10 years later: How Syrian refugee-led supply networks improve quality of life

(Portland State University) Basic needs of disaster- and conflict-impacted refugees are often met by humanitarian relief goods and services, and until now little was known about how refugees create economic livelihood beyond immediate relief. A new exploratory case study from Portland State University Associate Professor of Management Theodore Khoury reveals how Syrian refugees in the Za'atari camp reached beyond basic disaster relief support and leveraged social capital to create informal economic systems that helped improve their quality of life.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news