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Europe’s Great Challenge: Integrating Syrian Refugees

RAND Corporation Apr 25, 2018
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Giving Compass’ Take:

• Researchers from RAND Corporation conducted a study about the refugees settling as non-citizens within Europe and offers up challenges for integration as well as resettling strategies.

• What (if any) are the long-term solutions for refugees who have fled their country? Are there other ideas than trying to live in closed camps and integrate as best as possible? 

• Want to get involved? Read about ways you can help Syrian refugees right now. 


Since the Syrian civil war began in March 2011, over 6.1 million Syrians have been internally displaced, while an estimated 5.6 million more have fled the country. Within the European Union (EU), close to 1 million of these refugees have requested asylum in different countries, with Germany being the primary destination.

The response to the refugee crisis from international organizations and host country governments has largely focused on providing humanitarian assistance for refugees. Given that the Syrian conflict has already lasted for seven years, and with no short-term solution in sight, a strategy that addresses the evolving long-term issues of refugees in their host countries is essential.

In late 2016 and early 2017, the nonpartisan RAND Corporation conducted a study as part of the Pardee Global Human Progress Initiative to provide an overview of the situations of refugees and non-citizens in host countries, as well as to summarize policies and legislation regarding refugees.

Some Key Findings:

In the context of increasing refugee flows from Syria, multiple E.U. countries’ populations believe that refugees’ presence could increase terrorism and take jobs and social benefits away from residents, according to the Pew Research Center’s spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey (PDF).

Although employment indicators show that noncitizen residents of European countries report performing higher proportions of paid work than citizens, after studying those who reported being unemployed and actively looking for jobs, noncitizens showed higher levels of joblessness when compared to citizens in Germany, Greece, Italy, and the U.K.

Effective Resettlement Strategies:

Despite these barriers, political commitment coupled with public support and community engagement—including private sponsorship of refugees—determined Syrian refugees’ successful resettlement. Different stakeholders’ involvement in Canada, which has resettled over 25,000 Syrian refugees, has helped successfully integrate them into Canadian society.

Read the full article about resettling refugees by Ernesto Amaral, Gabriela Armenta and Mahlet Woldetsadik at RAND.

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Learning and benchmarking are key steps towards becoming an impact giver. If you are interested in giving with impact on Immigrant Refugee take a look at these selections from Giving Compass.

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    Family Separation Crisis on US Border: How Donors Can Help

    Giving Compass' Take: • Over 2,000 migrant children have been separated from their families at the southern U.S. border within the past few weeks due to strict immigration enforcement. Here, The Center for High Impact Philanthropy provides ways donors can help with this crisis. • Going beyond politics, CHIP discusses how legal aid and basic needs for this population can be met in the near-term, but there needs to be more thought given to a sustainable, lasting solution (without partisan squabbling). • Learn more about how you can get involved when it comes to halting family separation at our nation's borders. Over the past weeks, over 2,000 minors were separated from their parents/guardians at the southern border of the United States. Disturbed by the images and reports of children separated from their parents, people across the country and around the world are asking, “How can I help?” Here we outline the immediate needs and ways donors can help. Legal Assistance — The greatest immediate needs are legal, and they are many and varied. Shelter and Care — Although there is an existing system of shelters for unaccompanied immigrant children, it is not clear that these shelters have sufficient capacity and resources to meet the needs of a large influx of traumatized children. Information — Reuniting separated parents and children can be complicated by the fact that they are in different systems, with different tracking and processing timelines. With competing narratives in the media and a constantly changing policy situation, it can be easy to get overwhelmed, confused, and ultimately reluctant to act. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) compiles what’s happening around the country and also connects funders with others to share what they’ve learned. Last week, they published Philanthropic Strategies to Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers profiles a wide range of donors’ strategies with key lessons learned from their experiences. Though we focus here on the immediate needs, Sarah Martinez-Helfman, president of the Fels Fund and a GCIR member, encourages donors to act now, but still remain focused on the longer-term. As Martinez-Helfman observes, “The consequences of multi-generational trauma have already been set in motion. We need long-term strategies that address the legal representation and integration of displaced people, the sustainability of the infrastructure of organizations to support them, and systems-change to prevent an international crisis of this scale to continue.” Read the full article about helping the family separation crisis at The Center for High Impact Philanthropy.


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