David N. Tshimba Forced displacement, the world over, is increasingly urbanised: urban areas are becoming key sites of asylum for a great many refugees even though humanitarian assistance available in them is still limited, especially for countries hosting huge amount of prima facie refugees such as Uganda. Based on small-scale rapid fieldwork, the present study
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The pursuit of a livelihood: women migrant workers and gendered experiences of migration from Uganda to the gulf countries
Zahara Nampewo, Hadijah Namyalo-Ganafa, Edgar Emmanuel Mugarura, Lavender M. Mboya In the past ten years, there has been a surge in the number of Ugandan labour migrants (both high and low skilled) to the Gulf region, constituting an important part of the economic development of these countries. Though initially sought for specific industries (i.e. construction
The Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees: taking stock of progress and the way forward in the Horn of Africa
Felicity A. Okoth Four years after the adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) at the UN General Assembly, the environment in which donors, UN agencies and governments in the Horn of Africa (HoA) are expected to translate commitments into action has remained
Taking Stock: Recent & Upcoming Research
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
Disability Inclusion of Refugees in Ethiopia and Recommendations for Future Practice
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
A review of disability inclusion for refugees in Ethiopia and recommendations for future practice
Tamiru Jote, Melaku Tekle Humanitarian and displacement policy, programming and scholarship have paid insufficient attention to displaced persons with disabilities, often resulting in their exclusion from communities and inadequate protection and services. At the same time, there have been several promising commitments and increasing recognition of the need to fill these gaps, for example through
How does technical and vocational education and training (TVET) influence dynamics of mobility and conflict? Lessons from the Horn of Africa
Abebaw Minaye Gezie, Padmini Iyer In the Horn of Africa (HoA), investments in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and other employability programmes are typically predicated on the assumption that these activities will: a) provide alternatives to migration and reduce young people’s incentives to follow irregular migratory routes; and b) reduce young people’s incentives
Land, climate change and internal migration among the Wolayta youth of southwest Ethiopia
Bereket Tsegay In Ethiopia, internal migration of youth from rural to urban centres is a significant and growing phenomenon. Rapid urbanisation, greater investment in cities and the lack of opportunities in rural areas for farm and off-farm employment are some of the primary reasons behind the growing migration of young people from rural to urban
Mapping the refugee journey towards employment and entrepreneurship: Obstacles and opportunities for private sector engagement in refugee-hosting areas in Kenya
Bathsheba Asati, Aparupa Chakravarti, Liviya David and Michael Owiso 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. In recent years, a range of stakeholders has shown increasing interest in promoting private sector investment in Kenya’s refugee-hosting areas. Market assessments and
Borderland infrastructure and livelihoods: a review of implications for the development of formal border crossings in Mandera County, Kenya
Ngala Chome This paper examines the impacts of the development of formal border crossings on the economy of borderlands, especially in remote, rural areas of Africa, where local people’s livelihoods often depend on informal cross-border trade and exchange. The study focuses on Mandera County, which sits at the centre of the Mandera Triangle – the