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Coyotes, Tandas, and a Quest for Closure: Conversations with Recent Immigrants from Puebla, Mexico

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Anastasia Thano 196 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Case Study, mexico, Smuggling, United States

By: Anargiros Z. Frangos, Jr. under the supervision of Kim Wilson For the vast majority of Mexicans wishing to immigrate to the

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Report: COVID-19 and refugees’ economic opportunities, financial services and digital inclusion

April 5, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 710 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Ethiopia, Financial Health, Identity and Documents, Jordan, Kenya, Technology, Uganda

The Journeys Project is excited to share a report published with the International Rescue Committee. This report was the culmination

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Finance in Displacement – A Gendered Perspective

March 4, 2021April 13, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 968 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

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Financial Journeys of Refugees in Jordan: Empirical FINDings I

February 18, 2021November 14, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1484 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

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Stuck on Getting By

December 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 843 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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Financial Integration and Friendship

November 30, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 634 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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Majid

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1179 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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Friendships, Networks and Financial Integration in Displacement

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1035 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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Entrepreneurship Amidst Displacement

October 8, 2020June 23, 2022 Neiha S. Lasharie 980 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Coping and Thriving, Dangers and trouble, Family, Financial Health, Friends and Networks, Host and Transition Communities, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Integration, Jordan, Language, Livelihoods, Money and Finance, Somalia, Sudan, Syria

In this issue of Fresh FINDings we feature research from Jordan, led by Swati Mehta Dhawan of Katholische Universität Eichstätt

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Abu Samer

September 23, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 1289 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Coping and Thriving, Dangers and trouble, Family, Financial Health, Friends and Networks, Host and Transition Communities, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Integration, Jordan, Language, Syria

A “positive deviant” struggles with resilience

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