This handbook provides a concise and actionable overview of the landscape of digital livelihoods for refugees. It serves as a knowledge resource for practitioners, policymakers, and organizations interested in facilitating refugee participation in the digital economy. Drawing on insights from a comprehensive research report, it distills the essential information into practical guidance while highlighting key pathways, barriers, and tailored approaches.
Recent Resources
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus, Tags: Protection, Tags: Social Inclusion
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus, Tags: Protection, Tags: Social Inclusion
Publishing Organizations: The Journal of Refugee Studies
Authors: Judith Kohlenberger, Charles Martin-Shields, Evan Easton-Calabria
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2011, Organizations: UNHCR, Tags: Urban, Tags: Health, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2011, Organizations: UNHCR, Tags: Urban, Tags: Health, Tags: Protection, Tags: Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Publishing Organizations: UNHCR
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, publication year: 2023, Organization: WHO, Tags: Health, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing
Resource Type: Policy, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, publication year: 2023, Organization: WHO, Tags: Health, Tags: Mental Health & Psychosocial Wellbeing
Publishing Organizations: WHO
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Publication Year: 2025, Country: United States, Tags: Education, Organizations: Prevention Science
Publishing Organizations: Prevention Science
Authors: Elly Miles; Erin Doyle; Soumita Bose; Hamutal Bernstein
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Policy, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2021, Tags: Education
Publishing Organizations: International Review of Education
Authors: Linda Morrice
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2020, Country: Uganda, Tags: Education, Organization: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Publishing Organizations: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Authors: Salome Joy Awidi and Kofi Quan-Baffour
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Population: Children & Youth, Publication Year: 2024, Country: Kenya, Tags: Education
Publishing Organizations: EdinBurg Peer Reviewed Journals and Books Publishers | Journal of Public Policy & Governance
Authors: Wambugu Iddah Wangui; Dr. Heather Eddah Kipchumba
Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Theme: Programming, Population: Refugees, Publication Year: 2025, Country: Thailand, Country: Myanmar, Tags: Education, Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Publishing Organizations: International Journal of Educational Development
Authors: Subin Sarah Yeo
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Asociación Salto Ángel, Organizations: Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela, Organizations: Fundatransvida, Organizations: Refugiados Unidos, Organizations: Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL, Organizations: Veneactiva Colombia, Country: Colombia, Publication Year: 2026, Population: Refugees, Population: Migrants, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Social Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Asociación Salto Ángel, Organizations: Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela, Organizations: Fundatransvida, Organizations: Refugiados Unidos, Organizations: Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL, Organizations: Veneactiva Colombia, Country: Colombia, Publication Year: 2026, Population: Refugees, Population: Migrants, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Social Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; Asociación Salto Ángel; Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela; Fundatransvida; Refugiados Unidos; Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL; Veneactiva Colombia
Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Asociación Salto Ángel, Organizations: Fundación Mahuampi Venezuela, Organizations: Fundatransvida, Organizations: Refugiados Unidos, Organizations: Somos Tricolor - FUNDIMUSICOL, Organizations: Veneactiva Colombia, Country: Colombia, Publication Year: 2026, Population: Refugees, Population: Migrants, Resource Type: Programmatic, Theme: Social Inclusion, Theme: Policy, Theme: Programming
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Population: IDPs, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2025, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Resource Type: Academic, Theme: Measurement, Theme: Programming, Theme: Impact, Population: Refugees, Population: IDPs, Population: Host Communities, Publication Year: 2025, RSRI Publications, Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative
Publishing Organizations: Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative; BMJ Global Health
Authors: Lindsay Stark, Kari Jorgenson Diener, Kellie Leeson, Simar Singh, Ned Meerdink, & Ilana Seff
