The best plan to help refugees might also be the simplest

Rema Hanna, a researcher for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), in an article in Vox, discusses how her research is exploring the efficacy of GivingDirectly's cash transfer programmes in Kenya and Uganda to provide refugees and individuals in poverty with wealth creation opportunities.

“Having government programmes just for refugees may spark resentment,” Hanna said. “Citizens often have concerns about providing transfers to refugees rather than citizens, who may also be in need. Understanding the politics and how to make the programs have wider-spread support will be key for their scale-up.”