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Enhancing Agricultural Livelihoods through Input Access at Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi

More than 200 refugee farmers accessed affordable, quality inputs and reported yield increases within one season. Strengthened public-private-civil partnerships improved the camp’s agricultural ecosystem, and the model informed later livelihood programs across the refugee response system

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Empowering Refugee Communities through Human-Centered Design: The Dzaleka Refugee Camp Basketball Court Initiative

Volunteers—most notably Amadou Alpha Ba—confidently applied HCD/ABCD to deliver meaningful, locally grounded projects. The Dzaleka basketball court now fosters dignity, inclusion and youth well-being, supported by partnerships with the National Basketball Association and Jesuit Refugee Service, illustrating sustainable community impact.

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Improving Immunization Uptake Among Zero-Dose Children in Somalia

Outputs included an insights report and a 2023–2026 Community Engagement Strategy featuring four interventions: gamified education tools, story-based communication, standardized M&E and strengthened partnerships with community and religious leaders. These approaches are expected to shift norms, increase vaccination uptake among zero-dose children and embed positive health behaviours within Somalia’s oral culture.

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Women-owned businesses in Bangladesh market systems study

The study identified sector-specific opportunities across trade, services, and manufacturing, with emerging potential in IT freelancing. Recommendations span short-, medium-, and long-term interventions, emphasising integrated, multi-actor strategies to address interconnected barriers and enable scalable, resilient growth for women-led CMSEs nationwide.

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Investigating the Bengalis of Pakistan

A photo series and journalistic piece illuminated the intergenerational impacts of statelessness: persistent poverty, exclusion from schools and formal work, and promising students forced into domestic labour. The work highlighted a community deeply rooted in the city yet continually denied recognition and rights.

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Orangi Pilot Project

The completed maps were integrated into Orangi Town’s official archive, becoming critical proof of residence for thousands of households. This community-owned documentation has strengthened land claims, reduced displacement risk, and reinforced residents’ long-standing presence in the city they helped shape.

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