Hosting the Displaced – and Being Hosted

Authors

Cynthia Caron, Clark UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

A local family hosting a displaced family in their home is becoming a well-recognised form of shelter for families in displacement. Understanding how displaced persons and their hosts experience hosting can help governments and humanitarian agencies design programme activities to promote its success and sustainability.

Publication Title

Forced Migration Review

Publication Date

2017

Volume

55

First Page

56

Last Page

58

ISSN

1460-9819

Keywords

hosting, humanitarian assistance, refugees, internally-displaced persons, shelter, complex emergencies

Repository Citation

Caron, Cynthia, "Hosting the Displaced – and Being Hosted" (2017). Sustainability and Social Justice. 361.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_idce/361