A Venezuelan woman uses her close-knit family to manage finances in Colombia. As the oldest of ten siblings, Ariely’s life has always revolved around her family. It came as
Selling sweets and benefiting from gifts from good Samaritans assists Diana on her journey. Diana expected to have a stable job lined up when she arrived in Medellín, Colombia in
“The Phrase ‘Where One Eats, We All Eat’ is Dead” Coping with daily scarcity and the predatory interest rates of loan sharks, saving is impossible for a family trying to
High costs and legal obstacles lead a South Sudanese man to travel to Uganda by foot. Jackson, a businessman, finds himself fleeing South Sudan not just once, but twice, and
A single mother of nine serves as her family’s caretaker and breadwinner. Kadi, who once ran a small but stable business in South Sudan, arrived in Uganda with few
A South Sudanese man uses his time in the camp to learn skills he can take home with him. Abdo, a family man from South Sudan, uses his experience in
South Sudanese mother tries to earn enough to survive by supplementing her food rations with brewing liquor. Like many South Sudanese women we interviewed... have since settled in Bidi Bidi
A man from South Sudan shows what financial transitions can look like for highly educated refugees. Spoon, a male South Sudanese refugee, shows what relatively successful financial transitions can look
Lisbeth had successfully beat the odds to establish financial stability for her family until a combination of compounding financial shocks eroded her gains. As a young, single mother of two
Two professors learn to thrive in their new communities. In their previous lives in Venezuela, Vanessa and Leo held multiple degrees and worked in high-paying jobs as professors. They journeyed
An immigrant business owner from a dictatorship faces anxiety and frustration as a citizen of a repressive regime. “Where are you from?” asked “F.”, a man in his thirties, as
Restaurant owners and workers, Manik, Johnny, Moban, and Shaan, use tight-knit communities of friends and savings clubs to manage financial struggles. Images of French fries, burgers, and chickens decorate the
