Beyond the participation of individual staff members in the RSRI's Community of Practice (CoP), institutional actors and stakeholders that formally commit to advancing refugee self-reliance are invited to apply to become an RSRI Network Partner. RSRI Network Partners are organizations and entities that formally commit to collaboratively promote and advance refugee self-reliance via their policies, programming, research, advocacy, or funding.
RSRI Network Partnership is open to diverse institutional applicants, including refugee-led and community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, multilateral organizations, funders, government agencies, private sector actors, and research institutions.
If accepted, Network Partners must sign on to RSRI Network Partner Protocols. The Protocols include:
- Partner Obligations
- Term and Termination of Network Partnership
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Data Protection and Usage + SRI Data Sharing Agreement (if applicable)
- Public Facing Communication Protocols and Logo Agreement
- Humanitarian Principles Agreement
- Focal Point Designation and CoP Member Engagement Agreement
Prospective Network Partners are invited to complete and submit this application form. Applications will be acknowledged within two weeks of receipt and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Following acceptance as a Network Partner, the RSRI Network Engagement Coordinator will contact your organization to review and sign the Network Partner Protocols and set up an introductory call.
RSRI reserves the right to phase the consideration of applications based on the number of applications received.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of the applicant’s self-reliance work, as evidenced by the partnership application form, as well as the applicant’s alignment with RSRI’s vision, goal and principles.
The RSRI may request applicants to submit the following documentation as necessary:
- Proof of current legal registration
- Proof of social corporate responsibility/humanitarian principles or equivalent
- Most recent organizational annual report
