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

January 22, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 912 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, 2021June 30, 2022 Maria T. Nagel 1563 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

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Cash or Credit

December 23, 2020April 13, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 675 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Haiti, Host and Transition Communities, India, Lodging and Food, Money and Finance, Nepal, Smuggling, The Journey

Payment methods for hoteliers serving migrants in Costa Rica.

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Hotels Reinventing

December 23, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 663 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Cameroon, Costa Rica, DRC, Ghana, Haiti, Hotels, India, Nepal, Pakistan

A hotel adapts to the culture of its patrons.

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Informal Money

December 23, 2020April 16, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 701 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Cameroon, Costa Rica, DRC, Ghana, Haiti, India, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan

A Colombian network provides money transfer and lending services to migrants.

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Mamma

December 23, 2020April 16, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 490 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Cameroon, Costa Rica, DRC, Ghana, Haiti, Hotels, Identity and Documents, India, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan

The middle woman behind migrant money transfers.

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Stephanie

December 23, 2020April 16, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 721 Views 0 Comment Cote d'Ivoire, Dangers and trouble, Family, Identity and Documents, Money and Finance, Tunisia

An Ivorian mother struggles to support her family from Tunisia.

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Two Flights

December 23, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 807 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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Financial Integration and Friendship

November 30, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 504 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 783 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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