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The International Refugee Integration and Settlement Exchange

IRISE is a civil society initiative that fosters connections and collaboration across international borders involved in supporting refugee resettlement and integration

Launched in 2024, the purpose of IRISE is to create opportunities for people engaged at local or national levels to exchange ideas, inspiration and information across international borders with a shared vision of creating communities where refugees resettling or arriving through complementary pathways are welcomed, valued, included, supported and thrive.

IRISE is an initiative of Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), and the New Zealand Red Cross (NZRC).

What will IRISE do?

  • Knowledge Exchange

    Create opportunities for ideas, information and inspiration to be shared across borders to address common experiences and challenges faced by refugees arriving through resettlement and complementary pathways.

  • Network Building

    Create opportunities for connections to be made between organisations, groups and individuals involved in supporting refugee settlement and integration at a local or national level and their peers in other countries.

  • Center Refugee Expertise

    Provide a space that centers lived experience to better shape and inform refugee settlement and integration.

Get Involved

You can learn more about the similarities and differences in resettlement programs in the four participating countries through this tool, drafted by a graduate capstone research group at the George Washington University.

Interested in participating in the next IRISE virtual exchange? Sign up to be notified about upcoming virtual exchanges!