Innovation & Refugees

Author(s)
Betts, A. et al.
Publication language
English
Pages
28pp
Date published
30 Sep 2014
Publisher
Forced Migration Review
Type
Articles
Keywords
Innovation, Forced displacement and migration
Countries
Lebanon, Uganda, United States of America
Organisations
University of Oxford Refugee Studies Center

These 11 articles reflect some of the thinking behind humanitarian innovation for displaced people, and some of its current manifestations.

Contents:
4 Introduction: refugees and innovation
8 Innovation – what, why and how for a UN organisation
11 Learning curves and collaboration in reconceiving refugee settlements
14 Technology, production and partnership innovation in Uganda
15 UNHCR Ideas: an online platform for change
16 Resettlement and livelihoods innovation in the US
18 Entrepreneurship and innovation by refugees in Uganda
20 Innovation and refugee livelihoods: a historical perspective
21 Innovation for equity in Lebanon
23 Innovation and new ways of working across sectors
25 Humanitarian innovation, humanitarian renewal?
28 Humanitarian Innovation Project