Lori Zimmermann, Author at The Journeys Project

Integration in Different Family Structures

March 31, 2020December 19, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 680 Views 0 Comment Family & Networks, mexico

By Maria Teresa Nagel, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
When it comes to migration, broad classifications are abundant. Refugees and migrants are often seen as a monolithic mass, which encourages policy makers to essentialize migration as they search for the single solution to this complex phenomenon. Nowhere is this truer than in Tijuana, Mexico, the location of our study. There and elsewhere, immigrants are thought to be driven by the same motivations, threatened by the same risks, and in need of the same remedies. In this essay, I aim to highlight some key differences in the experiences of Central American migrants in Tijuana, focusing on the impact family structure has on migrants’ experiences living in that city.

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The Impact of Volunteer Employment on Migrant Outcomes: Ugandan Perspective

March 31, 2020December 19, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 778 Views 0 Comment Financial Inclusion, Uganda

By Dan Creamer, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
Formal employment opportunities are limited in Uganda’s economy, especially for migrants and refugees. Considering these barriers, “volunteer” jobs represent a crucial vehicle for migrants to gain new skills, build their networks, gain access to future opportunities, and even earn reasonable wages. This essay seeks to show the importance of volunteer positions for migrants, how these opportunities differ between Kampala and the Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp, and whether these volunteer opportunities are privileging specific demographic groups.

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Gaps in Policies, Chasms for Refugees

March 31, 2020December 19, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 910 Views 0 Comment Ethiopia, Policy Brief

By Devang Shah, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
An open-door policy, free primary education, health care, monthly rations and cash. Sounds like a perfect policy recipe for integration of refugees with their local communities. However, for more than twenty years since Kebri Beyah camp was established, refugees living there are still financially unstable and far from integration. Why are the steps taken by various governmental and non-governmental organisations still proving ineffective? This essay attempts to answer this question by diving into the chasm between policy making and policy implementation for the case of the Somali region in Ethiopia. We will analyze which policies, programs, and initiatives have worked, which have not, and why.

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Reflections on Conducting a Lean Research Field Study

November 30, 2019December 19, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 889 Views 0 Comment Lean Research, Research Reflection

By Sarah Carson, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
Field research is a common and often powerful piece of post-graduate training in international affairs and development. But sending students to the field also comes with risks to both students and study participants. What happens when you send five students abroad to execute Lean Research on their own? What challenges might they encounter, and what innovative solutions could they develop? And what do they learn that could be applied to similar experiences in the future?

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The Other Migration, Part 1: Who and Why

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 1578 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Before The Journey, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Destinations, DRC, Ecuador, Family, Ghana, Haiti, Identity and Documents, India, Nepal, Pakistan

As countries across the globe crack down on immigration, migrants and refugees are forced to uncover new travel routes in search of safety and stability. The Other Migration examines the journey of migrants from Africa and Asia as they travel across the world to South America and up through Central America. Part one of this three-part series examines who is traveling on this migration route and why.

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The Other Migration, Part 2: Journey Through the Darién Gap

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 1184 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, DRC, Ecuador, Friends and Networks, Ghana, Haiti, India, Nepal, Pakistan, The Journey

Migrants and refugees who have fled to South America may attempt to travel up through Central America in search of safety and stability in the US or Canada. This journey involves crossing one of the world’s most dangerous jungles: The Darién Gap, along the border of Colombia and Panama. In part two of this three-part series, learn about this perilous leg of the migration journey.

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The Other Migration, Part 3: Financial Journey of Refugees

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 1008 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, DRC, Ecuador, Family, Ghana, Haiti, India, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Smuggling

Money can reveal new and important aspects of the migration journey. In part three of this three-part series, learn what finances can tell us as migrants and refugees save, spend, and try to maintain money traveling from around the world, to South America, and up through Central America in a perilous migration route.

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Financial Journey of Refugees in the Mediterranean

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 998 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Algeria, Before The Journey, Burundi, DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gender, Greece, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Money and Finance, Palestine, Senegal, Smuggling, Syria, Turkey

What can money reveal about the experience of migration? This video, created by Charlie Bentley, highlights the groundbreaking research of Kim Wilson and Roxani Krystalli, using finance as a lens to understand migration journeys throughout the Mediterranean.

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How to Achieve the American Dream on an Immigrant’s Income

April 30, 2019December 19, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 6883 Views 0 Comment Financial Inclusion, Informal Savings Groups, United States

By Jeffrey Ashe, Kim Wilson.
The American Dream—being able to earn a good living, buy a home, send children to school, and build a life in the United States regardless of social stature or place of birth—is an aspiration for most who immigrate to the United States. While new immigrants may be fleeing violence, poverty, and persecution—so called “push factors”—they are also pulled by the prospects of a better life for themselves and their children. Some immigrants arrive in the United States wealthy, educated, and fluent in English. These case studies focus on immigrants who may arrive with a few dollars in their pocket, struggle with English, and sometimes are without legal documents. Our research examines how immigrant households save up in groups to transform income that is irregular, uncertain, and low into regular, predictable, and meaningful sums of cash.

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Retaining, Changing, and Surrendering Hegemonic Masculinities

April 30, 2019January 15, 2022 Lori Zimmermann 1236 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, Gender, India, Nepal, Pakistan, The Journey

By Subin Mulmi, under the supervision of Kim Wilson. Transatlantic migration from South Asia is a long, arduous, and expensive journey but each year many South Asians risk their lives to reach the supposed dreamland of the United States. A large majority of the South Asians that I met during our re-search in 2018 in Costa Rica were men, prompting a focus on how men experienced long-distance migration.