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RefugePoint
Formation2005 (2005)
Typenon-profit
Websitewww.refugepoint.org

RefugePoint is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 aimed at finding lasting solutions for refugees.[1] [2]RefugePoint has referred over 140,000 refugees for resettlement and other pathways to safety since 2005.[3][4][5]

RefugePoint partners with refugees to access long term solutions, including self-reliance[6] [7] [8][9]resettlement[10][11], and other pathways to safety, like family reunification and labor mobility[12][13][14][15].

RefugePoint has three offices, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; Nairobi, Kenya; and Geneva, Switzerland.

The organization has worked primarily in Africa, in 28 countries, and over 48 locations, including: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Djibouti, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[16]

RefugePoint is a member of Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), a coalition of U.S. non-governmental organizations focused on refugee protection.[17]

History[edit]

RefugePoint was founded in 2005 by Sasha Chanoff and Dr. John Wagacha Burton. While conducting refugee aid operations with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Chanoff became aware of the unmet needs of refugees living in urban settings.[18]

On June 29, 2011, Mapendo announced that it changed its name to RefugePoint.

Programs[edit]

Resettlement

Resettlement involves permanently relocating refugees to a safe country. RefugePoint deploys Resettlement and Child Protection Experts across Africa to meet with refugees. RefugePoint staff works to expand opportunities for resettlement to locations and populations that are chronically overlooked and underserved. Since 2005, the RefugePoint team has helped over 140,000 refugees to access resettlement and other pathways to safety.[19]

Self-reliance

Self-reliance involves stabilizing refugees in the countries to which they have fled and helping them regain the social and economic ability to meet their needs and transition off of assistance.[3]

Urban Refugee Protection Program

RefugePoint works to achieve long-term stabilization of refugees through its Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) in Nairobi, Kenya. The program provides food and housing assistance, small business grants, access to health care, education, and counseling services. The URPP helps refugee children to access education, and provides health and psychological services to many who have experienced trauma.[3]

Awards[edit]

2010: Charles Bronfman Prize[20]

2007: Draper Richards Fellowship[21]

2006: Echoing Green Fellowship[22] and Waldzell Institute "Architect of the Future"[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jordan, Miriam (2023-01-19). "Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  2. ^ "Tapping Community Volunteers to Resettle Afghan Refugees | Tufts Now". now.tufts.edu. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  3. ^ a b c "RefugePoint – What We Do". www.refugepoint.org.
  4. ^ Castellano, Jessie (2024-02-24). "Seminar held locally on refugee situation: 'There's a need for this in this world'". www.yourarlington.com. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ "Impact Reports". RefugePoint. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. ^ "Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative". The Global Compact on Refugees | UNHCR. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  7. ^ "DRC & RefugePoint - Self-Reliance Evidence Review - December 2021". UNHCR Operational Data Portal (ODP). Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  8. ^ "Fostering Refugee Self-Reliance – A Case Study of an Agency's Approach in Nairobi|Joint Data Center". Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  9. ^ "Measuring and facilitating self-reliance | Forced Migration Review". www.fmreview.org. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  10. ^ Bornstein, David (2016-10-18). "Opinion | Refugees Need a Nation's Better Angels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  11. ^ "Meet 'Claude,' one of many displaced children seeking refuge in cities". PBS NewsHour. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  12. ^ Quintero, Romeo Joe (2023-11-01). "Canada's refugee pilot programs risk making refugees prove their worth". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  13. ^ dnatalija (2022-04-07). "New Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility launches". ICC - International Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  14. ^ "Rwandan refugee begins new life caring for elderly Canadians". UNHCR. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  15. ^ "Economic immigration of skilled refugees". UNHCR Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  16. ^ "RefugePoint – Where We Work". www.refugepoint.org.
  17. ^ "Members - Refugee Council USA". 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  18. ^ Lang, Marissa (7 June 2010). "Inspired by relatives, he's doing a world of good for refugees". The Boston Globe.
  19. ^ "Impact Reports". RefugePoint. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  20. ^ Administrator. "Sasha Chanoff - The Charles Bronfman Prize". www.thecharlesbronfmanprize.com.
  21. ^ "Draper Richards Foundation". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  22. ^ "Sasha Chanoff - Echoing Green". www.echoinggreen.org.
  23. ^ "Sasha Chanoff | Waldzell Institute – School of life". www.waldzell.org. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10.
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