Refugee Investing Primer Webinar
This webinar unpacks what it means to invest in refugee ventures and how to apply the refugee investment lens framework.
Refugee Investment Resources for Investors and Entrepreneurs
The RIN is a hub of refugee investment-related knowledge, tools, and resources for investors and entrepreneurs alike. Below are tools and cutting-edge research from the RIN and other partners in the refugee investment field.
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Social entrepreneurship at the margins: Helping refugees, migrants, and human trafficking survivors reclaim their futures
Report from Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship illustrates the clear and urgent need for bottom-up, enterprise level approaches, and highlights organizations that are already addressing these challenges in innovative ways.
Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: From Bright Spots to System Change
This Migration Policy Institute report explores how social innovation in the field of refugee inclusion has evolved in the three years since the peak of the crisis.
Refugees and Their Money: Assessing the Business Case for Providing Financial Services to Refugees
This study by Bankable Frontier Associates and FSD Africa provides market intelligence to build a sound business case for financial institutions to serve FDPs; and explains the financial needs of the FDP population in Rwanda.
IRIS+
IRIS+ is the generally accepted system for measuring, managing, and optimizing impact.
The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access
This report by the Center for Global Development explores the economic and fiscal impact for countries which grant refugees formal labor market access.
Refugees Work: A Humanitarian Investment That Yields Economic Dividends
In this report, TENT shows that accepting refugees and empowering them to succeed in the workforce can lead to significant economic growth, increased productivity and wages, new businesses and job, and increased international trade and innovation, among other benefits.
From Struggle to Resilience: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America
This report by New American Economy details the positive economic and fiscal contributions of refugees within the United States.
Private Sector & Refugees: Pathways to Scale
This study, conducted by the IFC and Bridgespan Group takes an unprecedented look at over 170 initiatives in both Africa and the Middle East to understand the nature of, and derive lessons from, private sector engagement with refugees and host communities.
Abaca Investment Readiness Tool for Refugee Enterprises
The RIN has partnered with Village Capital to provide refugee enterprises access to the Abaca investment matchmaking platform where enterprises can calculate their Venture Investment Level.