Naohiko Omata is a researcher at the Refugee Studies Centre in Oxford. He was previously senior teaching fellow in Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). He has worked as a consultant for the UNDP and the UNHCR. Evan Easton-Calabria is a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford and research assistant at the Humanitarian Innovation Project. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/evan-easton-calabria-and-naohiko-omata/rss en Economy Innovation & Technology Tue, 09 Aug 2016 06:16:40 +0000 Evan Easton-Calabria and Naohiko Omata https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/08/09/microfinance-startup-seed-funding-for-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/08/09/microfinance-startup-seed-funding-for-refugees Urban refugees often fall between the cracks of aid organizations, but are ideal candidates for microfinance. But their circumstances need to be carefully vetted, say Evan Easton-Calabria and Naohiko Omata, authors of a global survey on microcredit.