Report
Nearly 80 million people are displaced worldwide, the majority of whom are making their way to cities. Cities are beacons of economic opportunity, however, opportunities are frequently out of reach for refugees, and other vulnerable residents in these cities. As a result, urban refugees struggle to find sustainable livelihoods to achieve long-term self-reliance. At the same time, programs to support them lack investment and evidence to show what works.
For the past five years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the IKEA Foundation have been solving this challenge through the Re:BUiLD (Refugees in East Africa: Boosting Urban Innovations for Livelihoods Development) program. In partnership with the IKEA Foundation, Re:BUiLD brings together the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Center for Global Development (CGD), Open Capital (OCA), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) and local partners. Re:BUiLD has generated and shared evidence for innovative, sustainable livelihood
solutions that can be adopted to support refugees and host residents in other cities in East Africa and beyond.
Re:BUiLD is now sharing key findings through a series of Learning Briefs. The briefs show what worked, how much it cost, what didn’t work and what can be scaled or adapted in other cities facing similar challenges.
The Re:BUiLD Learning Briefs leverage our work on the ground and our expert knowledge informed by research and practice to ensure refugees and other displaced people have what they need not only to survive, but to rebuild and thrive in new communities.
