FORGE (www.FORGEnow.org) sees the 9.1 million refugees of war on the African continent not as a global burden, but as a development opportunity. Refugee populations are not only highly accessible, but also highly motivated - open to new ideas and committed to building better futures for themselves and their families. In this, FORGE works to turn protracted refugee situations from incubators for future problems into solutions for building prosperity and stability. FORGE acts as a facilitator that allows and encourages refugee communities to target their own needs and develop their own approaches toward solving them.The success of this approach has been seen as many FORGE refugees have returned to their home countries once war has died down, bringing with them the new knowledge and skills that hey gained while in refuge. This improved capacity allows for the process of peace-building and social stabilization to begin before the war even ends.
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