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Financial Journeys of Refugees in Jordan: Empirical FINDings I

February 18, 2021May 20, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 514 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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Following where Community-Driven Organizations Lead: Lessons for strengthening refugee financial integration

January 22, 2021April 13, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 541 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, 2021April 9, 2021 Maria T. Nagel 817 Views 0 Comment Burundi, Congo, Dangers and trouble, Destinations, El Salvador, Family, Financial health, Forgery bribery and corruption, 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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Navigating ‘Survivelihood’: Why refugees in Jordan plateau in their financial journeys too soon

December 21, 2020April 9, 2021 Maria T. Nagel 529 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Coping and thriving, Family, Financial health, Friends and Networks, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, Iraq, Jordan, Livelihoods, Money and finance, Somalia, sudan, Syria, yemen

By Swati Mehta Dhawan, Hans-Martin Zademach, and Kim Wilson This essay brings together early insights from the research conducted under

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Financial Integration and Friendship

November 30, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 257 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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Gender Barriers

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 547 Views 0 Comment Gender, Iraq, Jordan, Somalia, sudan, Syria, yemen

Work experiences of refugees completely diverge based on gender

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Friendships, Networks and Financial Integration in Displacement

November 16, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 395 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, 2020April 9, 2021 Neiha S. Lasharie 480 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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Economic Integration

July 22, 2020April 9, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 313 Views 0 Comment Barriers, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Financial health, Forgery bribery and corruption, 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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Gaps in Policies, Chasms for Refugees

March 31, 2020April 5, 2021 Lori Zimmermann 432 Views 0 Comment Ethiopia, Host and transition communities, Humanitarian aid, Identity and documents, Integration, Somalia

By Devang Shah, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
An open-door policy, free primary education, health care, monthly rations and cash. Sounds like a perfect policy recipe for integration of refugees with their local communities. However, for more than twenty years since Kebri Beyah camp was established, refugees living there are still financially unstable and far from integration. Why are the steps taken by various governmental and non-governmental organisations still proving ineffective? This essay attempts to answer this question by diving into the chasm between policy making and policy implementation for the case of the Somali region in Ethiopia. We will analyze which policies, programs, and initiatives have worked, which have not, and why.

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