Resettlement

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For many refugees, the ability to return home or safely remain in the country to which they’ve fled is not an option.

Through resettlement, refugees are able to move to a new country that has agreed to welcome them and grant them permanent residence. It is an important protection tool and durable solution that has directly saved millions of lives.

RefugePoint directly helps refugees, especially those who live with particular vulnerabilities or face life-threatening situations, to permanently relocate to safe countries through resettlement. We also promote equitable access to resettlement for refugees around the world, especially in host countries where there has been little to no access to resettlement in the past.

How we're expanding access to resettlement across the world:

RefugePoint uses three tactics to expand access to resettlement for refugees: direct services, field-building and systems change.

Direct Services

Providing direct support to refugees.

Direct Services

We refer refugees for resettlement through our Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) in Nairobi, as well as through a partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) called the UN Collaboration Project (UNCP). Through the UNCP, our expert resettlement staff support resettlement operations in UNHCR offices globally. These staff interview refugees and document the stories of persecution they faced in their home countries as well as their experiences living in the host country, and refer them to governments for resettlement consideration.

Field Building

Supporting other organizations to expand programs to reach more refugees.

Field Building

Through the US-funded NGO Referrals Project (led by the Equitable Resettlement Access Consortium), we work in partnership with other Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to expand NGO capacity globally to make resettlement referrals to the US Refugee Admissions Program. RefugePoint’s resettlement program includes a focus on field building through conducting training and mentoring for UN and NGO partners, quality review, and other activities such as monitoring and evaluating existing resettlement systems. RefugePoint Experts are routinely involved in developing resources—including referral forms, standard operating procedures, case tracking mechanisms, and more—to ensure that refugees in need of resettlement are promptly identified and able to access resettlement. Through these services, in addition to our direct casework and resettlement referrals, RefugePoint’s work allows several thousand more refugees to be considered for resettlement each year.

Systems Change

Influencing policy and decision-makers to drive large-scale change.

Systems Change

RefugePoint also plays a leading role in shaping global resettlement policy. We actively work to reach locations and refugee populations overlooked by the global resettlement system and play a leading role in shaping global resettlement policy.

Direct Services

Our Resettlement Programs

We work to increase access to resettlement for refugees through these two programs:

Deployment Program

We deploy staff to UNHCR and partner operations around the world to assist with the identification, screening, and processing of refugees who may be eligible for resettlement.

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NGO Referrals Program

Through our NGO Referrals Program, we work in partnership with HIAS and IRAP to expand the global network of NGOs eligible to make resettlement referrals to the US Refugee Admissions Program.

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Voices of
Resilience:
Refugee Stories

Hear directly from the people we help to access resettlement as a lasting solution.

“This opportunity is a big one for us. There are so many people searching for this opportunity. Life was not easy. Working as a hairdresser to provide for my siblings was tough. I would often wonder: What is their future? What is our future? But this resettlement means a lot to us.”

Henry, Daniella, and Prisca

“I know my life will be very different when I get there. I will get medication, and I will be healed. My children will study well, and the future of my children will be good.”

Wivne

“My children feel good, and they have been okay. They know their life is about to change. They know their life will be different when they get to America.”

Beatrice