Tag: refugeeleadership

  • The Crisis of Humanitarian Partnerships

    The Crisis of Humanitarian Partnerships

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    Ruth Njiri
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    Lately, I have found myself in countless conversations and sector convenings where the same question keeps surfacing: “Why are partnerships with refugee-led organisations (RLOs) still tokenistic and only pursued when INGOs face funding cuts or operational challenges?” Across the humanitarian sector, the narrative is becoming familiar: RLOs are called upon only when costs need to…

  • « De Réfugiée à Voix Active

    « De Réfugiée à Voix Active

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    Jenny Basika
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    Parlant de mon histoire, je suis née en République Démocratique du Congo, un pays riche de culture, de beauté mais aussi marqué par des instabilités profondes. Comme beaucoup, j’ai été contrainte de fuir, non pas parce que je le voulais, mais parce que  la vie m’y oblige. Me retrouver en Ouganda comme réfugiée, c’était porter…

  • Refugee-Led Innovation in Education

    Refugee-Led Innovation in Education

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    Kasi Joseph Bisimwa
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    How RLOs in Kakuma Are Reimagining Learning In the heart of Turkana County, in Kakuma refugee camp, where survival is shaped by scarcity and resilience, a quiet but radical transformation is underway. It isn’t led by international agencies or headquartered strategies. It’s being shaped by Refugee-Led Organisations (RLOs) that are not waiting for permission to…

  • Bringing refugee leadership from the margins to the centre to advance early years education in crisis contexts 

    Bringing refugee leadership from the margins to the centre to advance early years education in crisis contexts 

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    Ruth Njiri
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    Co-authored by Cohere, Global Schools Forum, Ki4Bli (Kenya) and YIDA (Uganda)  Early childhood is a critical window for shaping lifelong outcomes in learning, health, and wellbeing. Research shows that high-quality, birth- to-five early childhood programs for disadvantaged children, yields a 13% return on investment per child, per annum through better education, economic, health, and social…

  • Why Partnerships Matter: YETA

    Why Partnerships Matter: YETA

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    Emmanuel Arika
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    In the refugee-hosting regions of northern Uganda, Youth Empowerment to Act Peace and Disability Initiative (YETA), based in Imvepi, Terego district, has worked closely with Cohere for many years. Throughout the partnership, they have demonstrated that when local expertise gets effectively resourced, real and sustainable solutions can flourish.  Cohere shares YETA’s belief that the most…