Womens Refugee Comission

Struggling to Make a Living in Ethiopia: Surviving in the Informal Economy

Jina Krause-Vilmar | Posted 05.25.2011

Jina Krause-Vilmar

In Ethiopia, some 44,000 Somali refugees are scattered among four refugee camps, living in the arid heat on parched land. Most of these refugees survive on one meal a day and are dependent on humanitarian aid.