Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges

Economic engagement of refugees and supporting their micro enterprises have been acknowledged long ago by UNHCR and humanitarian agencies as an effective solution to promote self-sufficiency and self-reliance of refugees and to improve their socio-economic situations.However, in terms of implement...

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Main Authors:	Kachkar, Omar, Mohammed, Mustafa Omar, Md Saad, Norma, Kayadibi, Saim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities 2016
Subjects:	HG1501 Banking
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spelling	iium-572072017-07-18T03:04:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57207/ Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges Kachkar, Omar Mohammed, Mustafa Omar Md Saad, Norma Kayadibi, Saim HG1501 Banking Economic engagement of refugees and supporting their micro enterprises have been acknowledged long ago by UNHCR and humanitarian agencies as an effective solution to promote self-sufficiency and self-reliance of refugees and to improve their socio-economic situations.However, in terms of implementation, economic engagement of refugees has remained to minimum levels. They remain for years unemployed and inactive, struggling with poverty and suffering with all consequences of the unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way backwards. Six interviews have been conducted with experts from five aid and relief organisations as follows; UNHCR, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Malaysian Social Research Institute (MISR), Islamic Aid Malaysia and (IAM), Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM). Findings of the interviews indicate to a verity of challenges encountered by NGOs and humanitarian agencies. On top of these challenges in the legal challenge and the absence of the supportive environment in the host countries, followed by the lack of financial resources to support the RMEs and the lack of experienced institutions to cater microfinance and microenterprise for refugees. This study concludes that despite all the challenges, supporting microenterprises for refugees should be given adequate concern due to the changes in refugee trends in terms of the unprecedented number and in terms of the length of the average stay of refugee in exile and due to the successful stories of refugee micro-entrepreneurs when they are encouraged with the supportive business environment in host countries. Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57207/1/Refugees%20and%20Microenterprise_Journal%20of%20Asian%20and%20African%20Social%20Sciences.pdf Kachkar, Omar and Mohammed, Mustafa Omar and Md Saad, Norma and Kayadibi, Saim (2016) Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges. Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, 2 (4). pp. 55-69. ISSN 2413-2748 https://www.aarcentre.com/index.php/aarcentre/article/view/82
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description	Economic engagement of refugees and supporting their micro enterprises have been acknowledged long ago by UNHCR and humanitarian agencies as an effective solution to promote self-sufficiency and self-reliance of refugees and to improve their socio-economic situations.However, in terms of implementation, economic engagement of refugees has remained to minimum levels. They remain for years unemployed and inactive, struggling with poverty and suffering with all consequences of the unbearable state of limbo, with no way forward and no way backwards. Six interviews have been conducted with experts from five aid and relief organisations as follows; UNHCR, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Malaysian Social Research Institute (MISR), Islamic Aid Malaysia and (IAM), Islamic Relief Malaysia (IRM). Findings of the interviews indicate to a verity of challenges encountered by NGOs and humanitarian agencies. On top of these challenges in the legal challenge and the absence of the supportive environment in the host countries, followed by the lack of financial resources to support the RMEs and the lack of experienced institutions to cater microfinance and microenterprise for refugees. This study concludes that despite all the challenges, supporting microenterprises for refugees should be given adequate concern due to the changes in refugee trends in terms of the unprecedented number and in terms of the length of the average stay of refugee in exile and due to the successful stories of refugee micro-entrepreneurs when they are encouraged with the supportive business environment in host countries.
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author	Kachkar, Omar Mohammed, Mustafa Omar Md Saad, Norma Kayadibi, Saim
author_facet	Kachkar, Omar Mohammed, Mustafa Omar Md Saad, Norma Kayadibi, Saim
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title	Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges
title_short	Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges
title_full	Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges
title_fullStr	Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges
title_sort	refugee microenterprises: prospects and challenges
publisher	Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities
publishDate	2016
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