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Capacity-building for Refugee-led Organisations

What's it about?

Arming 10 refugee-led organisations (RLOs) with critical skills to build networks, fundraise, and strengthen organisational management to ensure long-term sustainability. 

The Cause

  • Refugee Empowerment

Year

2024

Our Services

  • Attitudes & Behavioural Change Programmes and Fellowships
  • Strategy Development

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

UNHCR Fundraising

What’s the Social Issue?

In Malaysia, refugees do not have the legal right to work, forcing them into informal or unregulated work where they risk facing exploitation. This, in addition to larger-scale social discrimination, limits their ability to start their own businesses, integrate culturally, and achieve self-sufficiency.

The Challenge

Refugee-led organisations struggle to sustainably fund their initiatives due to the legal and financial challenges faced by their communities. In addition to this, resources are inefficiently spread thin across a huge number of education-focused initiatives.

What We Did

01

We ran a six-week capacity-building series at the UNHCR office, giving RLOs a rock-solid 101 crash course in organisational skills.

The hands-on sessions aimed to give participants the real-world skills they need to manage their own organisations, enhance their financial accountability, and improve their proposal development skills, without needing to rely on middle-men.

02

We wrapped things up with “The Melting Potluck: A Social Impact Mixer”

A networking event that gave RLOs a chance for the RLOs to present their own spruced-up pitches to folks from other organisations. This opened the door to valuable networking opportunities, partnerships, and, most important of all: new personal connections. 

What are the immediate outcomes after the course?

Confidence skyrocketed.

Participants felt more confident than ever in their skills.

75% of participants

reported improved knowledge and skills across the board.

The Impact

+1

Supporter

A community-based organisation (CBO) from the Iranian community found a supporter for their computer and salon upskilling programmes.

+2

Collaborations

One CBO from the Sudanese community got to collab with The Lost Food Project and Kitafund.

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And a perfect match

Two participants met, fell in love, got married… And we were invited to the wedding!

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