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Private Sector and Refugees : Pathways to Scale.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- The Bridgespan Group.
- Series:
- Other Social Protection Study.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Other Social Protection Study
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conflict and Development.
- Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Employment.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Migration.
- Post Conflict Reconstruction.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Private Sector Development.
- Refugees.
- Social Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Local Subjects:
- Conflict and Development.
- Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Employment.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Migration.
- Post Conflict Reconstruction.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Private Sector Development.
- Refugees.
- Social Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Other Title:
- Private Sector and Refugees
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2019.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Refugee Agency, by the end of 2017, nearly 70 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced - more than the entire population of the United Kingdom. Governments, aid agencies, and non-government organizations (NGOs) have long provided humanitarian aid for refugees, addressing immediate needs such as food, water, and shelter. The need for sustainable, long-term solutions that mitigate the negative impacts of forcible displacement, uplift refugees, and support host communities is therefore becoming more acute. Indeed, the development community is increasingly focusing on empowering refugees as agents of their own lives and economic contributors - from providing skills training, to offering employment, and enabling access to financial products and services. Private sector actors are inherently well-positioned to enhance and scale these efforts, given their strategic capabilities and business models. Multinational corporations like Mastercard, regional, and national businesses such as Equity Bank and PowerGen, social enterprises like NaTakallam and Sanivation, and a range of others across industries, are demonstrating the potential roles of the private sector in supporting refugees and host communities.
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