During the World Social Forum, held on August 9-14 in Montreal, we had the chance to organize a exhibition of Hubert Hayaud's work - pictures taken during our trip in Kenya last May - in collaboration with Amnistie Internationale Canada Section Francophone. The exhibition took...
Last month I took part in a Google Hangout organized by UNHCR Innovation and +SocialGood to discuss "How to invest in refugees". I was joined by Robert Hakiza, from the Ugandan organisation YARID, and Naohiko Omata, from the Oxford Humanitarian Innovation Project (OXHIP). We discussed the role...
The plane tickets are booked! My colleague Hubert Hayaud (who will be the photographer for this trip) and I will be in Kenya from May 2-17 to continue reporting for #RefugeeEconomics. We will be spending time in Nairobi and particularly in the Eastleigh neighbourhood, and we'll...
I will be in Uganda from March 8 to 23. I look forward to meeting with NGOs, humanitarian agencies, government actors, businesses and youth groups, and most of all with refugees themselves in Kampala and Nakivale. Why Uganda? With Europe struggling to manage the influx of refugees from Syria...
#RefugeeEconomics is a reporting project that investigates the economic impact of refugee crises on host communities. When displaced populations settle in host countries, jobs, consumer prices and public resources are invariably affected. However the right policies can help refugees thrive and contribute to the local economy...
