This policy brief addresses the issue of access to decent work for urban refugees in Nairobi and Kampala and provides recommendations to overcome the challenges they face. Urban refugees, unlike those...

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated the impact of cash grants and mentorship programs on boosting micro entrepreneurship outcomes among economically vulnerable refugees and Ugandan nation...

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was used to assess the impact of both cash grants and cash grants + mentorship support on programs on improving the economic and mental wellbeing outcomes of refuge...

Re:BUiLD conducted two large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Kampala, Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya with a total of 4,000 participants. Both looked at one common dimension of livelihood progr...

Over the past year, our organization has made significant strides in empowering forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) through direct investment, employment opportunities, and policy advocacy. A key achiev...

Many public policies create (perceived) winners and losers, but there is little evidence on whether redistribution can support new political economy equilibria that raise aggregate welfare. We study a...

Few livelihood programs for refugees are rigorously evaluated. While findings among other populations are informative, the effects among refugees could differ significantly. This paper outlines our ...

The presentation gives a snapshot analysis of what needs to strategically happen and what exists spatially as driving cog to the thriving businesses in the refugee settings and use of area-based, mult...

The presentation draw's from IRC REBUILD's experiences.Urban refugees face specific barriers related to accessing essential services, decent housing and social and professional networks. A presentatio...

The presentation draws from WUSC’s experience providing refugees with a holistic package of combined financing, tailored Business Development Services (BDS) training, and peer-to-peer mentorship to cr...