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Poverty alleviation and women refugees in the Middle East: empowerment through grassroots micro-entrepreneurship?

Summary

This report explores the effectiveness and impact of the available pathways for support and advice for displaced and refugee women,and analyzes the extent to which entrepreneurship is a sustainable conduit for poverty alleviation and empowerment in socio-politically volatile circumstances. It is addresses the inter-relationship between entrepreneurship and empowerment of Iraqi,Palestinian and Syrian refugee women displaced to Jordan,Lebanon and Turkey,through a focus on the structural inequalities based on gender,ethnicity,and spatial factors.

Languages
Arabic
English
Publisher
Information and Research Center - King Hussein Foundation (IRCKHF)
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Target Group
Refugees
Women
Theme
الاقتصاد
النوع الاجتماعي
حقوق الإنسان
أهداف التنمية المستدامة
3
Good Health And Well-being
4
Quality Education
8
Decent Work And Economic Growth
10
Reduced Inequalities
16
Peace, Justice And Strong Institutions
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This field study is part of the EMPOWER Jordan Project, implemented in partnership with the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in Jordan and generously funded by the European

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