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The FIND Symposium: Findings, Expert Discussion, and Recommendations for Refugee Financial Services

June 4, 2021November 13, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 2079 Views 0 Comment Financial Health, Identity and Documents, Jordan, Kenya, mexico, Uganda

Building a strong foundation for effective refugee financial services At the end of April, we were thrilled to host the

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Convoys of Hope or Digital Deception? Understanding How People-Smugglers Utilize Facebook

April 16, 2021December 19, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1675 Views 0 Comment Smuggling, Technology

By Amanda Borquaye, under the supervision of Kim Wilson “Our phones and power banks are more important for our journey

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8 Months of Fresh FINDings

April 13, 2021June 23, 2022 Neiha S. Lasharie 993 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

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

January 22, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1196 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 1943 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 938 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 980 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 953 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 697 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 1005 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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