Ed Diener coined the term subjective wellbeing as the scientific definition for one’s own assessment of satisfaction with life, and the extent to which you are fulfilling your potential and leading a life that you value. This led to the introduction of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in 1985, and it remains the most widely used measure of wellbeing in the world, sitting at the heart of the Huber Social Wellbeing Measurement Framework.

Refugees have a need for services that target areas of wellbeing beyond the immediate emergency resources such as food, water, shelter and clothing. Focus on these emergency services often leave little resources to address wholistic factors of wellbeing such as a sense of purpose, community connection, self-belief, relationships, communication and general life skills. Left unaddressed, we set ourselves up for a continuing cycle of unrest, conflict and ongoing mass displacement of people.