Livelihoods

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

January 22, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 682 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 1172 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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Two Flights

December 23, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 586 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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Stuck on Getting By

December 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 571 Views 0 Comment Barriers, covid-19, Jordan, Livelihoods, Syria, yemen

Why are most refugees in Jordan stuck in the survivelihood phase? In this issue of Fresh FINDings we feature research

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Multimedia North America North America Visual Journeys 

Work for Yourself

November 16, 2020April 16, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 585 Views 0 Comment Before the journey, Coping and thriving, Destinations, Family, Haiti, Livelihoods, mexico, Money and finance

Fleeing violence, a Haitian starts a successful business in Tijuana

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Majid

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 642 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Identity and documents, Jordan, Livelihoods, Money and finance, yemen

Not all refugees are seen as equal and hierarchies block opportunities

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Parque La Carolina

October 13, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 726 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Colombia, Coping and thriving, ecuador, Friends and Networks, Host and transition communities, Identity and documents, India, Integration, Language, lebanon, Livelihoods, venezuela

A hub for work and play, Parque La Carolina acts as a microcosm of migrant and local dynamics in Quito,

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Innovation (Charlie, Josephina and Juan)

October 13, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 595 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Colombia, Coping and thriving, ecuador, Friends and Networks, Host and transition communities, Identity and documents, India, Integration, Language, lebanon, Livelihoods, venezuela

“Ratcheting-up” livelihoods through entrepreneurship and innovation allow migrants to get a foothold in their new home

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Discrimination

October 13, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 802 Views 0 Comment Colombia, Coping and thriving, ecuador, Friends and Networks, Host and transition communities, Identity and documents, Integration, Language, Livelihoods

Skin color blurs the line between migrant and local, and exposes underlying assumptions about class, ethnicity, and immigration status

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Jose and Margarita

October 13, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 636 Views 0 Comment Coping and thriving, ecuador, Friends and Networks, Host and transition communities, Identity and documents, Integration, Language, Livelihoods, venezuela

Self-help communities grow as Venezuelan migrants find solidarity and solace in friendship

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