This paper investigates whether the food consumption of refugees in protracted displacement responds to the timing of food aid distribution cycles, and whether the interval since the last distribution affects the short-term nutritional status of children under five.
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Economic Life in Refugee Camps
This paper analyzes the economic life of Congolese refugees within three camps in Rwanda and their interactions with surrounding local economies.
Investigating the interplay between electricity access and food security: Insights from refugee settlements in Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda
This article investigates the impact of electricity access on food security, focusing on refugee settlements in Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda.
Household food insecurity, living conditions, and individual sense of security: A cross-sectional survey among Burkina Faso refugees in Ghana
This article assesses the levels and determinants of food insecurity among Burkina Faso refugees residing in Ghana.
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.
Is the self-reliance strategy sustainable? Evidence from assistance programmes to refugees in Uganda
This study investigates the impact of cash and food assistance on food security and self-reliance among refugee communities in Uganda.
Cash transfers and micro-enterprise performance: Theory and quasi-experimental evidence from Kenya
This paper examines the business and price effects of cash-based assistance provided to refugees in Kenya.
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.
Identifying the COVID-19 Transmission Channels on Poverty and Food Security in Refugee-Hosting Districts of Uganda
This paper investigates the mechanisms through which COVID-19 affected poverty and food insecurity in refugee-hosting districts in Uganda. Uganda hosts the largest refugee population in Sub-Saharan Africa, with approximately 1.5 million refugees.