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How do we measure refugee self-reliance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amy Slaughter and Kellie Leeson<\/em><\/p>\n

Although self-reliance has been promoted as a major assistance strategy for refugees in recent years, there have been limited attempts to rigorously measure it. This has practical and academic implications, as studies on refugee self-reliance use varying and often imprecise indicators, meaning it is impossible to compare the success of refugee self-reliance across contexts and strategies. Instead, most humanitarian work is measured according to specific sectoral outputs or outcomes over the course of a six-month or one-year project cycle. While self-reliance is often highlighted as a priority, few, if any, agencies are held to this goal, and this is in large part because self-reliance is not measured.\u00a0Continue to read (page 5).<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also learn more about the related work of Women\u2019s Refugee Commission (WRC) here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.womensrefugeecommission.org\/wellbeingindex\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Nearly two years ago we discovered that WRC and RefugePoint were working to develop similar measurement tools and decided to join forces \u2014 and invite others to join us \u2014 to create common measures for the field.<\/p>\n

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