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RefugePoint Joins Welcome.US along with Obama, Bush & Clinton
The United States has a long, proud history of welcoming newcomers in times of crisis. We’re a nation born of immigrants and refugees, who have shaped and built our country. Today, we have an opportunity and obligation to welcome our Afghan allies with open arms, in the same way that we’ve welcomed so many others…
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Innovating BDS Trainings to Go Digital
By Grace Ndirangu, Livelihoods Program Manager In March 2020, the Kenyan government declared a lockdown after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Nairobi. Most organizations, including RefugePoint, immediately pivoted to remote work. We also put field activities on hold to reduce exposure to clients. After some time, we found ways to continue implementing the…
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RefugePoint’s Support for Afghan Refugees
RefugePoint has been helping Afghan refugees to resettle to countries where they can rebuild their lives in safety since 2014. Following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, we have been scaling up our workforce to increase our support for at-risk Afghans and other organizations helping those who have fled the militants. You will find frequent updates…
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Complexities & Solutions for Family Reunification
Refugees seeking to reunite with their family members in other countries must navigate complex legal processes, including strict documentation requirements. Many governments require documents like birth certificates or passports, which refugees often don’t have and are unable to retrieve from the countries they fled. For Speda, a refugee seeking to reunite with her husband in…
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Reuniting Afghan Families Amid Crisis
*Image does not depict characters in this story. RefugePoint has around 40 staff working in sensitive and precarious situations across Africa and the Middle East, some of which are currently supporting Afghan refugees to resettle to safe countries. One of those staff members recently began working on a case of two unaccompanied children who fled…
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The Office with The Best View in The World
By Jacob Bonyo, Country Director I have always considered myself lucky to work in an office with “the best view in the world.” The RefugePoint office isn’t located in an exceptionally breathtaking part of Nairobi. We don’t look out of the window and see awe-inspiring vistas. Nor do we have mountainous backdrops or pristine beaches…
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One Refugee’s Flight from Afghanistan
Photo : M. Shoaib Sharify RefugePoint has many staff working around the world, in situations that are sometimes dangerous and often confidential due to security concerns*, to help Afghan and other refugees resettle to the U.S. and other countries where they can rebuild their lives safely. This is the story of one RefugePoint staff member’s…
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The U.S. Government Must Act Now to Protect At-Risk Afghans
As the Taliban assert control in Afghanistan, RefugePoint urges the U.S. government to take all action necessary to save the lives of the many thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces, U.S. affiliated non-governmental organizations, and media outlets, and to protect others at particular risk such as human rights defenders, women and girls, LGBTQIA+…
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Continuous Learning for Organizational Flexibility
A reflection on self-paced learning for RefugePoint’s Urban Refugees Protection Program staff.
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The Self-Reliance Index: Using Data to Improve Refugees’ Lives
By Simar Singh and Ned Meerdink What is the Self-Reliance Index One year ago, RefugePoint, Women’s Refugee Commission and partners from the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative (RSRI) launched the Self-Reliance Index (SRI) – the first global tool that measures the progress of refugee households on their paths to self-reliance. The tool supports humanitarian practitioners in designing…