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Refugee Resettlement: Why Many See Resettlement as Their Only Hope

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Anastasia Thano 948 Views 0 Comment Australia, Iraq, Resettlement

“This is my hobby from Iraq,” stated Karam as a large Major Mitchell’s cockatoo sat perched on his arm. Bright,

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The Dynamic Nature of the Haitian Sòl

November 8, 2021December 19, 2021 Anastasia Thano 949 Views 0 Comment Haiti, Informal Savings Groups, Integration, United States

By Aaron Steinberg During the winter of 2019–2020, I interviewed two first-generation Haitian immigrants, both men in their twenties. We

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Cross-Saharan Migration to Tunisia: A case study of West African workers and students

October 19, 2021December 19, 2021 Sakshi Chandra 524 Views 0 Comment Case Study, tunisia

By Kenza Ben Azouz, Jeremiah Gaitlin, Ingrid Magalhaes, Jayshree Venkatesan, and Kim Wilson Located between Libya and Algeria, the small

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Searching for Smugglers in Kabul, A Recollection

October 7, 2021December 19, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1066 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Smuggling

By Qiamuddin Amiry, under the supervision of Kim Wilson While researching migrants and refugees, my former professor from graduate school

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Somali Refugees in Maine: Social Capital in Non-Urban Communities

September 1, 2021December 19, 2021 Allison C. Larmann 3052 Views 0 Comment Case Study, Family & Networks, Somalia, United States

Lewiston, Maine is like many of the old mill towns of New England. Abandoned mills sit at the center of

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Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion of Refugees in Jordan – Hope or Hype?

July 5, 2021December 19, 2021 Allison C. Larmann 1735 Views 0 Comment Financial Inclusion, Jordan, Technology

In recent years, but especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide have increased policy support for digital financial services with the aims of making payments more efficient and making banking safer while formalizing large informal sectors. To this end, payment fees have been waived and financial service providers have been allowed to onboard new customers remotely.