272 million international
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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...
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.
Members
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
Western Sydney University
Professor Renzaho held a future fellowship between 2013 and 2017 and is a Professor of Humanitarian and Development Studies, Western Sydney University. He joined the university in 2015 and prior
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
University of Alberta
Helen Vallianatos is a professor of anthropology with research and teaching interests focused on food, gender, body, and health issues that emerge when people migrate to new locales. The majority
Boston College
Theresa S. Betancourt is the inaugural Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work and Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA).
University of Auckland
Professor Christa Fouché is from The University of Auckland, New Zealand, where she holds a shared appointment as Associate Dean (Postgraduate Research) and Professor of Social Work. She is also
Maastricht University
Professor Valentina Mazzucato is a professor of Globalisation and Development at Maastricht University. She studies migration between Europe and Africa from a transnational perspective, by focusing on the linkages that
University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Solina Richter is professor and Dean of the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Richter believes that global collaboration has always been a fundamental part of
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
University of Minnesota
Dr. Saida M. Abdi, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. She is a
University of Bristol
In 2007 I secured the post of Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the University of Bristol and I have since been promoted to Reader and then to Professor in
Arcadia University
Comfort Olorunsaiye, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health at Arcadia University, earned her doctorate degree in Health Services Research from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. As a population
University of Sydney
Faculty Page: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/seye-abimbola.html
University of Rwanda
Vincent Sezibera, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) and Director of the Centre for Mental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda. He is
The City College of New York and The Graduate Center, CUNY
Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, Ph.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist who is originally from Sierra Leone. She is Board Certified in Group Psychology and a tenured Professor in the Department of
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
Ryerson University
Priscilla Boakye obtained her PhD in nursing from the University of Toronto in 2020. She also holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Ghana and a
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
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
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
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