Let Refugees Be Their Own Solution

[...]a 2016 European Commission study, "The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Labour Market Implications in Jordan and Lebanon," found that new Syrian-run businesses expanded the economy and saw little evidence that these businesses have displaced those run by nationals. Jordan's experience and the concerns it raises underscore the importance of protections for refugee workers, free movement, workplace rights, access to banking, and other prerequisites of refugees' safe, fair participation in the economy and society of their new homes. To promote refugee self-reliance, reform of national governance frameworks must be adopted as a necessary component alongside humanitarian aid and long-term development assistance. [...]we as globally engaged individuals all have a role to play.