272 million international
migrants”
people are internal
migrants”
2016, the number of
African refugee children
more than doubled”
About African Child and Youth Migration Research Network
Background
Improve the well-being of African child and youth migrants
Engage in international research collaborations…
Disseminate knowledge…
“According to the International Organization for Migration’s 2018 World Migration Report, there are 244 million international migrants.”
Internal and international migration are increasing, largely due to globalization and conflicts. According to the International Organization for Migration’s 2018 World Migration Report, there are 244 million international migrants. A larger number of people—740 million—are internal migrants. There were 31 million international child migrants in 2015. Three out of five migrant children are from Africa and Asia (UNICEF, 2017), and they are a diverse population. Some children migrate with their parents or other adults, and others migrate independently. Some are born to migrant parents in receiving countries, and others are left behind by migrant parents. High migration rates involving children and youth have also been reported among African communities (Karagueuzian and Verdier-Chouchane 2014; UN 2013).
Goal and Objectives
The African Child and Youth Migration Network seeks to develop and mobilize knowledge to improve policies and practices that will contribute to the well-being of African migrant children and youth across the globe.
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Members
Associate Professor Lindiwe Sibeko
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Selected Publications: Becker N, Poudel K, Cordeiro L, Sayer A, Sibiya T, Sibeko L. “I didn’t take my pills, I had nothing to eat.” Findings from a mixed methods study
Dr. Ngozi Enelamah
University of New Hampshire
Dr. Ngozi Victoria Enelamah is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work in the College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire. Her work as a
Dr. Jill Thompson
University of Sheffield
Dr Jill Thompson is a senior lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Sheffield, UK. Jill has over 15 years’ experience as a qualitative health researcher. During the last 4
Nadine Finch
University of Bristol
Nadine is an expert in children’s rights and human trafficking law and has undertaken work as a consultant for UNHCR, UNICEF and the OCHCR and has researched and written widely
Professor Hayat Gomma
Ahmadu Bello University
Dr. Hayat Gomma is a Full Professor at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. She received her PhD from Cairo University (Egypt) in 1998. She is a native of Egypt with
Dr. Sheri Adekola
Humber College
Dr. Sheri Adekola is a social geographer, an interdisciplinary individual, and an accomplished professor. Dr. Adekola is concerned with questions of social inequality and the experiences of marginalized groups in
Professor Solina Richter
University of Alberta
Dr. Solina Richter is Professor and Associate Dean Global Health in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. Dr. Richter believes that global collaboration has always been a fundamental part
Associate Professor Stephen Owusu Kwankye
University of Ghana
Dr. Stephen O. Kwankye is an Associate Professor of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), College of Humanities, at the University of Ghana, Legon. He holds a PhD in
Professor Philomena Okeke-Ihejirika
University of Alberta
Professor Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika is a Full Professor in U of A’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department. Over the course of her 25-year academic career, Dr. Okeke-Ihejirika has worked on research
Dr. Delanjathan Devakumar
University College London
Dr. Delan Devakumar is an Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Health in the UCL Institute for Global Health and an Honorary Consultant in Public Health England. He trained in
Dr. Sandra Dixon
University of Lethbridge
Dr. Sandra Dixon is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta and an Assistant Professor at the University of Lethbridge. Her research program addresses culturally sensitive counselling practices among immigrants, cultural identity
Professor Ibrahim Abubakar
University College London
Faculty Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/tb/people/professor-ibrahim-abubakar
Professor Theresa Betancourt
Boston College
Professor Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, is the inaugural Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work and Director of the Research Program on Children
Professor Ramadimetja Mogale
University of Pretoria
Professor Ramadimetja Shirley Mogale is a Professor and Head of the Department of Nursing Sciences at the University of Pretoria. Her research interest is in women’s health, broadly focusing on
Professor Andrea MacLeod
University of Alberta
Dr. MacLeod is a professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta. She held a Canadian Research Chair in Bilingual Acquisition and Communication Disorders and has received
Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah
University of Ghana
Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah PhD, RN, Neonatal Health (Cert), MPhil Nurs, Bach Nurs/Psychology, FFGCNM, FWACN Breastfeeding Certification (Ontario, Canada). Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah is a Lecturer at the Maternal and Child Health
Dr. Afua Twum-Danso Imoh
University of Bristol
Afua’s interest in childhood stems from my MSc in Development Studies at the London School of Economics where her dissertation explored the involvement of children in the civil wars in
Associate Professor Helen Vallianatos
University of Alberta
Faculty Page: https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/hv
Associate Professor Catrin Evans
University of Nottingham
Dr. Catrin Evans is a nurse and Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Catrin also has a background in medical anthropology and public health and
Dr. Tina Lavin
World Health Organization
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