Unlocking Refugee Self-Reliance
RIN is the first impact investing and blended finance collaborative dedicated to creating long-term solutions to global forced migration
Featured Investment Resource
The State of Refugee Lens Investing
The State of RLI Tool is a new digital platform developed by RIN to help centralize, visualize, and scale this growing global movement. It is designed for investors, enterprises and other ecosystem members as an interactive repository of deals, investors, and investment vehicles across regions and sectors.
Featured Initiative
Anti-Trafficking Investment Network (ATIN)
ATIN is the first investment collaborative dedicated to decimating human trafficking. The initiative is a response to investor demand for new financial models that help bring an end to trafficking.
Refugee Lens
A framework to define and qualify refugee investments
The “Refugee Lens,” developed by the RIN, is an investing framework to qualify and track investments over time and to respond to the question: “What is a refugee investment?” This tool provides investors with a lens to assess and qualify prospective and historical deals as refugee investments.
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Refugee Funds
What is RIN’s Role?
Building the field of Refugee Lens Investing (RLI) by connecting investors to refugee-supporting ventures, and supporting policy and narrative change.
RLI Research
Browse original research from RIN and partners geared towards investors & policymakers interested in refugee lens investing
From Access to Integration: A Landscape Assessment of Refugee Financial Inclusion in Kenya
From Access to Integration: A Landscape Assessment of Refugee Financial Inclusion in Kenya is a comprehensive market assessment conducted by the Refugee Investment Network (RIN) in partnership with FSD Kenya. The report evaluates the current state of financial inclusion for forcibly displaced populations in Kenya, mapping the systemic transition from exception-based pilots to mainstream financial integration. It identifies key regulatory, market, and operational barriers, while highlighting strategic investment and policy opportunities to foster long-term refugee self-reliance and economic cohesion with host communities.
RIN Q1 – 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to our latest newsletter update! The first quarter of 2026 has been filled with exciting developments as we continue to drive progress in refugee lens investing (RLI).
State of Refugee Lens Investing
The State of RLI Tool is a new digital platform developed by RIN to help centralize, visualize, and scale this growing global movement. It is designed for investors, enterprises and other ecosystem members as an interactive repository of deals, investors, and investment vehicles across regions and sectors.
Refugee Lens Investing: Economic Growth and Inclusion in Mafraq, Jordan
Refugee Lens Investing: Economic Growth and Inclusion in Mafraq, Jordan is a market assessment conducted by the Refugee Investment Network (RIN) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC). It aims to identify and promote private sector investments in the Mafraq region in Jordan, particularly those that support businesses integrating forcibly displaced and host communities.
RLI-TA Playbook: Enhancing Refugee Lens Investing Through Technical Assistance Report
The Refugee Investment Network (RIN), in partnership with the Hilton Foundation and Acumen, provided technical assistance (TA) to three locally-based private sector enterprises. This collaboration resulted in the RLI-TA Playbook, a comprehensive guide detailing TA strategies and implementation processes for refugee-lens investors and enterprises.
innPactWeek in Barranquilla, Colombia. Organized by Five One Labs with USAID support.
RIN was thrilled to join #innPactWeek in Barranquilla, Colombia, organized by Five One Labs, with support from USAID. The event brought together RLI entrepreneurs and impact investors from the U.S., Latin America, and Colombia to explore and invest in Colombia’s growing RLI startup ecosystem.
Employing Refugees: Measuring business attitudes in London
In partnership with the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, our new report highlights the findings from a business survey on refugee employment. The report considers the reasons London companies look to employ refugees, the barriers that are preventing more from doing so, and potential steps to encourage more businesses to hire refugee employees.
Paradigm Shift: How investment can unlock the potential of refugees
RIN’s 2018 flagship report offers impact investors, grant-makers, and development finance professionals the first overview on how to invest in and with forcibly displaced people.
Investment Opportunities
Explore hundreds of RLI opportunities from around the globe through our interactive map.
