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Unlocking the Economic Power of Refugees in Central Africa

This report explores how inclusive economic strategies can empower refugees across the six CEMAC nations—Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo, emphasizing sustainable integration through entrepreneurship, employment, and investment opportunities within key value chains.

STUDY

Refugee Employment: Why and How

There are both economic and humanitarian reasons for companies to employ refugees--and employment is critically important for moving them off of humanitarian assistance and on to both self-sufficiency and better lives. This study looks at the reasons and offers guidance for businesses, policymakers, and intermediaries on how to support refugee employment.

Online Training: The Private Sector/Refugee Link

This free online training from PS4R is for businesses, the development community, and governments. It is an introduction into how the private sector can be a bridge for refugees and other forcibly displaced people between humanitarian assistance and self-sufficiency--and how the forcibly displaced can be job creators and valuable contributors to their host communities' economies.

Study: Refugee-Related Investment

Investing in refugee-related enterprises creates jobs for refugees and expands host-community private sectors. This paper looks at obstacles and opportunities in this still-emerging field.

Study: Advancing Refugee Entrepreneurship

Refugee entrepreneurs create jobs that are badly needed in their communities. An enabling environment is critical to unleash new-business creation. This paper examines the state of refugee entrepreneurship in various world regions and suggests steps the private sector, governments, and the development community can take to support business creation and growth.

Economic Empowerment of Forcibly Displaced Persons from Ukraine in Poland

This report and analysis examines the legal and regulatory environment for forcibly displaced persons from Ukraine in Poland and makes recommendations for next steps for government and the private sector.

Charter of Good Practice

Business and governments can take steps to integrate refugees economically. The Charter of Good Practice outlines key considerations for doing so.

Report: Maximizing the Impact of Gender-Lens Investing and Business Practices ...

The economic empowerment of forcibly displaced women can contribute to greater resilience and improved livelihoods for both displaced people and host communities.

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Video: Overview of Refugee Lens Investing

This tool, from the Refugee Investment Network (RIN), provides investors with a lens to assess and qualify prospective and historical deals as refugee investments.


PS4R Knowledge & Tools: Practical Insights and Guidance


PS4R produces knowledge, tools, trainings, diagnostics, and other resources to aid businesses, philantrhopies, governments, and the development community in economically empowering forcibly displaced people while driving host-community growth. This page is a growing hub for those resources, along with select resources developed by others.


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