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.
Dr. Elizabeth Ferris on supporting the 80% of the world’s refugees who don’t live in camps. “As refugees lose even their tenuous informal jobs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting and supporting self-reliance of refugees seems like a pragmatic alternative.”
This report from VillageCapital sheds light on the barriers that European fintechs face around working with refugee populations, and provides actionable recommendations for investors, financial institutions and government leaders to reduce these barriers to scale.
RIN Fellow Betsy Alley shares observations on how refugee entrepreneurship accelerators and similar programs have been responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lists of COVID-19 resources for entrepreneurs and the social impact sector from our partners.
Commissioned by the RIN and developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit, this literature review draws on over 40 publicly-available reports to identify factors relevant to enabling or accelerating the integration of refugees into host communities.
This webinar unpacks what it means to invest in refugee ventures and how to apply the refugee investment lens framework.
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.
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.
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+ is the generally accepted system for measuring, managing, and optimizing impact.
This report by the Center for Global Development explores the economic and fiscal impact for countries which grant refugees formal labor market access.
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.
