Initiatives of Change UK-Refugees as Re-Builders™

Refugees as Re-Builders™ (RRB) is an ILM Assured capacity-building training programme which provides innovative, meaningful and relevant learning opportunities for settled refugees.

The RRB™ programme covers the skills, knowledge and practice required to initiate dialogue for social cohesion, create sustainable livelihoods for resilience and apply ethical leadership for just governance. The RRB™ course is designed to strengthen the capability and expertise participants already possess as rebuilders, providing them with the resources and practical tools needed to potentially develop and facilitate workshops within their diaspora communities and countries of origin.

Ethical and values-based principles underpin the course, allowing people of different backgrounds to build trust across the divides of ethnicity, class and religion and develop values-based leadership.

Programme Manager: Dr Muna Ismail

Dr Muna Ismail

Muna is the Programme Manager and team leader for Refugees as Rebuilders™
She is a Phytochemist by training and an environmentalist interested in the ecosystem restoration of degraded arid land for sustainable livelihood regeneration. A former refugee herself, Muna’s vision has been guiding the development of the RRB training programme since 2016. Within the RRB training, she is also one of the trainers for Sustainable Livelihood Module.

Contact: rrb@iofc.org

0

Total People Trained

0

Alumni Graduating the Advanced Level

0

Number of Countries RRB™ has Worked In

World Refugee Day Greeting Cards

Discover a heartfelt collection of greeting cards, displaying artwork crafted by our talented Alumni from our Refugees as Re-Builders™ programme for our 2024 art workshop in partnership with Community Arts Box. Every purchase of these greeting cards contributes to supporting the Refugees as Re-Builders™, ensuring that their programmes and initiatives continue to make a meaningful impact in the lives of refugees.
Purchase your cards from our shop

Refugees as Re-Builders™ Training Programme

Are you a refugee who wants to help rebuild your home country?

Do you find yourself wishing that NGOs and governments would do more?

As a refugee, you may be aware of the challenges faced by your diaspora and home communities. You’ve experienced these challenges first-hand, and you know exactly what’s needed.

Rather than hoping for top-down solutions, we believe that you can be the rebuilder that your community needs and we could provide you the capacity and tools to have an impact. Refugees as Re-Builders™ training is an ILM Assured capacity-building training programme which provides innovative, meaningful and relevant learning opportunities for settled refugees. Our training courses have been designed to strengthen the capability and expertise participants already possess as rebuilders, providing them with the resources and practical tools needed to help serve their communities and countries of origin.

The three interconnected modules shown below map horizontally and progress vertically through three Stages:

The Foundation Stage is set to commence on Saturday, September 28th, featuring a series of 10 consecutive sessions, each taking place on a Saturday at the Initiatives of Change UK centre at 24 Greencoat Pl, London SW1P 1RD. The Intermediate and Advanced Stages will take place next year, with dates to be announced. Upon successful completion, you will receive ILM Assured accreditation. The fee for the accreditation is £55, which can be paid in instalments over 6 months.

Gaining an ILM Assured credential is a recognition that the learning programme is world-class and has been designed and delivered in ways which meet the global quality benchmarks for excellence.

Apply to join the Refugees as Re-Builders™ (RRB) programme HERE!

Applications close 31st August 2024.

For any queries, email us at: rrb-admin@iofc.org

Our Curriculum

The Refugees as Re-Builders™ training programme runs over the course of 10 weeks. During this time, participants will identify factors that affect livelihoods and learn to design and implement solutions to contribute to the rebuilding of their countries of origin.

The course covers three interconnected modules which are fundamental to nation-building:

Dialogue for Social Cohesion: Helping people learn how to listen to understand, ask meaningful questions and engage in meaningful and constructive dialogue to move forwards.
Ethical Leadership for Just Governance: Defining their inner leadership styles and values to be a role model for their community as well as creating healthy business and administration environments
Sustainable Livelihood for Resilience: Opening minds to potential routes to economic and environmental sustainability

These modules are offered at three levels.

Foundation: Introducing Skills
Intermediate: Developing Skills
Advanced: Applying Skills

The course is interactive and progressive, ultimately creating a dynamic Community of Practice which serves to sustain, support and motivate existing graduates, as well as to inform and encourage future applicants.

Please note the following:

Since its publication (July 2022) Refugees as Re-Builders™ has achieved ILM Assured status (June 2023). Throughout the document in line with ILM guidance the terminology ‘Stage’ replaces ‘Level’. For example, Foundation Level becomes Foundation Stage.

Download the Refugees as Re-Builders™ Abridged Curriculum.

ILM Assured Curriculum

We are happy to announce that our Refugees as Re-Builders™ curriculum has been approved as an ILM Assured course, which is part of City & Guilds.

ILM is a household brand and a global leader in Supervisory and Management, skills development. The ILM Assured standard validates the quality of the RRB™ training programme, which has been done through a rigorous benchmark model wherein RRB™ has met the competency criteria under each benchmark component.

ILM Assured approval confirms that our RRB™ curriculum has world-class systems and processes in place to design, deliver and maintain leadership and management programmes. Going forward, all of those who complete the curriculum will receive digital credentials and certificate, recognising your online portfolio of growing skills.