Advocacy & Community Empowerment

• Promoting Inclusion and Resilience: Supporting initiatives that strengthen the well-being of newcomers, refugees, and displaced communities.
• Advancing Localization: Strengthening the role and leadership of local and refugee-led organizations in humanitarian response.
• Policy Advocacy: Amplifying the voices of refugees and newcomers to influence policies that foster dignity, equity, and meaningful participation.

Advocacy Messages:

Creating Opportunities, Strengthening Communities: Kelvin Ozorah Calls for Community-Led Employment Solutions.

Mental Health Is a Human Issue: Dayo Alabi Calls for Action to Support Refugees and Newcomers

Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment Key to Successful Integration, Says Rommy De La Cruz at the International Conference.

Advancing Localization Through Education: Festo Nduwayezu Calls for Action to Support Refugee Children

Beyond Localization: Marwa Eissa Calls for a Humanitarian System That Trusts Communities to Lead

Refugee Leadership: A Call to Rethink Power, Expertise, and Inclusion

Realities of Refugee and Newcomer Well-Being: Abdoulaye Barry Calls for Recognition, Inclusion, and Community-Centered Solutions

Seeing, Supporting, and Celebrating Newcomers in a Changing World: Rev. Patrick Lashley Calls for Communities of Belonging

International Conference on Refugee and Newcomer Well-Being 2026 Opens with a Call to See, Support, and Celebrate Newcomers