CIIC is excited to announce our June Community Forum, part of an ongoing series of webinars focused on a specific issue area for CIIC community members to engage in open dialogue, exchange resources, and identify opportunities for mutual learning and collaboration.
In honor of World Refugee Awareness Month in June, our Forum will focus on Refugee Lens Investing - the deployment of capital toward refugees and the communities hosting them. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, by the end of 2019 there were 79.5 million forcibly displaced people that became refugees or sought asylum due to conflict, persecution or natural disasters. Impact investing in refugees can stimulate meaningful economic growth, and our forum will focus on the network and funds that are developing refugee lens investing and creating funds that support these communities.
Speakers include:
Tim Docking - Managing Director, Refugee Investment Network
Yanki Tshering - Executive Director, Accompany Capital
Jay Dunn - Executive Director, DF Impact Capital / Dunn Family Charitable Foundation
We’ll follow up the forum by sharing a learnings report with all participants that summarizes the ideas and best practices discussed. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ciic-june-community-forum-refugee-lens-investing-registration-156134180537
