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Formal vs. Informal

October 13, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 960 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

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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Entrepreneurship Amidst Displacement

October 8, 2020June 23, 2022 Neiha S. Lasharie 745 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 957 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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Bureaucracy and Identification

September 11, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 586 Views 0 Comment Barriers, DRC, Financial Health, Friends and Networks, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Jordan, Kenya, Livelihoods, Money and Finance, Syria

In this issue of Fresh FINDings we feature research from Kenya, led by Julie Zollmann in collaboration with Cate Wanjala.

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The Darien Gap

September 4, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 561 Views 0 Comment Bangladesh, Cameroon, Colombia, Dangers and trouble, DRC, Friends and Networks, Ghana, Haiti, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Smuggling, The Journey

In this video by the PBS NewsHour, PBS correspondent Nadja Drost and videographer Bruno Federico accompany migrants on the perilous journey through the Darien Gap. The 66-mile jungle tests the mental and physical strength of all who dare to cross it, wounding many and entrapping others never to be seen again.

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Financial Journeys and COVID-19

August 18, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 789 Views 0 Comment Barriers, COVID-19, Friends and Networks, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Jordan, Livelihoods, Money and Finance

Mapping the financial journeys of refugees and asylum seekers in Jordan, and the impact of COVID-19 on the economic lives

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Economic Integration

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 493 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Financial Health, Friends and Networks, Gender, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, Integration, Language, Livelihoods, Lodging and Food, Money and Finance, Religion, Rwanda, Saving and Lending, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

This video draws on a case study of Uganda, where refugees move from their early arrival phase to coping long term with economic opportunities and set-backs. The information draws on Fletcher research in Uganda.

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Financial Journeys

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 457 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, DRC, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Family, Friends and Networks, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Identity and Documents, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lodging and Food, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Smuggling, Syria, Turkey

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 450 Views 0 Comment Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dangers and trouble, DRC, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Family, Friends and Networks, Gender, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, Identity and Documents, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Money and Finance, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Smuggling, Syria, The Journey, Turkey

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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Origins and Outcomes: Migrant Integration in Uganda

March 31, 2020November 14, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 381 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Congo, Friends and Networks, Integration, Language, Livelihoods, Lodging and Food, Religion, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

By Dan Creamer, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
In the United States, the postal code of one’s birthplace predicts more about one’s future than nearly any other factor. While interviewing refugees in Kampala and Bidi Bidi Camp, I found a parallel observation in which specific details of a refugee’s origin could predict their outcomes, particularly economic and locational outcomes. Refugees from similar places of origin tend to settle in similar locales. While this finding may be obvious to refugees and development organizations, the deterministic elements of a refugee’s place of origin do not seem to influence programming in the Uganda refugee context.