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#LetThemWork: Improving Refugees and Forced Migrants’ Socio-Economic Wellbeing
A joint initiative that examines the barriers that refugees and forced migrants face in achieving economic and social inclusion within host countries

About the Project
Most of the world’s 29 million refugees and forced migrants lack the ability to freely work, move, and thrive. The #LetThemWork initiative, a partnership with Refugees International, combines research, outreach, and policy engagement to understand these barriers and overcome them
Featured Work
How Ethiopia Can Create Shared Growth through Refugees' Economic Inclusion
Jimmy Graham et al.
The Effect of COVID-19 on Venezuelans in Colombia
Jimmy Graham et al.
How Peru Can Transform Venezuelan Displacement into Shared Growth
Martha Guerrero Ble et al.
How Colombia Can Transform Venezuelan Displacement into Shared Growth
Jimmy Graham et al.
2022 Global Refugee Work Rights Report
Thomas Ginn et al.




Featured Work
Contact
For more information, contact czimmer@cgdev.org

Contact
For more information, contact czimmer@cgdev.org
Experts

Cassandra Zimmer
Cassandra Zimmer was a program associate for the Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy program at CGD. She graduated from American University with a BA in International ...

Cindy Huang
Cindy Huang is a part-time senior fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD) and also serves as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Administrator ...
Claire Manley
Claire Manley is a research assistant working with senior fellow Michael Clemens and Thomas Ginn on migration and international displacement. She graduated from the University of M...
Harrison Tang
Harrison Tang is a research assistant working with Thomas Ginn and Michael Clemens on migration and displacement. He holds a Master's degree in International Affairs from...

Helen Dempster
Helen Dempster is a policy fellow and assistant director for the Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy Program at the Center for Global Development. Prior to joinin...

Thomas Ginn
Thomas Ginn is a research fellow at the Center for Global Development, where he studies migration and displacement. His current research focuses on aid for refugees in lower-income...
Experts
Acknowledgments
CGD and Refugees International would like to acknowledge the generous support and engagement of the IKEA Foundation.
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