Projects

Refugee Individual Development Account Programs
ISED is one of the earliest advocates for asset development for low and moderate income people and is widely recognized as an innovator in the provision of technical assistance services to agencies and organizations that provide financial literacy training and Individual Development Account programming. Read More >

Refugee Micro-Enterprise Development Programs  
Since 1987, ISED has helped individuals and organizations design and deliver programs and systems to enable low and moderate income people access capital for business start-up or expansion. ISED is internationally recognized for its microenterprise field leadership and innovation activities. Read More >

Refugee Agricultural Promotion Projects  
ISED works with small scale and limited resource farmers and market gardeners—in the United States and World Wide—to shorten the food supply chain and assure that local communities have consistently available supplies of fresh, affordable, locally produced food that is both familiar and varied. Read More >

Wilson-Fish Alternative Refugee Resettlement
Wilson-Fish Programs are refugee resettlement programs developed as an alternative to the State run programs outlined in the Refugee Act of 1980. They allow a State and/or community to develop a refugee resettlement model that will provide better services and produce better outcomes for clients eligible for refugee type services. Read More >

International Programs  
ISED works on sustainable economic development projects in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa—worldwide—to help improve the livelihoods of people and the financial, agricultural, and business systems. ISED approaches its work in developing countries in a manner that is simple, sustainable, and ethical. Read More >

Somali Bantu Refugee Community Development
ISED enables Somali Bantu communities to self-mobilize for their improved integration into American society. The program assesses communities’ long-term integration needs; mobilizes them to solve their challenges; and utilizes social capital resources with other regional Somali Bantu communities and mainstream partners. Read More >

Small Business Administration PRIME  
ISED works with organizations that foster economic development through the creation and growth of very small businesses. The organizations stimulate enterprise development and small-business-based job creation by providing loans and technical assistance to entrepreneurs in the regions they serve. Read More >

Research and Evaluation Programs
ISED helps organizations determine the effectiveness of their programs.  We conduct evaluations of a wide range of programs and make recommendations for improvements in policies, program designs, and intervention strategies.
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