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How refugees are helping others in their situation as social entrepreneurs
By Jarrod Ormiston, Maastricht University
While on the run from war, persecution and natural disasters, refugees are actually helping others in their situation. They are creating organizations and enterprises that train and offer jobs to fellow refugees, giving them a fresh start.
And it's these enterprises that are also helping countries to overcome some of the challenges of economic and social integration.
Our study mapped the emergence of over 30 refugee entrepreneurship incubator programs. These programs have engaged with over 12,000 refugees across Australia, the United States, and Europe (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom).
Multiple waves of global migration are associated with higher than average rates of entrepreneurship among migrant groups. In the UK for example, migrant entrepreneurs are creating one in every seven new businesses. In Germany, nearly half of all new business registrations are coming from individuals with foreign passports.
Refugees are among these entrepreneurs. We spoke with more than 50 stakeholders in the global ecosystem including founders, program managers and migrant and refugee entrepreneurs participating in these programs.
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