This paper lays the groundwork for a two-year study by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at ODI, focusing on how humanitarian assistance enables and inhibits people’s efforts to pursue meaningful lives in protracted crises. In doing so, it seeks to introduce the idea of ‘wellbeing’ as a framework for thinking about what matters to people beyond survival in humanitarian settings.
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Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Organizations: Na'amal, Organizations: Jobtech Alliance
Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Organizations: Na'amal, Organizations: Jobtech Alliance
Publishing Organizations: Na'amal, Jobtech Alliance
Author(s): Dr Shuting Xia, Lorraine Charles
Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2024, Organizations: ODI, Theme: Social Inclusion, Tags: Social Cohesion, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities
Resource Type: Policy, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2024, Organizations: ODI, Theme: Social Inclusion, Tags: Social Cohesion, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities
Publishing Organizations: ODI Global
Author(s): Caitlin Sturridge, Amanda Gray Meral, Kerrie Holloway, Simon Levine
Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Region: Asia, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Organizations: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publication Year: 2025, Resource Type: Academic, Region: Asia, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Tags: Livelihoods, Organizations: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publishing Organizations: The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (JEMS)
Author(s): R.A. Rizka Fiani Prabaningtyas, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti, Antje Missbach, Faudzan Farhana, Athiqah Nur Alami
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Colombia, Region: Americas, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Gender, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Organizations: SSM - Mental Health
Resource Type: Academic, Country: Colombia, Region: Americas, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Gender, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing, Organizations: SSM - Mental Health
Publishing Organizations: SSM - Mental Health
Author(s): Dr. Ilana Seff, Arturo Harker Roa, Raymond Atwebembere, Jennie Cottle, Ned Meerdink, Adriana Monar, Diany Castellar, Dr. Lindsay Stark
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Self-Reliance Index, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Self-Reliance Index, Organizations: Women's Refugee Commission, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: RefugePoint
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Dr. Ilana Seff, Dr. Lindsay Stark, Kari Diener, Kellie Leeson, Ned Meerdink, Alli Gillespie
Resource Type: Policy, Country: Uganda, Country: Ethiopia, Country: Jordan, Country: Colombia, Theme: Policy, Organizations: World Bank, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Region: EMR, Region: East Africa, Region: Middle East
Resource Type: Policy, Country: Uganda, Country: Ethiopia, Country: Jordan, Country: Colombia, Theme: Policy, Organizations: World Bank, Population: Refugees, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Economic Inclusion, Region: EMR, Region: East Africa, Region: Middle East
Publishing Organizations: The World Bank
Author(s): Jan von der Goltz, Kirsten Schuettler, Julie Bousquet, Tewodros Aragie Kebede
Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods, Population: Refugees, Population: Forcibly Displaced, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Impact
Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods, Population: Refugees, Population: Forcibly Displaced, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Impact
Publishing Organizations: Norwegian Refugee Council
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Tags: Climate Change, Publication Year: 2024, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Population: Refugees, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced
RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Tags: Climate Change, Publication Year: 2024, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Population: Refugees, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Forcibly Displaced
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Author(s): Climate Risks and Self-Reliance Technical Working Group (TWG)
Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods
Empowering Refugees Through Digital Work: A Practical Guide to Facilitating Livelihood Opportunities
Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2024, Tags: Livelihoods
Publishing Organizations: Jobtech Alliance, Na'amal, Hilton Foundation
Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Organizations: IIED
Publication Year: 2024, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Organizations: IIED
Publishing Organizations: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Author(s): Boel McAteer and Kellie Leeson
