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Lessons from a Decade in West Hill: Community Perspective from the Refugee Welcome Center
Journal of Community Engagement and ScholarshipThis community perspective provides a brief history of the West Hill Refugee Welcome Center (RWC) in Albany, NY, a nonprofit organization that works to (1) assist with long-term refugee resettlement by providing affordable housing and vital services, and
Tim Doherty, Matthew Klane
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Family planning in refugee settings: findings and actions from a multi-country study
Conflict and Health, 2017 Background To address family planning for crisis-affected communities, in 2011 and 2012, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Women’s Refugee Commission undertook a multi-country assessment to document knowledge of family planning ...
Mihoko Tanabe +5 more
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Abstract Industrial wastewater contamination by azo dyes poses a significant environmental challenge. This study reports the green synthesis of bimetallic iron/nickel (Fe/Ni) nanoparticles using moringa leaf extract, which acted as both a reducing and capping agent, and their incorporation into polyethersulphone (PES) membranes to produce eco‐friendly ...
Qusay A. Almajras +7 more
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Syrians contributing to Kurdish economic growth
Forced Migration Review, 2014 The circumstances for both successful livelihoods programming for refugees and for contributing to the local economy are present in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
Anubha Sood, Louisa Seferis
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Pushing the boundaries of anticipatory action using machine learning
Data & PolicyDisplacement continues to increase at a global scale and is increasingly happening in complex, multicrisis settings, leading to more complex and deeper humanitarian needs.
Alexander Kjærum, Bo S. Madsen
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National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina +6 more
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Colombia: durable solutions for the forcibly displaced
Forced Migration Review, 2017 Colombia has a sophisticated body of law and a wealth of experience in the development of policies for the forcibly displaced. However, numerous obstacles stand in the way of attaining permanent solutions to displacement.
Amaya Valcárcel, Vera Samudio
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The relationship of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) to sexual-risk behavior among refugee women in Botswana: The mediating role of depression [PDF]
, 2004 THE RELATIONSHIP OF SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) TO SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG REFUGEE WOMEN IN BOTSWANA: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF DEPRESSIONJohannes John-Langba, Ph.D., M.P.H.University of Pittsburgh, 2004This study investigated the ...
John-Langba, Johannes
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Resilience Practices and Post‐Traumatic Growth Among Sudanese IDPs
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper we examine the resilience of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan who have endured various forms of suffering resulting from being targeted or trapped by militants involved in large‐scale violence. Upon escaping the conflict zones, the civilians exhibit strength, adaptability, and wisdom in the face of various threats to ...
Karina Korostelina +2 more
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From vulnerability to resilience: improving humanitarian response
Forced Migration Review, 2018 Lessons from responses to the Syrian displacement crisis can inform broader discussions on how to build responses that better address vulnerability, support resilience and include displaced women, children and young people in all their diversity.
Emma Pearce, Boram Lee
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