This report provides an overview and assessment of innovative financing concepts and instruments that could be applied to support the response to refugee crises.

The IRC implemented Tutoring in a Healing Classroom in Lebanon for Syrian refugee students enrolled in Lebanese public schools over the course of two years. NYU/TIES rigorously evaluated the impact of Tutoring in a Healing Classroom (referred to subsequently in this brief as HCT) and the potential benefit of adding different skill-targeted SEL interventions

As part of the Education in Emergencies: Evidence for Action (3EA) initiative, with start-up funding from Dubai Cares, we worked to develop, provide and evaluate complementary education programs to children enrolled in public schools in Lebanon, Niger and Sierra Leone.

Building on new research from the IRC on positive market conditions in Cox’s Bazar, this brief highlights the untapped potential of livelihoods programming to increase self-reliance and economic empowerment for affected communities.