Archive of Theme: Migration

Integrating refugees into West African economies

Integrating refugees into West African economies

Integrating refugees into West African economies

The Central Sahel is currently the fastest growing displacement crisis in the world, with ramifications for the wider West Africa region. Yet the ability for refugees and IDPs to play an active role in the economy is severely limited.  In 2022, we collaborated with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) on a project funded by the Mastercard Foundation to conduct an assessment of economic Read More

Assessing barriers to refugee lens investment

Assessing barriers to refugee lens investment

Jordan hosts the second largest proportion of refugees per capita in the world, but their ability to engage in the formal economy can be limited. The nascent field of Refugee Lens Investing is gradually decoding how global investors can better Read More

Mapping the migration landscape across the MENA region

Mapping the migration landscape across the MENA region

People have always moved, and the MENA region, more than any other, has a long history of migration related to trade, tribal pastoralism, war, conflict and the growth of Islam. Migration has made MENA what it is today.  In 2021, Read More