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“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

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

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

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Formal vs. Informal

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

Registered and unregistered sellers in La Carolina compete for social and retail space in the park amidst growing inter-group tensions.

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Financial Journeys

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann

This video sheds light on how refugees and migrants finance their journeys and how they manage their money while en route. The information draws on Fletcher research in Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and Africa.

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Reasons, Routes and Costs

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann

This video traces the reasons people leave their country of origin, some of the routes they travel, and the costs of the journey. The information draws on Fletcher research in Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and Africa.

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The Other Migration, Part 1: Who and Why

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann

As countries across the globe crack down on immigration, migrants and refugees are forced to uncover new travel routes in search of safety and stability. The Other Migration examines the journey of migrants from Africa and Asia as they travel across the world to South America and up through Central America. Part one of this three-part series examines who is traveling on this migration route and why.

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The Other Migration, Part 2: Journey Through the Darién Gap

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann

Migrants and refugees who have fled to South America may attempt to travel up through Central America in search of safety and stability in the US or Canada. This journey involves crossing one of the world’s most dangerous jungles: The Darién Gap, along the border of Colombia and Panama. In part two of this three-part series, learn about this perilous leg of the migration journey.

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The Other Migration, Part 3: Financial Journey of Refugees

July 2, 2019April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann

Money can reveal new and important aspects of the migration journey. In part three of this three-part series, learn what finances can tell us as migrants and refugees save, spend, and try to maintain money traveling from around the world, to South America, and up through Central America in a perilous migration route.