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Please join us on Wednesday, July 23 at 9 am EDT (online via Zoom) for the third webinar in our Displaced Livelihoods Initiative Webinar Series

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Microentrepreneurship is a common form of employment for refugees, including among the 150,000 refugees in Kampala, Uganda. However, they often face constraints to business growth such as obstacles to borrowing, inexperience, or a lack of managerial capital and networks. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) recently completed a randomized evaluation measuring the impact of a cash grant and business mentorship program aimed at helping refugees overcome social and economic barriers to entrepreneurship. This new research is shedding light on the economic and social cohesion outcomes of this model.

Emerging evidence from the Re:Build program highlights the outcomes of business mentorship relative to cash alone. In this webinar, speakers will examine the results, mechanisms, and policy implications of a randomized controlled trial evaluating this intervention. Thomas Ginn (Center for Global Development) will present the recent results, showcasing the impact of business mentorship and grants compared to cash alone on business outcomes and attitudes. David Martin Musiime (International Rescue Committee) will discuss the IRC’s application of the results and the implications of future work in this topic. Caroline Lawton (Innovations for Poverty Action) will moderate the discussion.

The Displaced Livelihoods Initiative

Displacement is at an all-time high and is projected to climb in the coming decades, pushing the international donor, practitioner, and researcher communities to seek more cost-effective, long-term solutions to displacement. This has led to an increased effort to strengthen livelihoods, self-reliance, and economic inclusion. More evidence is needed, however, about what interventions best support sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities, and at what cost. DLI supports rigorous impact evaluations, pilots, exploratory studies, infrastructure and public goods projects, and scaling work to inform policies and programs on sustainable livelihoods for displaced populations and host communities. Funding for DLI comes from the IKEA Foundation. Learn more here

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