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Apr 2018
16m 25s

How Local Voices Can Help Us Understand ...

Podcast by the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance Project
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How can we measure integration? Our latest podcast spotlights the interesting approach of the Refugees in Towns (RIT) project, an initiative of the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University. For this podcast, META was joined by Karen Jacobsen, Professor at the Tufts University Fletcher School, director of the Refugees and Forced Migration Program ... Show More
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