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Category: Blogs
Webinar: Refugee Employment and Entrepreneurship: Obstacles and opportunities for private sector engagement in refugee hosting areas in Kenya
This webinar explores refugee livelihoods and economic inclusion in Kenya and the opportunities and obstacles for private sector engagement in Kenya’s refugee hosting areas.
Research brief – Mapping the refugee journey towards employment and entrepreneurship
This research brief presents a summary of a research study exploring the current pathways to employment and entrepreneurship for refugees in Kenya, and the actual and potential role of the private sector in creating economic opportunities in Kenya’s refugee hosting areas.
Informality and procedural innovation at borderlands: Lessons from Mandera
A blog from Ngala Chome on his personal experience of border crossings and the impacts of formal border infrastructure.
Webinar: Cross-border movements between Kenya and Somalia
This webinar examines the dynamics of cross-border movements between Kenya and Somalia.
Extreme risk makes the journey feasible
What is the role of risk in determining how people move? New research shows how the extreme danger of kidnapping and extortion by traffickers opens up a narrow window of opportunity for some young Somalis to find a way to reach Europe.
The relationship between economic/employment opportunities and migration
This webinar explored efforts by governmental and non-governmental organizations to expand economic and employment opportunities in the Horn of Africa and the influence of these initiatives on mobility dynamics, especially among young people.
IGAD conference: Human Mobility in the context of COVID-19
From February 22-24, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) convened a scientific conference on Human Mobility in the context of COVID-19 in Addis Ababa. The conference examined the immediate and longer-term impact of COVID-19 on migration and displacement in and around the IGAD region.
Adapting to Covid-19 – Reflections from a researcher
REF Research Team Leader, Lavender Mbyoa reflects on how her life and work has changed an adapted as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Webinar: ICTs and mobility
On March 11 2021, REF convened a webinar exploring how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) affect intentions and behaviours related to mobility within the Horn of Africa