Supporting refugees through cross-sector collaborations and innovative financing
The session will bring together a group of senior academics, policymakers and practitioners to discuss the role of cross-sector collaborations and innovative financing tools in supporting refugees. We’ll look at a number of examples of outcomes-focused contracts seeking to facilitate the integration of refugees in both high and lower income countries to understand the barriers refugees are facing, the challenges of coordinating holistic support for refugees and the underlining mechanisms and principles that can help drive robust outcomes-focused programmes. We’ll also consider the importance of including refugees and host communities in the design of programmes.

Attendees will have a chance to hear from a wide range of experts, including Alexander Betts, Oxford Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and a pioneer in the field, as well as academics Stéphane Saussier & Simon Porcher from the Sorbonne, Paris, Joanna Penrose Buckley, Head of Refugee Integration, UK Government, and Béatrice Delperdange, KOIS, and Samir Omar, FIM, two experienced impact investors with lived experience setting up and delivering outcomes-based programmes for refugees.
Date: 2 December 2021, 13:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: Prof Alexander Betts (University of Oxford), Tanyah Hameed (Blavatnik School of Government), Stéphane Saussier (Sorbonne Business School), Simon Porcher (Sorbonne Business School), Béatrice Delperdange (KOIS), Joanna Penrose Buckley (Home Office, UK Government), Samir Omar (S-Bank, Finland)
Organising department: Blavatnik School of Government
Organisers: Laura Bonsaver (Blavatnik School of Government), Tanyah Hameed (Blavatnik School of Government), Andreea Anastasiu (Blavatnik School of Government)
Organiser contact email address: laura.bonsaver@bsg.ox.ac.uk
Hosts: Laura Bonsaver (Blavatnik School of Government), Andreea Anastasiu (Blavatnik School of Government)
Part of: Engaging with Evidence series
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://bsg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtcuuorT4iH9EK1ajjnOO_nFbJ3nAZBdAA
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Laura Bonsaver