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Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative

The Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) provides evidence-based analyses that translate research findings into practice and policy impact. Established in 2022 as a response to an ever-increasing number of people forcibly displaced from their homes by protracted conflicts and persecution, RAFDI aims to expand the space for new perspectives, constructive dialogue and sustainable solu­tions to inform policies that will improve the future for the displaced people.

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Celebrating Refugee Host-Country Leadership: Moldova and Uganda

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Staff

John Thon Majok

John Thon Majok

Director of Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI); Deputy Director of Development
Joshua Peng

Joshua Peng

Development Associate, Grants and Special Initiatives; Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative

Interns

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Julia Davatzes

Staff Assistant Intern, RAFDI

Fellows

Lisa Gilman

Lisa Gilman

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, George Mason University
Molly O'Toole

Molly O'Toole

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Journalist and Author
Gaisu Yari

Gaisu Yari

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Afghan Voices of Hope Project Director

Working Group

Image Hallam Ferguson

Hallam Ferguson

RAFDI Working Group Member; Former Public Policy Fellow;
Vice President for Global Operations, International Republican Institute
Rez Gardi

Rez Gardi

RAFDI Working Group Member;
Founder, Empower; Co-Managing Director, Refugee Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT); Co-founder, Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
James Hollifield

James Hollifield

RAFDI Working Group Co-chair; Global Fellow;
Professor of Political Science and Director, Tower Center SMU
Susan F. Martin

Susan F. Martin

RAFDI Working Group Co-chair;
Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita, Georgetown University  
Sarah Miller

Sarah Miller

RAFDI Working Group Member;
Senior Fellow, Refugees International
Mathew Reynolds

Matthew A. Reynolds

RAFDI Working Group Member;
Regional Representative for the US and the Caribbean, UNHCR
Laura Robson

Laura Robson

RAFDI Working Group Member; Former Fellow;
Oliver-McCourtney Professor of History, The Pennsylvania State University
Tim Ziemer

Tim Ziemer

RAFDI Working Group Member;
Former Assistant Administrator, USAID