Drawing on our case study of Addis Ababa, where refugee-run businesses are tightly integrated into the city’s wider economy, we explore the obstacles that can limit refugees’ economic contribution and recommend policies to overcome them. As a first step, humanitarian agencies should encourage host governments to grant urban refugees the right to work so host cities can share the benefits of their innovation, creativity and international links.
Recent Resources
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Self-Reliance Index, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Self-Reliance Index, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Authors: Dr. Ilana Seff, Dr. Lindsay Stark, Kari Diener, Kellie Leeson, Ned Meerdink, Alli Gillespie
Resource Type: Policy, Country: Uganda, Country: Ethiopia, Country: Jordan, Country: Colombia, Theme: Policy, Organizations: World Bank, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Region: EMR, Region: East Africa, Region: Middle East
Resource Type: Policy, Country: Uganda, Country: Ethiopia, Country: Jordan, Country: Colombia, Theme: Policy, Organizations: World Bank, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Region: EMR, Region: East Africa, Region: Middle East
Publishing Organizations: World Bank
Authors: Jan von der Goltz, Kirsten Schuettler, Julie Bousquet, Tewodros Aragie Kebede
Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods, Population: Refugees, Population: Forcibly Displaced, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Impact
Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods, Population: Refugees, Population: Forcibly Displaced, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Impact
Publishing Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Tags: Climate Change, Publication Year: 2024, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Population: Refugees, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Tags: Climate Change, Publication Year: 2024, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Population: Refugees, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Climate Risks and Self-Reliance Technical Working Group (TWG)
Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods
Empowering Refugees Through Digital Work: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Livelihood Opportunities
Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods
Publishing Organizations: Jobtech Alliance, Na'amal, Hilton Foundation
Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Organizations: IIED
Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Organizations: IIED
Publishing Organizations: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Author(s): Boel McAteer and Kellie Leeson
Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Population: Refugees, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Evaluation, Organizations: Re:Build, Self-Reliance Index, Region: East Africa
Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Population: Refugees, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Evaluation, Organizations: Re:Build, Self-Reliance Index, Region: East Africa
Publishing Organizations: International Rescue Committee (IRC) RE:BUiLD Program
Author(s): Author: Everlyn Kaumba with contributions from Priscilla Dembetembe, Belinda Muya, Elizabeth Mukami, Victor Otsimi, David Musiime, and Ned Meerdink
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: MSD, Population: Forcibly Displaced, Population: Host Communities
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: MSD, Population: Forcibly Displaced, Population: Host Communities
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Sasha Muench
Resource Type: Academic, Organizations: Journal of Refugee Studies, Country: Kenya, Region: East Africa, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods
Resource Type: Academic, Organizations: Journal of Refugee Studies, Country: Kenya, Region: East Africa, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods
Publishing Organizations: Journal of Refugee Studies
Author(s): Blair Sackett
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Publication Year: 2024, Population: Refugees, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Organizations: RefugePoint, Organizations: RELON Uganda, Organizations: R-SEAT, Tags: Refugee-Led, Region: East Africa, Country: Uganda
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Publication Year: 2024, Population: Refugees, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Organizations: RefugePoint, Organizations: RELON Uganda, Organizations: R-SEAT, Tags: Refugee-Led, Region: East Africa, Country: Uganda
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RefugePoint, RELON Uganda, and R-SEAT
