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REFUGE?: Refugees’ Stories of Rebuilding Their Lives in Kenya

March 31, 2022April 7, 2022 Anastasia Thano 630 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Financial health, Financial Inclusion, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

By Sophie Gitonga, Ray Mwihaki, Julie Zollmann, and Kim Wilson. Illustrated by Liyou Zewide. As of January 2021, more than

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Following where Community-Driven Organizations Lead: Lessons for strengthening refugee financial integration

January 22, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 820 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Host and transition communities, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, Integration, Kenya, Language, Livelihoods, Money and finance, Religion, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

By Julie Zollman and Kim Wilson “We have many people with a broken heart because of their history. So, we

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Supporting the Financial Health of Refugees: The Finance in Displacement (FIND) Study in Uganda and Mexico

January 4, 2021October 23, 2021 Maria T. Nagel 1417 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Congo, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, El Salvador, Family, Financial health, Forgery, bribery and corruption, Friends and Networks, Gender, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Host and transition communities, Identity and documents, Language, Livelihoods, Lodging and food, mexico, Money and finance, Rwanda, Saving and Lending, Somalia, South Sudan, Technology, Uganda

By Karen Jacobsen and Kim Wilson One of the biggest challenges facing refugees and migrants is navigating the livelihoods and

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Financial Integration and Friendship

November 30, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 446 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Friends and Networks, Gender, Host and transition communities, Integration, Kenya, Language, Somalia, South Sudan

In this issue of Fresh FINDings we feature research from Kenya, led by Julie Zollmann in collaboration with Cate Wanjala.

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Friendships, Networks and Financial Integration in Displacement

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 676 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Financial health, Friends and Networks, Integration, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Language, Somalia, South Sudan, sudan, Syria, yemen

Friendships are important for everyone but are crucial for refugees

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Economic Integration

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 463 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Financial health, Forgery bribery and corruption, Friends and Networks, Gender, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, Integration, Language, Livelihoods, Lodging and food, Money and finance, Religion, Rwanda, Saving and Lending, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

This video draws on a case study of Uganda, where refugees move from their early arrival phase to coping long term with economic opportunities and set-backs. The information draws on Fletcher research in Uganda.

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Financial Journeys

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 428 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, DRC, ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Family, Forgery bribery and corruption, Friends and Networks, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Identity and documents, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lodging and food, Money and finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Smuggling, Syria, Turkey

This video sheds light on how refugees and migrants finance their journeys and how they manage their money while en route. The information draws on Fletcher research in Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and Africa.

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Reasons, Routes and Costs

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 421 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, DRC, ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Family, Friends and Networks, Gender, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Money and finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Smuggling, Syria, The journey, Turkey

This video traces the reasons people leave their country of origin, some of the routes they travel, and the costs of the journey. The information draws on Fletcher research in Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and Africa.

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Putting Pieces in Place

April 30, 2020December 19, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 618 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Financial Inclusion, United States

By Ella Duncan, under the supervision of Kim Wilson. New arrivals to America must navigate ongoing identification of what American norms are and make decisions about which norms to embrace, which to merge into previously held norms, and which to discard as a poor fit. Financial norms hold a special place of importance. Deciding how to manage finances in America is directly related to the ability to provide for the well-being of oneself, one’s family, and one’s community. In a series of interviews in the fall of 2019, three Burundian immigrants in southern Maine shared their creative approaches to managing American finances.

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Origins and Outcomes: Migrant Integration in Uganda

March 31, 2020November 14, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 359 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Congo, Friends and Networks, Integration, Language, Livelihoods, Lodging and food, Religion, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

By Dan Creamer, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
In the United States, the postal code of one’s birthplace predicts more about one’s future than nearly any other factor. While interviewing refugees in Kampala and Bidi Bidi Camp, I found a parallel observation in which specific details of a refugee’s origin could predict their outcomes, particularly economic and locational outcomes. Refugees from similar places of origin tend to settle in similar locales. While this finding may be obvious to refugees and development organizations, the deterministic elements of a refugee’s place of origin do not seem to influence programming in the Uganda refugee context.

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