NPR: The State Department launches a new way for ordinary Americans to resettle refugees
The new private sponsorship program will allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor refugees from around the world.
New York Times: Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees
The program to speed up refugee arrivals will allow private citizens to sponsor families in their communities after raising funds and undergoing training.
U.S. Government Announces New Private Sponsorship Program: Welcome Corps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 The United States just announced a new private sponsorship program, the Welcome Corps, that will give Americans the opportunity to sponsor refugees from across the world for lifesaving resettlement in the U.S. The program aims to mobilize 10,000 Americans to welcome refugees through private sponsorship in 2023. As more …
Growth of the Economic Mobility Pathway Project
A number of years ago, The UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner at the time, Alexander Aleinikoff, asked: “Can we envision a world where countries compete to bring refugees in because they are so needed?” Labor mobility is a pathway that can help to make that imagined future a reality. We can already see that future. It’s …
Esperance
In early 2020, Esperance was laid off as a waitress and launched her own business selling special maize flour and other Congolese delicacies in Nairobi’s Kasarani area. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, some of her clients stopped buying her products, considering them luxuries, while others began taking the items on credit, with promises to repay …
Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions in Nairobi Provide a Framework for Expanding Programs Reaching Refugee Populations
In an effort to support and strengthen refugee-led organizations (RLOs) in Nairobi, Kenya, RefugePoint recently began bringing together leaders from several community-based organizations (CBOs) for Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions. These sessions allow community-based organizations to connect with one another as well as local government agencies. The Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions also help to bridge the gap between …
Baraka
My name is Lonah, and I am the Child Protection and Social Work Program Manager for RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) in Nairobi, Kenya. Today, I am celebrating the extraordinary courage and resilience of one of our youngest refugee clients, 14-year-old Baraka*. Recently, we learned that Baraka, who is a separated child living in …
Deseret: Perspective: In the U.S., I found what the Rwandan genocide stole from me: a home. I hope others are allowed to find it too.
Our board member, Edith Tye, recalls her experience fleeing the Rwandan Genocide and the historic U.S. efforts to resettle refugee children.
Historic $6M Gift From MacKenzie Scott to RefugePoint will Support Organization’s Mission to Advance Lasting Solutions for At-Risk Refugees
BOSTON, MA — We are thrilled to share that RefugePoint has received a $6 million dollar grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Her gift speaks to our track record of building creative, impactful programs that help at-risk refugees to find lasting solutions. These solutions include relocating refugees in perilous situations to safe countries, reuniting families, and …
First-of-its-Kind Pilot Traineeship Program will Train a New Wave of Refugee Resettlement Experts
Violent crises and ongoing persecution around the world have forced well over 100 million people to flee their homes. For refugees who cannot return home or reside safely in the country to which they have fled, resettlement is often the best long-term solution. Resettlement involves permanently relocating refugees to a safe country where they can …