Gender Archives - The Journeys Project

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

8 Months of Fresh FINDings

April 13, 2021June 23, 2022 Neiha S. Lasharie 1186 Views 0 Comment Coping and Thriving, DRC, Financial Health, Gender, Host and Transition Communities, Jordan, Kenya

Looking ahead to our FIND Symposium, we reflect on some of our FINDings. The Fresh FINDings Newsletter provides monthly insights

Read more

group of people

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

Finance in Displacement – A Gendered Perspective

March 4, 2021April 13, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1312 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Coping and Thriving, COVID-19, Family, Financial Health, Gender, Host and Transition Communities, Jordan, Kenya, Language, Money and Finance, Syria

What are the financial health realities faced by women refugees in Jordan and Kenya? In this issue of Fresh FINDings

Read more

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, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1846 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

Read more

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, 2021June 30, 2022 Maria T. Nagel 2328 Views 0 Comment Bribery and Corruption, Burundi, Congo, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, El Salvador, Family, Financial Health, 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

Read more

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

Financial Integration and Friendship

November 30, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 864 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.

Read more

Middle East-North Africa Middle East-North Africa Multimedia Visual Journeys

Gender Barriers

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1788 Views 0 Comment Gender, Iraq, Jordan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen

Work experiences of refugees completely diverge based on gender

Read more

Multimedia Video Lectures

Interventions

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 965 Views 0 Comment Gender, Humanitarian Aid, Money and Finance, Technology

This video offers up examples of how humanitarian and development actors have chosen to intervene to assist migrants and refugees before, during and after their journeys. The information draws on the research and program examples of multiple actors in the aid world.

Read more

Multimedia Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Video Lectures

Economic Integration

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 862 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Financial Health, 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.

Read more

Central and South America Central and South Asia Europe Middle East-North Africa Middle East-North Africa Multimedia North America Sub-Saharan Africa Video Lectures

Reasons, Routes and Costs

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 842 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.

Read more

Central and South America Essays & Articles Middle East-North Africa Publications Sub-Saharan Africa

Shifting Roles in Refugee Livelihoods

March 31, 2020June 30, 2022 Lori Zimmermann 746 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Bribery and Corruption, Congo, Coping and Thriving, Family, Gender, Identity and Documents, Livelihoods, Lodging and Food, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

By Catherine Wanjala, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
During displacement, families are jolted into new realities. From navigating new foods and new educational opportunities to negotiating a maze of new customs, displaced households struggle to master their unfamiliar surroundings. Opportunities to earn a living also greatly differed from what refugees and migrants had available to them in their countries of origin. Refugees often found these new realities also shifted roles within the family.

Read more

← Previous

Disclaimer | Non-Discrimination | Privacy | Terms for Creating and Maintaining Sites