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Insights and recommendations from the "The need to belong: pathways towards durable solutions" Conference


Oct 01, 2024
Categories: Children On The Move Event news Refugees Research Rights SCCT SIHMA vulnerable minors Youth migration

Between Wednesday, September 25, and Friday, September 27, we held the conference “The need to belong: pathways towards durable solutions”, focusing on the integration and documentation processes for young migrants and Children on the Move. The event highlighted the challenges related to social and school integration, as well as the acquisition of South African citizenship for unaccompanied minors.

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Presentation of the "Pathways of Wellbeing and (un)Belonging" report


Sep 17, 2024
Categories: Advocate's Migration Brief Articles Children On The Move Event human rights Migrants Migration in Africa Migration Policies Report Research Research Project Rights SCCT SIHMA

SIHMA is proud to annunce the finalization of the "Pathways of Wellbeing and (un) Belonging - Understanding the Experience of Migrant Youth in Alternative Care and Recently Out of Care in Cape Town" report, written by Dr. Glynis Clacherty, Dr. Rachel Chinyakata, and Dr. Cletus Muluh Momasoh, and edited by Fr. Filippo Ferraro. The report's results will be launched on Thursday, September 26th, during the "The Need to belong: Pathways Towards Durable Solutions" conference in Cape Town. The conference will focus...

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Training Course for Pastoral Agents of Migration, Kampala, Uganda


Jul 29, 2024
Categories: Discussion Event Research Rights training course

The Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) in collaboration with Scalabrini International Migration Institute (SIMI) and the Missionaries of St Charles Scalabrini, Uganda conducted a training workshop for pastoral agents of migrants and refugees in Kampala, Uganda. The training workshop was conducted at the ARU Centre from the 17th to the 20th of July 2024. The purpose of the training workshop was to equip pastoral agents of migration with an understanding of human mobility in Africa, skills...

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July Press Review


Jul 04, 2024
Categories: human rights Migrants Migration in Africa news press review Review Rights SIHMA Statelessness

International:  Biden’s new immigration plan: How will it work? 19 June 2024 AlJazeera Just ahead of the United States Presidential election, which will take place in November of 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden has released a new plan regarding immigration policies. With immigration being a hot topic of concern in the United States, many suspect Joe Biden has made this policy suggestion just ahead of the election to secure more votes against his opponent, Donald...

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