This report reviews the Danish Refugee Council (DRC)’s protection and livelihoods programmes in Chechnya. The objectives of the review were to: examine the linkages between protection and livelihoods in DRC’s current and past programmes; contribute to the formulation of a new strategy by indicating whether and how stronger linkages between livelihoods recovery and protection could be made; and facilitate staff discussions as advisor rather than evaluator.

The review was also part of DRC’s global livelihoods and protection initiative. The objective of the review is to strengthen DRC’s learning and understanding of how livelihood and protection approaches can be combined and made to mutually reinforce each other for the benefit of the people assisted.