RT @WeAreCohere_Org: ⏰The Aggregation Gathering Point is TODAY at 3 PM EAT! As traditional funding drops, refugee-led networks are filling…

📣 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽: 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 1. ReFAN: Sandra, a refugee in Dzaleka, turns personal hardships into hope by standing with vulnerable children. "True strength is choosing compassion while carrying your own struggles," she says, driving ReFAN's mission to extend ongoing care to orphaned children and families. 2. OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION (OAF-Ug): Supported by IKEA Foundation via Cohere, OAF-Ug advances refugee agro-entrepreneurship. Today’s field exercises covered seedling transplanting, planting, and watering to boost local organic vegetable production and strengthen community resilience. 3. Wings to Fly Initiative CBO: Innovation in Kakuma! We launched our Kakuma Chicken and Egg Production pilot project. By pairing poultry farming with community training, we are helping families improve nutrition, generate income, and build lasting self-reliance. 4. RESILIENCE ACTION INTERNATIONAL-RDC: For International Day of the Girl Child, RAI-RDC & NVDD hosted 30 young women in Lac Vert. The group discussed education and leadership as tools against child marriage, urging community action, barrier-free schooling, and youth empowerment. 5.Development Action In Africa: In Nord-Kivu, support continues for displaced women and returnee households through agricultural entrepreneurship and land rights. Alongside WOKOVU WAY, field visits were recently conducted with local partner OBC WA MAMA WA AFRIKA KWA MAENDELEO in Bulengo. Stay connected with grass-roots impacts and community updates on reframe.network #community #reframe

Big news for our community! ✨ We are excited to announce that Reframe Network is now officially available as a 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽! Connect with local leaders, explore community-driven solutions, and stay up to date with stories of progress directly from your phone. Search "Reframe Network" on your Google Play Store and download today!

In Reframe Voices Issue 9, author Emelda Napeyo reflects on the reality facing communities across South Sudan as funding shrinks while flooding, conflict, and displacement persist. Shrinking resources are only part of the issue. The bigger problem? Who gets to decide how those resources are used. Grassroots and refugee-led organisations—the ones who live in these communities and understand their needs best—are still treated as mere implementers rather than equal partners in shaping solutions. 👉 Read the full piece in Issue 9 to hear Emelda’s call for genuine partnership and direct funding: tinyurl.com/r6n7dpzs

🛎️ Reframe Voices Issue 9 is out! Do we focus on what is lacking—or recognise what is already being built? Support matters, but true impact happens when resources meet decision-making power. 📖Read the issue here: tinyurl.com/r6n7dpzs

Join us for a step-by-step walkthrough on setting up and managing an individual profile on the Reframe Network. You do not need to represent an RLO, CBO, or formal organisation to create a profile, the platform is open to independent advocates, researchers, community practitioners, creatives, and allies. What we will cover: ●Setting up your individual profile from start to finish ●Adding your skills, background, and areas of focus ●Finding and connecting with peers across the network 🗓 Tuesday 8th September | ⏰ 3pm East Africa Time(EAT) 🔗 Register here: tinyurl.com/yck4bmm9

In our 8th edition of Reframe Voices, Marcelin Munga shares how centering refugee leadership shifts the narrative from dependency to sustainable resilience in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Through Farming and Health Education (FHE), displaced communities are pioneering climate-smart agriculture—using innovations like hydroponics, mushroom farming, and composting to improve nutrition, strengthen local food systems, and foster self-reliance. Read Marcelin's full article to learn more about these community-led climate adaptation solutions: tinyurl.com/3cve4hky

𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟴 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! 🌟 We often ask refugee-led organisations to become sustainable, but short-term, restricted grants make it hard to build systems, infrastructure, and independence that outlast a project. This issue explores a critical question: what happens when we change that funding approach? Through powerful insights from Kakuma, Dadaab, West Nile, and beyond, this edition examines how local leaders are turning challenges into sustainable enterprises, climate-smart agriculture, and community-led education. These pieces move beyond stories of resilience to challenge the status quo. Are we localising responsibility without localising resources? It is time to stop asking only what organisations can deliver with a grant, and start asking what they can build with one. 📖 Read Issue 8 here: tinyurl.com/3cve4hky Huge appreciation to our contributors- Fashingabo Isaac Chocho, Justin Atati, Mohammed Abdille, Emmanuel Arika Samuel, Henry Sentambule, Mercilin Petro Munga

📣 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽: 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 1. KAZI MBELE FOUNDATION – Communities trained to turn crop residues into oyster mushrooms—producing food, income, and healthier soils while cutting pollution through regenerative agriculture. 2. Rural Outreach for Community Empowerment – Flood‑hit families in Bor County, South Sudan received cash aid to meet urgent needs and recover, strengthening resilience against climate shocks. 3. OGANDAZE AFRICA FOUNDATION (OAF‑Ug) – At OAF‑Ug hub, WeAreCohere teams learnt community‑based approaches tackling poverty and unemployment, empowering refugees and host communities. 4. Tombore Solidarity Innovation – In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, TSI launched English and Arabic classes to support displaced youth and adults. Education builds peace and dignity. 5. Community Vitality Solutions CBO – Sudanese refugee Asma Ahmed Abakar trained with CVS in Kakuma, Kenya. Now at IRC hospital, her journey shows local medical training creates jobs and impact. Explore the full range of organisations on Reframe and see how they are transforming their communities at reframe.network

