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.
Welcome to our latest newsletter update! The first quarter of 2024 has been filled with exciting developments as we continue to drive progress in refugee lens investing (RLI).
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.
Welcome to our latest newsletter update! The first quarter of 2024 has been filled with exciting developments as we continue to drive progress in refugee lens investing (RLI).
The Refugee Investment Network (RIN), in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), convened senior private sector and government actors for a series of workshops in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya to advance progress toward commitments in the Kampala Declaration that deal with private sector engagement of refugees.
The RLI Impact Measurement Tool is intended to help investors and companies measure the refugee-specific social impact of a refugee lens investment.
Welcome to our latest newsletter update! The first quarter of 2024 has been filled with exciting developments as we continue to drive progress in refugee lens investing (RLI).
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.
RIN’s first Annual Report recaps the many achievements that helped us arrive at an important inflection point for the field of refugee lens investing (RLI) and looks ahead at what’s next.
The findings and recommendations presented in “Creating a Roadmap for Refugee Lens Investing in Ethiopia” will inform the Refugee Investment Network and the broader Refugee Lens Investing community on the unique barriers and opportunities present in Ethiopia for refugees and internally displaced people.
In collaboration with Open Capital, “Building a Refugee Lens Investment Ecosystem in Kenya” describes how Kenya-based refugees engage economically within their host communities, and what challenges and opportunities exist to support more sustainable livelihood development, amidst the various policy and related barriers that these populations face.
RIN found that the UK market – with its robust set of interested capital partners – presents a tremendous opportunity for the creation of Refugee Lens Investing (RLI) as a new vertical in the UK’s impact investing ecosystem. Learn more in this market assessment.
