Dollo Ado is a district in south-eastern Ethiopia bordering Somalia to the east and Kenya to the south. As of …[more »]
Not a burden: Somali refugees transform Dollo Ado into an onion export zone
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Emotions in field work
Resnik argues that ‘an objective researcher (or project, report, or study) is like a judge who attempts to give a …[more »]
Our leaders need to stop repeating the myth that refugees are an economic burden
A blog post by Sunit Bagree, Communications Manager for the Protracted Displacement Economies project, challenging the idea that refugees are …[more »]
‘Mana pfasha’: The incredible resilience of Rwandan refugees in Masisi, DRC
Generally settled in planned camps – with or without the support of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) – displaced …[more »]
Somali women refugees’ resilience in urban Ethiopia
As of April 2021, there were 208,825 registered Somali refugees in Ethiopia, which is 25.6% of the registered refugee population …[more »]
The impacts of COVID-19, authoritarianism and armed conflict on Kayin State
Large swathes of Myanmar, in particular sites of displacement and surrounding communities, hard-to-reach areas and Non-Government Controlled Areas, are struggling …[more »]
Positive portrayal of marginalised communities in humanitarian aid communications
Compelling communication of humanitarian work can create empathy towards a cause, advance an organisation’s advocacy and fundraising efforts, and defy …[more »]
Reflections on survey methods in a refugee village in Pakistan
A key data set for the Protracted Displacement Economies project is a large-scale household survey. Some of the challenges associated with household …[more »]
How to overcome the challenges of doing research during COVID-19
A blog post by Becky Mitchell, Research Officer at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and a member of the …[more »]
The future of aid: Place-based economies
A blog post by Tahir Zaman, Lecturer at the University of Sussex and a member of the Protracted Displacement Economies …[more »]