Socio-Economic Integration

01 / The bridge

Integration works when benefits are shared.

Displacement does not end when a family finds a place to stay. Integration means shared economic opportunity and social life between host communities, internally displaced persons and returnees.

Host communities

Local knowledge, networks, markets, services and community leadership.

IDPs and returnees

Skills, aspirations, lived experience and the right to participate with dignity.

When communities plan together, economic recovery becomes a pathway to trust—not a competition for scarce support.

02 / Focus areas

Build connection into programme design.

GIMPACS designs activities so host residents, IDPs and returnees can participate together rather than move through separate pathways.

Host–IDP–Returnee Integration

Use joint activities and shared spaces to build relationships among displaced, returning and host community members.

Inclusive Economic Opportunity

Connect livelihood and market activities to opportunities that benefit all three community groups.

Social Cohesion Activities

Support dialogue, community events and shared projects that rebuild trust through action.

Shared Services

Promote equitable access to health, education and WASH services for host communities, IDPs and returnees.

03 / Integration cycle

Assess. Design. Implement. Monitor.

Social cohesion and economic outcomes are tracked together because one cannot be sustained without the other.

Assess

Understand tensions, resources, service gaps and opportunities across all community groups.

Design

Create joint activities rather than parallel, separate interventions.

Implement

Include representation from host, IDP and returnee community structures.

Monitor

Track social cohesion alongside livelihood and service outcomes.

04 / What inclusion looks like

Shared opportunity, visible in daily life.

Integration is strengthened through practical decisions that make participation visible and measurable.

Women working together on a livelihood activity

Local leaders meeting with community members

Joint market and livelihood activities that include host residents, IDPs and returnees.
Community dialogue and feedback mechanisms that surface tensions early.
Accessible referrals to health, education, WASH and protection services.
Results that measure participation, trust, income and service access together.

Work with GIMPACS

Build a more connected recovery pathway.

Partners can support locally grounded approaches that connect people, services and opportunity.

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