Changing Realities, Unbroken Spirits
Field visit participants highlight realities often taken for granted through thoughtful questions: the restrictions on freedom many people face, the ingenuity within communities and the dignity of those living in displacement.
Field Visit Reflections: REI‑Supported Refugee Initiatives
Marie-Claire reflects on a Field Visit that was unsettling, inspiring and energising. "I saw clearly how REI enables agency, dignity and hope."
Culture is Identity
With locally driven solutions, rooted in cultural and contextual knowledge, we see not only stronger outcomes but also more just and inclusive futures.
Applying Community Insights to Business
This workshop examines innovative community-driven models that can inspire transformative leadership approaches for Japanese and European corporate environments.
Richard works on legal rights
After graduating from KSDC, Richard went on to work in the camp Justice department. He said: “Asserting our right to self-governance is essential for our state. I hope we can realize our aspirations for a society in which all ethnic groups are unified through a shared empathy.”
Addressing addiction
His confidence and sense of self-worth were renewed after the treatment program. “I want to share my life-changing experience with friends who want to be free of addiction. They need to know there is a way to quit and that it is never too late.”
Doing the market research
Solange received a lot of valuable coaching through the business training, and she put every bit of information gleaned from the program into practice. “The store provides a steady income and new customers keep coming. Everybody has to eat.”
A new baby has a brighter future
Having received the health training and the baby kit, Naw Eh is able to practice good hygiene without having to sacrifice the family’s food budget.
Shining a light on the power of the Community
How can we know what is best for communities when we are not of their culture and we do not live there? The REI mission is to shift the power to the community.