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Voices from the ILO PROSPECTS

Refugee designer grows fashion business in Kakuma, Kenya

With support of the ILO, Christine Fazili Kalibanya turns a single sewing machine in Kakuma into a six‑machine fashion workshop that produces gowns and kitenge bags while training other refugee women to earn their own livelihoods.

PROSPECTS Impact

Empowering enterprise: Refugees and hosts thrive with business support services in Kenya

A stronger Chambers of Commerce and targeted business training supported by the ILO are boosting small enterprises for refugees and host communities in Kenya’s Turkana and Garissa counties. With added mentorship and a digital marketplace,...

Voices from the ILO PROSPECTS

Lighting up futures: Skills training transforms lives in Ethiopia’s Somali region

With support from the ILO through the PROSPECTS partnership, Mustofa and Abdurehman – from refugee and host communities respectively – turned their lives around through skills training in electrical installation. Today, they are powering essential...

ILO and national and international partners showcase support to farmers during field visit in Lebanon

Field trip shows impact of employment-intensive infrastructure on rural livelihoods under the ILO’s Greening the Lands initiative, in partnership with Lebanon’s Ministry of Agriculture and international development partners.

Sudan National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)

Assessment of institutional arrangements and analysis of income and expenditure as of 2022

News

ILO shares lessons from PROSPECTS to advance support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

The new report and an upcoming digital learning portal highlight lessons from five years of implementation under the PROSPECTS programme, offering practical insights and tools to strengthen inclusive, sustainable support for refugees and host...

“Through their Lens" photography exhibition: Syrian refugees share glimpses of their lives in Jordan

The initiative, which included training refugees on photography and storytelling techniques, is the result of joint efforts under the Netherlands-funded PROSPECTS partnership, offering insights into the lives of those struggling with displacement.

Lessons Learned report

Responding to Forced Displacement - Lessons from the International Labour Organization’s Engagement in the PROSPECTS Programme

This report provides analysis of ILO programming in contexts of forced displacement and draws on lessons that can inform how the ILO engages under the PROSPECTS Partnership and more widely.

Transforming lives through skills & innovation in Ethiopia

The ILO is transforming lives through targeted investments in youth training and digital empowerment. From TVET to tech hubs, opportunities are opening for refugees and host communities. Decent work begins with inclusion, ambition, and action.

Factsheet

Satellite Technical and Vocational Training Centre for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia

This factsheet captures the construction of a Satellite TVET Centre by the International Labour Organization in Fafan Zone, Somali Region, to facilitate refugee access to quality market relevant vocational skills training, and to prepare young...

Press release

Vocational training centre in Ethiopia boosts jobs for refugees and hosts

With support from the Netherlands, the ILO and its partners have inaugurated a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centre in Kebribeyah, Ethiopia, enhancing skills, employment opportunities, and economic inclusion for refugees and...

Press release

ILO PROSPECTS programme launches Digital Innovation Hub in refugee-hosting Jigjiga

The ILO, in partnership with the Somali Regional State and the Netherlands, has opened a Digital Innovation Hub in Jigjiga, Ethiopia. Part of the PROSPECTS programme, the hub offers co-working spaces, free internet, and digital skills training to...

PROSPECTS Impact

New school, solar power and income for women: ILO brings opportunities for refugees and hosts in Sudan

In Sudan’s White Nile State, the ILO and partners are creating jobs, building infrastructure, and empowering communities through an employment-focused initiative that supports both refugees and hosts.

Financial inclusion

ILO and Shabelle Bank usher in new era of formal banking for Ethiopians and refugees

A new chapter unfolds in Ethiopia as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Shabelle Bank's "Aisha" initiative brings formal banking access to refugees and host communities. This vital partnership provides crucial loans and services,...

Video

Working the land, shaping new lives: Refugees and host communities join forces in Iraq

In Iraq, refugees and host community members work together to improve irrigation and farmland through the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

PROSPECTS Impact

Empowered with ILO’s training, women farmers in Sudan expand cooperative and market opportunities

An ILO-supported initiative is equipping 1,000 displaced and host community women in White Nile State with practical agricultural skills, cooperative development training, and access to markets.

PROSPECTS Impact

With ILO’s assistance young entrepreneurs wash away unemployment challenges

With financial and technical support from the ILO and youth-led organizations in Ethiopia, two young entrepreneurs launched their own car wash business, defying the challenges in accessing jobs and higher education.

Press release

Jordan adopts key amendments to Cooperative Law with ILO support

Revised law enhances cooperative governance, promotes inclusion, and introduces new support mechanisms to boost the sector’s contribution to decent work and inclusive development.

Press release

Young refugees urge bold investment in leadership, education and economic inclusion at ECOSOC Youth forum

At a high-level side event during the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025, young refugees shared stories of their innovative actions in their communities and advocated for stronger global commitment to promote socio-economic inclusion for displaced youth.

Policy Brief

Enabling Formal Employment: Work Permit Solutions for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

This policy paper outlines practical solutions to enhance access to formal employment for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, positioning work permits as a key tool for strengthening labour market governance, promoting decent work, and supporting economic...