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- RefugePoint is a non-profit organization founded in 2005. RefugePoint has referred over 54,000 refugees for resettlement. Through direct services, RefugePoint provides services to meet the needs of individuals and households. Through field building, RefugePoint supports other organizations to accelerate and expand programs for reaching refugee populations. RefugePoint works to identify and protect refugees who have fallen through the cracks of humanitarian assistance, with an emphasis on serving women, children, and urban refugees. RefugePoint has three offices, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; Nairobi, Kenya; and Geneva, Switzerland. The organization has worked primarily in Africa, in 28 countries, and over 48 locations, including: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Djibouti, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. RefugePoint is a member of Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), a coalition of U.S. non-governmental organizations focused on refugee protection. (en)
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