Embargo Period
7-5-2019
Degree Name
MA in Sustainable Development
First Advisor
Suzanne Simon
Abstract
If countries hosting refugees want to build resiliency and reduce dependency on foreign relief, humanitarian response and local development need to be addressed simultaneously, and collaboration at all levels of stakeholders needs to take place in planning and decision making. Additionally, innovation and strong leadership are strong factors in creating and leading new ideas as funding and world leadership dynamics change, especially with traditional leaders such as the US and the UN losing influence. Observations made at the Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda as well as existing document analysis reflect these traits by active efforts of camp administrators and humanitarian leaders to build resilience with refugees through self-reliance activities such as camp jobs, growing their own food and encouraging positive relationships with the host community. Investing in resiliency is crucial for the future, and providing tools and resources to facilitate any organization or program to implement effective methods for collaboration and innovation can make a huge difference in whether refugees and their hosts can envision possibilities of growth and prosperity in these circumstances, or not.
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Learning | Community-Based Research | Community Psychology | Demography, Population, and Ecology | Development Studies | Growth and Development | Human Factors Psychology | International Relations | Leadership Studies | Migration Studies | Other International and Area Studies | Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences | Peace and Conflict Studies | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance | Social Policy | Social Welfare | Urban Studies | Urban Studies and Planning | Work, Economy and Organizations
Recommended Citation
Starner, Rachel, "Factors in Refugee Resilience Building during Humanitarian Response" (2019). Capstone Collection. 3183.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/capstones/3183
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Learning Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Community Psychology Commons, Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Development Studies Commons, Growth and Development Commons, Human Factors Psychology Commons, International Relations Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Migration Studies Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Commons, Public Affairs Commons, Public Policy Commons, Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons, Social Policy Commons, Social Welfare Commons, Urban Studies Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons, Work, Economy and Organizations Commons