Research projects by SIHMA

Key Performance Indicator framework for refugees integration in Uganda


Oct 08, 2024
Keywords: Intergration, key perfomance indicators, refugees, Uganda

Introduction The involuntary movement of people continues to be a challenge globally. In 2021, approximately 89.3 million people were displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses and by May 2022 the number had risen to 100 million (UNHCR, 2022a). Over the last one and half decades, there has been annual rises of internally displaced...

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Understanding the lived reality of ‘children on the move’ in the eastern border area of Zambia to develop recommendations for support programmes for vulnerable children in border zones


Oct 31, 2022
Keywords: human trafficking, smuggling, vulnerable minors

Background Previous studies at the various borders in southern Africa e.g. South Africa/Mozambique, Zimbabwe/Mozambique indicate that irregular movement of young people across borders is common and motivated mostly by the search for employment and livelihood opportunities.

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Pathways of well-being and belonging among migrant youth in Cape Town


Apr 14, 2022
Keywords: sense of belonging, vulnerable minors

Introduction, motivation and literature review Children and young people with experiences of migration in South Africa are building their lives in contexts of deep insecurity (Magqibelo et al. 2016, Willie and Mfubu 2016, Opfermann 2019). Research is needed on...

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