This article examines the effects of UNICEF’s cash transfer program, Hajati, on social cohesion and connectedness in Jordan.
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Determinants of Women Empowerment: Case of Refugee Women Living in Nairobi Kenya
This article investigates the determinants of women empowerment among refugee women living in Nairobi, Kenya.
The association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion and intimate partner violence in a refugee camp in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia
This article examines the association between perceived neighborhood social cohesion (P-NSC)—a measure of community trust, attachment, safety, and reciprocity—and the incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and controlling behaviors against women among Somali refugees residing in Bokolmayo camp, Dollo Ado, Ethiopia.
The power of dialogue: Forced displacement and social integration amid an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique
This paper investigates the impact of a community-based field experiment designed to promote the social integration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) into the local community in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique.
The impact of savings-led microfinance on the lives of refugees
This paper analyses the impact of a Village Savings and Loan (VSL) program on South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.
Training Refugees: Lights and Shadows in the Context of the Self-Reliance Strategy Implemented in Uganda
This paper estimates the causal impact of training on refugees’ food security and market access in Uganda.
Exploring relationships between conflict intensity, forced displacement, and healthcare attacks: a retrospective analysis from Syria, 2016–2022
This article investigates the relationships between healthcare attacks, conflict incidence, and internal displacement in Syria between 2016 and 2022. Over the 13 years of civil conflict in Syria, over 7.2 million people have been internally displaced, and 6.5 million refugees have fled the country.
Distributional impacts of cash transfers on the multidimensional poverty of refugees: The Emergency Social Safety Net in Turkey
This paper analyzes the impact of the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) cash program on the multidimensional poverty of refugees in Turkey.
The effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native students. Evidence from Chile
This paper examines the effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native Chilean students, focusing on the influx of Venezuelan (Spanish-speaking) and non-Spanish-speaking (mainly Haitian) migrants between 2016 and 2018. Between 2011 and 2018, the migrant population in Chile increased from 1.4 percent to 6.6 percent of the country’s population.
The role of school functioning, physical activity, BMI, sex and age in building resilience among Ukrainian refugee children in Poland
This article examines the relationship between school functioning, physical activity (PA), sex, Body Mass Index (BMI), age, and resilience in Ukrainian refugee children in Poland. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, approximately 200,000 school-aged children and adolescents from Ukraine have enrolled in Polish schools.