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How Displaced People Are Driving Local Economies | Julienne Oyler | TED

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September 15, 2025

The number of forcibly displaced people across the world is on the rise. While aid systems often focus on providing basic necessities like food and shelter, Julienne Oyler and her team at the nonprofit Inkomoko have a more ambitious plan: invest in refugee entrepreneurs in order to help them build their businesses, uplift their communities and gain access to financial services. She describes how displaced people are already driving local economies — and shows what it will take to bring their innovations to scale. (This ambitious idea is part of The Audacious Project, TED’s initiative to inspire and fund global change.) (Recorded at TED2025 on April 9, 2025)

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September 15, 2025 at 2:00 pm

I don’t understand well can any one tell me please??

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@emandme1027

September 15, 2025 at 4:05 pm

And thanks to Trump, those who are displaced would probably be even more displaced regardless of

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September 15, 2025 at 6:26 pm

Good job

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What if… we turn refugee camps and border disputes into Special Economic Zones?

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Kakuma has been dependent, for so long only a few, have managed but many still go hungry. 7:14

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