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A Matter of Cash and Resilience: Lessons from a review of Oxfam's incentive-based volunteering programmes in Za'atari camp [report]

Shaddin Almasri
2020 unpublished

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With limited job opportunities available to Syrian refugees living in Za'atari camp in Jordan, incentive-based volunteering (IBV) programmes remain one of the main sources of income for thousands of camp residents. A previous Effectiveness Review conducted by Oxfam on household income in Za'atari camp found that those engaged in IBV activities reported a 28% increase in their wealth between 2014 and 2018, as opposed to a 4% decline for those who were not engaged. Although IBV programmes are not
more » ... a substitute for sustainable job opportunities, they play a vital role in injecting cash into the camp's economy and improving the living conditions of Syrian refugees, and even more so during the lockdown due to COVID-19.
doi:10.21201/2020.7727 fatcat:gcuopgzoqzdojkebl7eaoymquq
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Shaddin Almasri. "A Matter of Cash and Resilience: Lessons from a review of Oxfam's incentive-based volunteering programmes in Za'atari camp." (2020)