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Refugee families are more likely to become self-reliant if provided with support outside of camp settings

  • Written by Lindsay Stark, Professor of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis
imageThe Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana County, Kenya.Charles Onyango/Xinhua via Getty Images

Refugees provided with targeted support outside of designated camps have a better chance of finding jobs, economic stability and safety.

That is the main finding in our recently published article in BMJ Global Health looking at what helps displaced families...

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