UKAid-funded consortium 2010-2019. Internal, regional, & international #migration in relation to poverty in Africa & Asia. Improving policy. Sharing knowledge.
Africa, Asia, UK
Joined September 2010
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Migration RPC retweeted
Policy banning skilled labour to Gulf States not succeeding – MOOP @MigrationRPC @SussexGlobal @SussexGeog
ghanabusinessnews.com/?p=203…
Migration RPC retweeted
NOT MOPING, BUT MOOPING (short thread)
Farewell Migrating Out Of Poverty: 10 yrs of exceptional research.
🐣joining @DFID_RED_GCSD in 2014 I became DFID #SeniorResponsibleOwner (SRO) for MOOP & learnt loads about rsrch, partnership, policy uptake.
some reflections...
Today on International #MigrantsDay, we’re excited to share our final report with you, drawing on nearly a decade of lessons, partnerships and policy impact!
Read all about it here: bit.ly/34tYNX7
@DFID_RED_GCSD @SussexUni #WeTogether #IMD2019
Migration RPC retweeted
Still grateful 4 your expertise on this @JulieL_Sussex "Programme data from bespoke migration survey was used in flagship reports by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) & FAO" >> info + video on the @UNCTAD report #EDAR2018 here tinyurl.com/yxnsb2e3
Migration RPC retweeted
congrats @MigrationRPC! i'm glad to have been part of the consortium. i'm especially grateful that moop explicitly included research uptake into its programming & budget, without which we wouldn't have had the resources to feed into policy while producing acad work
Migration RPC retweeted
On #InternationalMigrantsDay, we're reflecting on almost a decade of research from @MigrationRPC whose final report is out today. @DFID_RED_GCSD
sussex.ac.uk/news/research?i…
Migration RPC retweeted
As discussions on #climatechange and #globalisation focus also on #migration, understanding why people migrate and send remittances is necessary for reducing global poverty.
More on patterns and trends on migrant decision making in Ethiopia @MigrationRPC:
migratingoutofpoverty.blogsp…
Migration RPC retweeted
Thank you, Julie! So grateful to you and @MigrationRPC for making me part of this great research team! 🎉
Migration RPC retweeted
And @marta_schoch passed her PhD viva last week! Big congratulations Marta!👩🎓🏅
Behind the research: @marta_schoch has been working with the Ethiopia team and @JulieL_Sussex on migration and household welfare: buff.ly/37tgPLw @SussexGlobal @SussexUBusiness
Migration RPC retweeted
Off to the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery to deliver a public lecture drawing on research on irregular migration and human smuggling that partners and I have conducted in Ghana, Ethiopia and Myanmar.#academiclife #publicspeaking #modernslavery #forcedlabour
Migration RPC retweeted
as @MigrationRPC concludes, as well as delivering a host of new insights into migration industry, migrants' experiences en route, & gendered effects, it has delivered a great <chunk> of new, comparative, Quant research on <remittances> - great example here👇
Blog: what patterns and trends emerge from research on migrants and remittances in Ethiopia? buff.ly/2OB7CIq #MigrationResearch #Remittances
Migration RPC retweeted
It’s been a great pleasure working with @Prof_Teye
Behind the research: @Prof_Teye @CMS_UG_LEGON led work in Ghana on migration into cities, and income and remittances: buff.ly/2QKu2dj
Migration RPC retweeted
Working with @MigrationRPC has been very very rewarding in terms of research, collaboration, knowledge sharing and team building to provide answers to some of the key global issues like #Migration #Poverty and #Welfare
Behind the research: @Prof_Teye @CMS_UG_LEGON led work in Ghana on migration into cities, and income and remittances: buff.ly/2QKu2dj
Migration RPC retweeted
Check out our 2nd comic in cooperation with @SussexGlobal and @MigrationRPC on routes of #IrregularMigration from Senegal to Libya (over land) and Europe (by sea): cartoonmovement.com/icomic/1…
Artwork by @itsamaddworld
Migration RPC retweeted
Check a new comic... Senegal to Libya route then to Euprope @itsamaddworld @migrationke @migrpolcentre @Mixed_Migration @MigrationRPC @CMRS_AUC @sci_mdi @MixMigrationHub @ – at Nairobi, Kenya
NEW comic focuses on routes of #IrregularMigration from Senegal to Libya (over land) and Europe (by sea) #MigrationResearch
Full comic 👉 buff.ly/2QKSYkV
With thanks to @itsamaddworld @cartoonmovement, Doudou Gueye @uzigmigration and @priyadeshingkar @SussexGlobal!
Migration RPC retweeted
The latest @MigrationRPC research-into-comics - this one from Senegal.
Get ready for hope, risk, risk-mitigation (including spiritual), exploitation, dreams, nightmares...
NEW comic focuses on routes of #IrregularMigration from Senegal to Libya (over land) and Europe (by sea) #MigrationResearch
Full comic 👉 buff.ly/2QKSYkV
With thanks to @itsamaddworld @cartoonmovement, Doudou Gueye @uzigmigration and @priyadeshingkar @SussexGlobal!
Migration RPC retweeted
Ethiopia has a large migration industry of smugglers, informal brokers and other actors who help migrants navigate border controls. Check out this comic we made together with the @SussexUni & @MigrationRPC, telling the stories of migrants and smugglers: cartoonmovement.com/icomic/1…
Migration RPC retweeted
Migration/forced displacement research using <<comics>> as a research output... mentioned to @cblatts and @sebchaskel but re-sharing hot links with all.
migratingoutofpoverty.org/fi…
... school resources for teens
geographical.co.uk/rgs/news/…
who are these for? so far, everyone 💖.
Migration RPC retweeted
Tambacounda is a key point of departure for migrants in Senegal. This is a striking photo essay on its inhabitants. Have a look! @MigrationRPC @DFID_RED_GCSD bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-5…
Migration RPC retweeted
'Challenges of the migration and integration of Ethiopian entrepreneurs to South Africa' - a great resource from the @MigrationRPC site migratingoutofpoverty.org/pu…
Migration RPC retweeted
THREAD: there's plenty of questions emerging from the #Essex tragedy. There will also be many opinions and misinformation.
Here's some reliable sources that can provide context.
@Tuesdayjaded & @petertinti and Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Savior.
hurstpublishers.com/book/mig…