Designing a community referral system to increase financial access among women and refugees in refugee hosting areas in Ethiopia
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15.06.22
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In the Somali region of Ethiopia, host to several refugee camps, less than 8% of residents report having access to financial systems, according to the most recent Ethiopia Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) data. Expanding financial access has the potential to reduce poverty and is important to food security—and in refugee hosting areas, improving financial systems can help local markets grow and function more smoothly, and thus better integrate refugees with the host community.
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