Friends and Networks

Central and South Asia Central and South Asia Essays & Articles Publications 

Searching for Smugglers in Kabul, A Recollection

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 604 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Friends and Networks, 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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Essays & Articles Publications 

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

September 1, 2021September 6, 2021 Allison C. Larmann 855 Views 0 Comment Friends and Networks, Host and transition communities, Integration

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

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Latest Long-Distance Journeys Visual Journeys 

Migrant & Refugee Stories: Visual Journeys

August 3, 2021August 4, 2021 Allison C. Larmann 509 Views 0 Comment Coping and thriving, Friends and Networks, The journey

Migrant and refugee journeys don’t begin the moment they leave home. Nor do they end once they arrive in a

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Middle East-North Africa Middle East-North Africa Publication Spotlight Publications Putting Down Roots Reports 

Financial Journeys of Refugees in Jordan: Empirical FINDings I

February 18, 2021May 20, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 546 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Before the journey, Coping and thriving, Destinations, Family, Financial health, Friends and Networks, Gender, Host and transition communities, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, Iraq, Jordan, Somalia, sudan, Syria, yemen

By Swati Mehta Dhawan and Hans-Martin Zademach The work in-hand provides a consolidated overview on the empirical findings from the

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Central and South America Central and South America Essays & Articles Long-Distance Journeys Publication Spotlight Publications 

Franchising Underground Finance: Creative Remittances as Explained by Nia

January 8, 2021April 5, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 658 Views 0 Comment ecuador, Friends and Networks, Money and finance, venezuela

By Natalia Espinosa Tokuhama, under the supervision of Kim Wilson On a Wednesday afternoon near the Parque El Arbolito at

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Central and South America Central and South America Long-Distance Journeys Publication Spotlight Publications Reports Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 

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

January 4, 2021April 9, 2021 Maria T. Nagel 853 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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Middle East-North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Visual Journeys 

Two Flights

December 23, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 420 Views 0 Comment cote d'ivoire, Dangers and trouble, Family, Friends and Networks, Identity and documents, Livelihoods, Money and finance, Religion, tunisia

A mother from Côte d’Ivoire encounters hardship and exploitation in search of a better life in Tunisia.

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Essays & Articles Long-Distance Journeys Middle East-North Africa Middle East-North Africa Publications 

Navigating ‘Survivelihood’: Why refugees in Jordan plateau in their financial journeys too soon

December 21, 2020April 9, 2021 Maria T. Nagel 556 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Coping and thriving, Family, Financial health, Friends and Networks, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, Iraq, Jordan, Livelihoods, Money and finance, Somalia, sudan, Syria, yemen

By Swati Mehta Dhawan, Hans-Martin Zademach, and Kim Wilson This essay brings together early insights from the research conducted under

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Middle East-North Africa Newsletter Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 

Financial Integration and Friendship

November 30, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 275 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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Middle East-North Africa Middle East-North Africa Multimedia Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Visual Journeys 

Friendships, Networks and Financial Integration in Displacement

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 424 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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