siblings were even younger. When Michael, his parents, and seven siblings arrived in Nairobi in 2014, they faced extreme challenges. …
As a lawyer and activist, Humaira Rasuli has fought for women’s rights from home in Afghanistan and abroad. The Sponsor Circle Program allowed her to continue that battle from the U.S.
The Self Reliance Index is the first global tool for measuring the progress of refugee households toward self-reliance. It was created to support practitioners in designing and implementing effective self-reliance programming as well as to help build an evidence base of “what works”.
As RefugePoint’s Chief Development Officer, in May I had the opportunity to visit our Urban Refugee Protection Program in Nairobi, Kenya. Early on in my trip, I was able to observe RefugePoint’s food distribution process in the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. When I walked into the food distribution site, RefugePoint staff were busily preparing …
Amongst the crowd, Alemitu’s smile is the widest. The type of person that lights up everyone around her through her own joy. Prior to 1992, Alemitu was living happily in Jimma, Ethiopia, running her own restaurant. That year, war forced her to flee from her home. She and other refugees who were fleeing walked for …
On Saturday, April 30, I joined Humaira Rasuli, a leading Afghan human rights lawyer, at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, DC. Her work to advance the rights of women in Afghanistan put her life at risk when the Taliban overtook Kabul. As we sat down, Humaira told our table about the hair-raising hours …
Mr. Mohammadi, age 20, is one of more than 80,000 Afghans airlifted to the United States after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last August. He is also one of nearly 360 Afghans being helped through the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghan refugees.
Many if not most of the 2 million Ukrainians who have flooded into Poland, it seems, have quickly scattered throughout the country and further into Europe, staying with relatives, friends, or, as in this Florida situation, total strangers
RefugePoint is excited to announce that we are a founding member of the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility, which launched today, April 6, 2022, with Canada as its inaugural chair. Only about 1% of refugees have access to resettlement each year, leaving millions of people in limbo and a significant talent pool often …
RefugePoint’s Founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, recently spoke with NPR’s Joel Rose on Morning Edition about the Sponsor Circle Program, which makes it easier for Americans to help resettle refugees. As Sasha mentions in the interview: “I think it has the capacity to both expand the scope of where refugees resettle in the U.S. and …
