Touchpoints is member of the international Refugee Entrepreneurship Network (REN)
The Centre For Entrepreneurship (CFE) Refugee Entrepreneurship Network (REN) is a global community working to improve the scale and impact of refugee entrepreneurship programs. It brings together over 50 practitioners, philanthropic foundations, researchers, academics, and investors from 25+ countries that actively support refugee entrepreneurship.
Touchpoints is participating in the following working groups launched as of 2021:
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Refugee & Community Engagement
A working group that is focused on engaging refugee entrepreneurs & local communities to:
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Change perceptions to drive settlement & positive integration policies.
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Give agency to the refugee community within REN.
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Early-stage finance
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The network organizes the Annual Global Refugee Entrepreneurship Summit and coordinates activities around Refugee Week and International Refugee Day.