RefugePoint: Centering Refugee Voices in Humanitarian Response and Philanthropy
Join Convisero Mentor and President of RefugePoint Sasha Chanoff and other distinguished refugee and philanthropic voices in two panels on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 11 am EDT.
By 2050, a billion people may be forcibly displaced. $30 billion a year is spent on humanitarian aid today. Yet recipients have virtually no say in its use, a fact that perpetuates paternalism and inequality. As part of the Skoll World Forum Eco-System Day, RefugePoint is hosting a two-part moderated discussion that brings together refugee and philanthropic voices to discuss strategies for centering refugees in programmatic and philanthropic responses.
This event will have two 45-minute panels. Composed of former refugees, Panel #1 will flip the narrative of victimhood and define refugees more fully. Moderated by Farah Mohamed, former CEO, Malala Fund, and current RefugePoint board member. Building on the first discussion, Panel #2 brings together philanthropic and nonprofit leaders to discuss eco system funding and other programmatic and funding strategies that center refugee and community voices. Moderated by Sasha Chanoff, Founder and CEO, RefugePoint. Moderators will also invite audience participation to highlight best practices.
Speakers include:
Nasra Ismail, Senior Director, Global Strategy, Giving Tuesday Bahati Ernestine, Consultant/Advocate, RefugePoint/Economic Mobility Pathways ProjectLina Tori Jan, Public Speaker/Advocate/Founder, Chai wa Dastan/UNICEFKaren Ansara, Founder, Network of Engaged International Donors (NEID) Sana Mustafa, Director of Partnership and Engagement, Asylum Access: Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative