Report on Interviews with Returnee Women and Girls in Herat Provonce, Afghanistan
Sixty returnee women and girls from rural areas of Herat were interviewed between July 26th and August 7th, 2000….
Search Results for self-reliance
Showing results 161-170 of 241
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Conflict and Displacemement in Burundi
A delegation from the Women’s Refugee Commission carried out a fact finding mission to Tanzania and Burundi in early October 2000 to identify particular concerns and needs of the many…
Preventing Gender-based Violence, Building Livelihoods: Guidance and Tools for Improved Programming
Women displaced by conflict or natural disaster adopt new strategies to provide for themselves and their families. These new strategies often place them at risk of gender-based violence. This guidance…
The Path to Hope: Congolese Refugee Adolescent Girls in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania
The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) completed a research mission to Tanzania in October 2012. The purpose was to gain understanding of Congolese refugee adolescent girls’ protection and empowerment needs. This…
Urban Refugee Research and Social Capital
In November 2012, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) convened a roundtable discussion on urban refugee research. During the roundtable, seven main themes emerged, which…
Children and Economic Strengthening Programs: Maximizing Benefits and Minimizing Harm
The Child Protection in Crisis (CPC) Task Force on Livelihoods and Economic Strengthening seeks to enhance the protection and well-being of crisis-affected children through sustainable livelihoods approaches and economic strengthening…
Why Measuring Child-Level Impacts Can Help Achieve Lasting Economic Change
This paper is intended as a starting point for discussion and advocacy around measuring the impacts of economic strengthening on children, in order to ensure their wellbeing and break the…
The Impacts of Economic Strengthening Programs on Children: A Review of the Evidence
Economic strengthening approaches (microcredit, cash transfers, skills training, etc.) are increasingly applied in crisis and post-crisis contexts. These programs are aimed at achieving a wide variety of socio-economic goals, which…
Leave No One Behind: How to Include Crisis-Affected Populations in the Generation Equality Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights
Ahead of the UN Generation Equality Paris Forum from June 29 to July 1, 2021, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) prepared a paper on…
Livelihoods, Economic Strengthening, Child Protection and Well-Being in Western Uganda
Governments and NGOs in humanitarian crisis settings are increasingly interested in tackling the intergenerational cycle of poverty through holistic interventions that integrate support for child development/protection and economic strengthening of…
Page 17 of 25