0109, 2022

Taking Stock: Recent & Upcoming Research

By Admin|September 1, 2022|Publications|0 comments

The Research and Evidence Facility (REF) was established in May 2016 to conduct research relevant to the formulation and implementation of EU Trust Fund activities in the Horn of Africa. It was created to collate and produce evidence and policy relevant knowledge on themes related to the Fund’s activities. Themes to be researched include the drivers of migration, dynamics of cross-border economies and centre/periphery relations, the features and limitations of

0108, 2022

Disability Inclusion of Refugees in Ethiopia and Recommendations for Future Practice

By Admin|August 1, 2022|Publications|0 comments

This policy brief presents the findings and recommendations from a study, on disability inclusion for refugees in Ethiopia. The study examines the experiences, protection needs, barriers to, and opportunities for providing protection for refugees living with disabilities in Ethiopia, and ways to institutionalise better practices of inclusion. Persons with disabilities are often programmatically ‘invisible’ in refugee assistance programmes due to a lack of data and a range of individual, institutional,

0109, 2020

Information and communication technologies, mobility and migration in the Horn of Africa

By Admin|September 1, 2020|Publications|0 comments

This research brief presents the key findings and recommendations of an extensive literature review on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) affect intentions and behaviours related to mobility within the Horn of Africa (HoA). The report investigates: Digital inequalities in the HoA are prevalent and multifaceted. They relate to geographical location, gender, social class and other factors. Basic phone access and use is often integral to mobile livelihoods and to

0107, 2020

COVID-19 and mobility, conflict and development in the Horn of Africa: REF briefing paper

By Admin|July 1, 2020|Publications|0 comments

Louisa Brain, Hassan Adow, Jama Musse Jama, Farah Manji, Michael Owiso, Fekadu Adugna Tufa, Mahad Wasuge The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID‐19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020 and the first cases in the Horn of Africa (HoA) were confirmed later that month. However, even before the virus reached the region its wider effects were being felt (Lawler 2020). In June 2020 as the crisis expands, and Africa confirms

1903, 2020

With IGAD, there’s hope for lasting solutions to crises in Horn of Africa

By Admin|March 19, 2020|Blogs|0 comments

By Rashid Abdi and Laura HammondPublished in the East African 29 February – 6 March 2020

0102, 2020

Comprehensive Refugee Responses in the Horn of Africa: Regional leadership on education, livelihoods and durable solutions

By Admin|February 1, 2020|Publications|0 comments

Laura Hammond, Caitlin Sturridge, Kalyango Ronald Sebba, Michael Owiso, Mohamed Mahdi, Farah Manji, and Abdinasir Ali Osman Since 2017, countries in the Horn of Africa have been developing a coordinated and comprehensive, ‘whole of society’ approach to supporting areas affected by refugee displacement. This process has benefited from the soft political power of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which has brought heads of state, ministers, and technical staff together

0106, 2019

Youth vocational education/training and migration in the Horn of Africa

By Admin|June 1, 2019|Publications|0 comments

Across the Horn of Africa (HoA) young people comprise a significant majority of the work force. Youth unemployment and underemployment, however, remain widespread and are considered to be major drivers of migration. There are too few job opportunities for young people in the formal sector, especially for those who lack the requisite skills and competencies as a result of their incomplete or poor-quality education. The vast majority of youth who

0102, 2019

Changing Places: Migration and Displacement in the Horn of Africa

By Admin|February 1, 2019|Publications|0 comments

This brief report summarises some of the discussions that took place at the recent research forum convened in Nairobi by the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) of the EU Trust Fund for Africa in the Horn of Africa. Taking stock of REF research Over the last two years, the REF has been carrying out research on many different aspects of the relationship between migration, displacement and development across the Horn

0102, 2019

Comprehensive Refugee Responses in the Horn of Africa: Regional Leadership on Education, Livelihoods and Durable Solutions: Summary of findings

By Admin|February 1, 2019|Publications|0 comments

Laura Hammond, Caitlin Sturridge, Kalyango Ronald Sebba, Michael Owiso, Mohamed Mahdi, Farah Manji, and Abdinasir Ali Osman In support of the delivery of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) in the Horn of Africa, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has been playing a central role. IGAD took the lead in bringing together its 7 members’ heads of state in March 2017 to agree a Comprehensive Approach to Durable Solutions

3010, 2018

2018 Update of Research Activities & Publications

By Admin|October 30, 2018|Publications|0 comments

The last twelve months have been extremely busy for the Research and Evidence Facility (REF), with research on return to and displacement from Somalia, rural to urban migration in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, and migration and displacement from Sudan towards Europe. We are also in the process of carrying out three other research projects: on border economies in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti; on the links between