This report explores how  displaced  women  themselves  define  economic empowerment  and  its  benefits,  and  their  perception  of  the  challenges  that  they  face in participating in the labour market, based on qualitative research in Niger, Germany and Kenya.

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Imagine this: you’ve escaped persecution in your own country. You arrive somewhere new and you don’t’ know a soul. You don’t speak the language and you can’t even read the letters of the alphabet.

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17-year-old Bahar dreams of going to England. After spending the majority of his teenage years alone, moving around in search of sanctuary, his hope is to be united with his uncle’s family who’ve lived in the UK for over 20 years. Although he followed all the steps to apply for family reunification with his uncle in the UK, his application was rejected, leaving him stuck in Greece. Bahar’s future is again uncertain.

Ketty works with children who have arrived in Greece alone and sees how their hope and dignity is restored when they are given the right support.