Spotlight on: Root of Generations✨ Root of Generations (ROG) is a women- and youth-led organisation driving long-term change in South Sudan. Founded to champion female empowerment, education, and peacebuilding, they work directly with local communities to build lasting resilience. Learn more about their impact and connect with their team on the Reframe Network: reframe.network

🟡 TODAY at 4 PM EAT: Join the 4th edition of Reframe Socials! Connect with refugee-led initiatives & partner orgs for an informal hour of open connection, peer insights, and building genuine partnerships across regions. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/yekkr666 #Community #RefugeeLed #Reframe

Art is more than performance, it is a vital force for social cohesion, advocacy, and storytelling, yet refugee and humanitarian artists across Africa continue to be overlooked when it comes to direct resource mobilisation and support. In Issue 7 of Reframe Voices, Gloria Shukrani calls on the humanitarian sector to move beyond calling on artists solely for events or presentations, and instead build meaningful, sustained partnerships that fund and elevate their work at every level. 📖 Read the full article in the latest issue: tinyurl.com/yzwh3thr Find all previous issues here: wearecohere.org/reports #ReframeVoices #Humanitarianism #Art #RefugeeVoices

Art is more than performance, it is a vital force for social cohesion, advocacy, and storytelling, yet refugee and humanitarian artists across Africa continue to be overlooked when it comes to direct resource mobilisation and support. In Issue 7 of Reframe Voices, Gloria Shukrani calls on the humanitarian sector to move beyond calling on artists solely for events or presentations, and instead build meaningful, sustained partnerships that fund and elevate their work at every level. 📖 Read the full article in the latest issue: tinyurl.com/yzwh3thr Find all previous issues here: wearecohere.org/reports #ReframeVoices #Humanitarianism #Art #RefugeeVoices

📷 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽: 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 1. CAPRIDIS: The Coordination Office in Uvira received a $4,000 UK donor grant via COHERE to support refugees and asylum seekers at Kavimvira Reception Centre. The funding provided vital household and hygiene supplies to displaced families alongside a celebration for local children. 2. Fountain Of Hope Africa: School in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi, celebrated its 8th-grade graduates as they prepare for secondary school. The milestone highlights how community collaboration and access to education empower forcibly displaced youth to build bright futures. 3. HODARI Foundation: On Youth Day, the organisation honoured young leaders taking action against climate change. Emphasising that environmental protection is everyone's duty, the team recognised the creativity and determination of youth building a safer and fairer future for all. 4. Fuse Women Initiative: Visited New Life, a women-led organisation in Nakivale Refugee Settlement creating sustainable livelihoods. Through poultry farming, soap production, and oil making, young women are driving economic opportunities and financial independence. 5. Community Action Mission: Provided emergency food aid and essential psychosocial support to vulnerable Ethiopian refugee households in South Sudan's Gorom Settlement. The response addressed both immediate hunger and severe trauma faced by displaced women. Explore the full range of organisations on Reframe and see how they are transforming their communities at reframe.network

Organisation Spotlight: Human Shine Dreams Founded in 2019 in Kakuma Refugee Camp, @humanshinedream is a refugee-led organisation nurturing hope, resilience, and digital inclusion for displaced communities. Through their Building Bridge Project, they deliver social-emotional learning directly into local neighborhoods, while actively engaging parents and caregivers to build supportive home environments for children. Beyond emotional well-being, the organisation equips refugee youth with essential digital skills through practical computer literacy classes—opening vital doors for future livelihoods and long-term economic resilience. Having directly impacted over 750 beneficiaries in 2025 alone, @humanshinedream continues to create lasting change across Kakuma. Learn more about their work and follow their journey: reframe.network/rlo/human-sh…

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲!🌐✨ Individual profiles are officially live! Reframe is no longer just for RLOs and CBOs—now, individual practitioners, advocates, and allies can set up personal profiles to connect directly with leaders and collaborate across borders. Watch the short tutorial video above to see just how easy it is to set up your profile and get started. 👉 Create your profile today at reframe.network

In Issue 7 of Reframe Voices, South Sudanese writer and advocate Mamuch Bey delivers a raw, vital reflection on why young people in Kakuma are taking the deadliest migration routes in the world. When high school graduates exhaust every option and find only closed doors, embarking on the Backway across the desert and the Mediterranean is not a reckless choice—it is the direct consequence of systemic policy failure, broken scholarship pipelines, and top-down solutions designed without refugee input. Read Mamuch Bey’s moving article to understand why we must shift from tokenistic consultation to genuine co-design and build pathways that truly offer dignity and hope. Read the full article in the latest issue: tinyurl.com/yzwh3thr Find all previous issues here: wearecohere.org/reports