SIHMA Annual Report 2024
In its 10th year, the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) continues to advance research, advocacy, and training focused on the rights and dignity of migrants and refugees across the continent. The 2024/25 report highlights key achievements in evidence-based research, including studies on refugee integration in Uganda, youth migration in Southern Africa, and the role of the Catholic Church in supporting people on the move. SIHMA also expanded its publications, most notably the African Human Mobility...
Research Report: Enhancing Protection and Asylum: A South-South Dialogue for Rights and Solutions
Introduction The Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) was tasked with conducting the research phase of the Support Programme to the Africa-EU Migration and Mobility Dialogue (MMD III): Enhancing Protection & Asylum (EPA). The research aims to produce a foundation of content to inform the set of dialogues, conferences and multi-lateral symposia that are part of the larger programme. The findings in this report are presented under the two central objectives...
Pathways of wellbeing and (un)belonging: Understanding the experience of migrant youth in alternative care and recently out of care in Cape Town
Previous research identified the need to further understand the lives of migrant youth (including refugees and asylum seekers) who have left or were close to leaving alternative care institutions. Civil society, too, has identified this group as almost invisible in South African Government immigration and child protection policies, making the process of legalising their stay in South Africa very complex. This study set out to understand the experiences of young migrants leaving alternative care as they try to access documentation,...
SIHMA Annual Report 2023
While the world is shaken by major geopolitical events, climate change, and the dynamics of inequality we see a constant increase in worldwide migration, and in Africa in particular. This strengthens and clarifies the mission of our study centre. We retain two foci. On the one hand, we assemble accurate and evidence based data of the dynamics of human mobility on the continent, and on the other, we disseminate the findings to the widest possible audience. Our goal is to...
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Border towns and spaces of (in)visibility
This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide...
SIHMA Annual report 2022
SIHMA released its annual report with the main activities, research, publications and events from March 2022 to February 2023.