Egypt: Living on the margins

Analysis of livelihood strategies of Sudanese refugees with closed files in Egypt

The rational behind this study was to focus on what was perceived to be the most marginalised of the refugee groups, those whose claims to asylum had been rejected, by examining their livelihood strategies. The research questions the prevailing view of refugees as a burden to the host society and attempts to study them as active agents. In this way, it examines the ways refugees contribute to the economy of the host society.