Finance in Displacement: Joint Lessons Report
By Kim Wilson (Tufts University) and Hans-Martin Zademach (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) Managing finances is challenging for most people, but it is
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Uganda
The FIND Symposium: Findings, Expert Discussion, and Recommendations for Refugee Financial Services
Building a strong foundation for effective refugee financial services At the end of April, we were thrilled to host the
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Financial Inclusion for Refugees: Learning from Financial Sector Deepening Uganda
By Jayshree Venkatesan and Jeremiah Gatlin During a year that most of the world has spent locked indoors, we should
Read MoreReport: COVID-19 and refugees’ economic opportunities, financial services and digital inclusion
The Journeys Project is excited to share a report published with the International Rescue Committee. This report was the culmination
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Following where Community-Driven Organizations Lead: Lessons for strengthening refugee financial integration
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
By Karen Jacobsen and Kim Wilson One of the biggest challenges facing refugees and migrants is navigating the livelihoods and
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Economic Integration
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.
Read MoreOrigins and Outcomes: Migrant Integration in 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.
Shifting Roles in Refugee Livelihoods
By Catherine Wanjala, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
During displacement, families are jolted into new realities. From navigating new foods and new educational opportunities to negotiating a maze of new customs, displaced households struggle to master their unfamiliar surroundings. Opportunities to earn a living also greatly differed from what refugees and migrants had available to them in their countries of origin. Refugees often found these new realities also shifted roles within the family.