Refugee Enterprise

Refugee Enterprise is concerned with income-generating projects for refugees from poor countries and now in poor host countries, such as Ethiopian refugees in Somalia or Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Many of these refugees cannot return home. They are neither allowed to become local citizens, nor can they expect a third country to take them. As aid to the refugees is slowly withdrawn, they need to be more self-reliant, but there are many constraints. Taking a wide definition of income-generating activities, outside agencies can help these refugees. Help can come from relief agencies starting to look beyond the relief phase, or from development agencies adjusting their regular activities to the more restricted situation of refugees. The book is also designed for field workers involved in starting or running refugee income-generating (IG) programmes.

Chris Rolfe worked for three years on a range of income-generating projects in one camp in North-West Somalia, and then as trainer to the PfP business advisors in that project.

Clare Rolfe worked for three years on a range of income-generating projects in one camp in North-West Somalia, and then as trainer to the PfP business advisors in that project.

Malcolm Harper taught at Cranfield School of Management until 1995, and since then has worked mainly in India. He has published on enterprise development and microfinance. He was Chairman of Basix Finance from 1996 until 2006, and is Chairman of M-CRIL, the microfinance credit rating agency.