Livelihoods

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Beyond Livelihoods: “Financial Health” and the Humanitarian-Development Nexus

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 616 Views 0 Comment Coping and thriving, Financial health, Integration, Livelihoods

Image credit: Jan Chipchase By Dr. Karen Jacobsen and Kim Wilson For years, humanitarian and development scholars and practitioners have

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

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

January 22, 2021April 13, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 565 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, 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 422 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 505 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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Navigating ‘Survivelihood’: Why refugees in Jordan plateau in their financial journeys too soon

December 21, 2020April 9, 2021 Maria T. Nagel 558 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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Work for Yourself

November 16, 2020April 16, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 469 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 512 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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A Shared Universe (for Most): Ecosystems in Public Spaces and Migrant Livelihoods

October 19, 2020April 5, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 529 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

By Madison Chapman, under the supervision of Kim Wilson Two young Colombian women sit next to a small iron pushcart

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Parque La Carolina

October 13, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 577 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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