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Kerrie Holloway

@kerrie115.bsky.social
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Research Fellow at HPG/ODI Global. Interested in humanitarian action and displacement. History PhD. All views my own.

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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Last year, we hosted a series of workshops with @glasgow.ac.uk to reflect on, discuss and learn about #refugee camps as they are experienced by the practitioners who work in them. Read a newly-published summary of these conversations ➡️ buff.ly/MgLhq0u @btwhite.bsky.social @kerrie115.bsky.social
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Refugee camps: current practice and historical perspectives
This outcome note details the reflection, discussion and learning that were generated in a series of workshops that sought to bring together stakeholders from a wide range of organisations led by and ...
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
While the humanitarian system focuses on questions of being more efficient, accountable and people-centred, it is paying insufficient attention to a simple mechanism that ticks all these boxes: cash. 💸 HPG Research Fellow @kerrie115.bsky.social explores in our new article: buff.ly/AkXZ4oA
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Larger cash transfers, less often: the simple answer to supporting agency and increasing aid efficiency?
It’s time to view large cash as a viable solution to humanitarian crises – and as a key mechanism in the humanitarian reset – rather than as a series of pilot programmes that must continually prove…
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
💶 New evidence from #Uganda shows that large cash transfers to refugees: • reduce children missing school • boost engagement in paid work by 22% • cost up to 44% less than in-kind aid over 6 months. 📖 Read on as HPG's @kerrie115.bsky.social makes the case for large cash transfers: buff.ly/7RbA74A
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The case for large cash transfers: supporting refugees to meet basic needs and build resilience
This policy brief reports the findings of the baseline and endline surveys of the large cash transfer programme in Kiryandongo, and adds to existing evidence showing that cash is faster, cheaper, less...
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
My colleague Mike and I wrote an article reflecting on the 2026 GHO, the insane number of humanitarian transitions announced, and why they are likely poised to fail, based on lessons we've identified in Iraq that have clearly not been learned. Read it now 👇
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
HPG Research Fellow @kerrie115.bsky.social explores the link between conflict, displacement and climate change – drawing on key examples from Sudan, Colombia, Bangladesh and beyond – in this new article for @uk.theconversation.com. 🔗 Read in full 👉 buff.ly/BcycfrQ
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Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks
The effects of climate change do not affect everyone equally.
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
In our current aid crisis, we're constantly asking how to do more with less. Why not re-build the humanitarian system around cash-first responses? It's more effecient, helps local communities and people prefer it. To find out more, read my new policy brief 👇
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
If you're interested in IDPs, Iraq, livelihoods, urbanisation, reconstruction, climate change and/or transitions away from humanitarian assistance, check out the new report I wrote with some other very smart people (who are not on BlueSky)! 👇
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
#Syria’s interim govt has announced its first post-Assad elections, but deep societal fractures & recent violence highlight the ongoing fragile situation. HPG researcher Leen Fouad urges global humanitarians to prioritise safety, localisation & accountability going forward – read on: bit.ly/41qOSBF
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How humanitarians can support Syria's fragile post-conflict transition
Syria’s interim government has announced its first post-Assad elections, but deep societal fractures and recent violence highlight the ongoing fragile situation.
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The int'l community has failed #Gaza. As the world watches the latest disastrous aid operations unfold, we must acknowledge that none of this is as far removed from how the current system plays out as we would like to believe. So, what next? HPG Director Freddie Carver reflects → buff.ly/pkC0YAC
Quote: “This is what it looks like when humanitarian principles are not just ignored, but annihilated.”

A Palestinian healthcare worker trawls through the rubble of a pharmaceutical warehouse. Credit: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Reading through some interview transcripts from Sudanese refugees in Chad and am a bit surprised at how many have mentioned the end of USAID funding. I naively assumed that they would feel the effects of the cuts but perhaps not hear all the reasons behind them. I wonder if the US assumed the same?
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Looking forward to being at hashtag#HNPW in Geneva this week with some other HPG colleagues! I'll be speaking on panels on: 💵🧑‍🔧 cash-based livelihoods interventions with @iom.int 🌡️🚶‍➡️ climate mobility with @islamicrelief.bsky.social 🔄📈 accountability in research with @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
As part of our project on the lives and livelihoods of urban IDPs, we're exploring how climate change/extreme or erratic weather events are changing people's lives in displacement -- not just a trigger for displacement. We're also looking at how much the aid sector is considering this in their work.
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Join me starting next week online and hybrid in Geneva the week after!
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I have a new colleague, Mike, and he likes charts. Give him a read below if you can bear reading anything more about the USAID cuts and dire state of the humanitarian sector:
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I've been Interim HPN Coordinator for the last 18 months – it's a fantastic role. If you are interested in coordinating the voices of local, national and international humanitarian practitioners, so they can share their knowledge and experience with a practitioner audience, please consider applying!
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
There's been a lot of talk lately (and rightly so) about the impact of USAID cuts on the humanitarian sector, but I've seen less about the impact of the US's other directives, such as anti-anything Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Accessibility -- until now: odihpn.org/publication/...
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The US administration assault on DEIA is an assault on the humanitarian principles of humanity and impartiality | Humanitarian Practice Network
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) is essential to principled humanitarian action.
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🚨 New #StarterPack alert! Stay up to date with our work by following the people behind the Humanitarian Policy Group's critical research: go.bsky.app/DLpdtkC
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Humanitarian Policy Group @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
📣 #WorkWithUs: This research aims to develop a deeper understanding of the priorities and strategies of internally displaced persons (IDPs), identifying how aid actors can better support them in rebuilding their livelihoods on their own terms. Further details & application info → buff.ly/48orDZW
Work with HPG

Role: Research partner (Consultant)

We are seeking a research partner to support a study on the livelihoods of urban internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Baidoa, Somalia. Deadline: 24 February 2025
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
So far I’m pretty rubbish at self-promotion on here. But if you want to keep up with me and my team and all things humanitarian policy, subscribe via the link below👇
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
What should the humanitarian sector be focusing on this year when it comes to internal displacement? Check out our new blog here: odi.org/en/insights/...
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What next for internal displacement? Four priority actions for 2025
Internal displacement has long been a neglected issue on the international stage. We explore four priority actions for internal displacement in 2025.
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
At @hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social, we're constantly on the lookout for illustrators to help us visualise our research. If you're an artist or graphic designer, especially with lived experience of displacement, please do reach out! We'd love to collaborate!
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
If you like me, you’ll love the rest of my team! Give us a follow!
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Wish this had been offered ten years ago. Would have been brilliant for my PhD!
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Come and join us on Monday! Details below 👇
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
We're looking for a research partner to work with us on livelihoods of urban IDPs in Mosul, Iraq. If you're interested or know someone who is, you can find the TOR (in English and Arabic) here: odi.org/en/careers/c... Deadline to apply is 25 November!
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Consultancies
Join ODI for a rewarding career, with the opportunity to learn new skills and work within a highly motivated team.
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Kerrie Holloway @kerrie115.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
I recently wrote some musings on the difference between IDPs, rural–urban migrants and the urban poor and why it matters. Please give it a read, and let me know your thoughts, as we’ll be working on urban IDP livelihoods for the next three years: odi.org/en/insights/...
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Internally displaced persons, rural–urban migrants, urban poor… what’s the difference?
And, perhaps more importantly, does the difference matter?
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