Refugee-led organisations (RLOs) are a crucial cog in the refugee-response machine, providing essential services to their communities, as well as being more likely to lead responses that are accountable, legitimate, transparent, effective and impactful.

This five-year research project aims to provide rigorous and independent snapshots of funding over time and an evidence-based advocacy tool to improve the quantity and quality of funding that is directed to RLOs. The project focuses on the following research questions:

What is the rationale for donors funding RLOs?
– How much funding are donors allocating to RLOs?
– What is the quality of the funding to RLOs?
– What needs to happen to improve the quantity and quality of funding to RLOs?