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How does South-South impact children on the move and those who stay behind?

Check out our latest research report to learn about the challenges and opportunities that children face in the corridors of Burkina Faso-Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt-Jordan and Ethiopia-South Africa: https://bit.ly/3XKF1UP

📸 Saadia Ali/Samuel Hall

Children of Burkinabè migrants in Cote d’Ivoire lack access to documentation, making issues of citizenship a key driver of structural inequalities. Working with local communities, the teams in Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire designed interventions that aligned with community needs. This resulted in interventions focused on birth registration and educational support for young people. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3BeTHUt

📸 Michel K. Zongo

brought together migrant from Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Syria, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Indonesia for a series of workshops on content creation for social media. Working with Malaysian filmmakers and organisations like , the content creators produced videos on their experiences, culture and migration journeys.

The workshops highlighted the need for migrants to share their own stories on their terms. Sheril A Bustaman explains https://buff.ly/3zw0fxD

In Ghana, the Creative Resistance and Access to Justice teams, with the Noyam African Dance Institute (Noyam), explored the meaning of justice in the context of South-South migration. Their findings were translated into an artistic performance using music, dance and textiles.

After the production, MIDEQ researcher Gameli Tordzro, set up an open space recording session of the music created for the performance. Check out The Bush Studio recordings and learn more about this Impact Intervention: https://buff.ly/47HjSPL

Aiming to foster community trust and solidarity, the Centre for Migration Studies in Ghana team organised four community dialogues in Accra, Kasoa, Manso Nkwanta and Asutuare. These dialogues (cross-talks) created space for migrants, local community members, researchers, experts and public officials to engage to exchange information and perspectives.

The cross-talks built a platform to develop solutions to issues relevant to both migrants and host communities. Learn more about this Impact Intervention: https://buff.ly/3TvmtXw

Yesterday was our final MIDEQ event, co-hosted with PositiveNegatives, at Rich Mix London. We discussed how the arts can be used to amplify migrant voices and humanise migration narratives. Thanks to all of you who joined us!

We also shared resources from Animated Learning, a collaboration between PositiveNegatives and LifeWorlds - Your LifeWorlds of Desire. Together they’re creating educational materials inspired by MIDEQ animations. Check out the learning materials for the animation The Boy with More: https://bit.ly/3B4Llit

The Boy with More follows Krishna, a young Nepalese boy whose father migrates to Malaysia to earn money to support his family, left behind in Nepal.

Watch this space for more details on other upcoming resources!

As Colombia’s economy grows, the adaption and adoption of new technologies still lags. This, along with gaps in the labour market, highlights the country’s need for new skills. Our latest working paper from Alexandra Castro and Jason Gagnon (OECD) argues that Colombian policymakers must address these gaps through key pathways:

📈 Making it easier for foreigners already in the country to contribute to the socioeconomic growth and well-being of the country;
🤝Working more closely with the Colombian diaspora
🌎Looking more broadly and making Colombia even more attractive as a place to work.

Read more on how migration and Colombia’s diaspora can contribute to further economic growth: https://buff.ly/3XpndhT

We’re live from ODI! We're hosting a roundtable discussion on migration decision-making and the inequalities that drive migrants to use intermediaries. Using the latest evidence, a panel of experts are discussing how this research can be used for advocacy towards a more progressive agenda on migration in the UK and more broadly around the world.

Check out our work on intermediaries👉 https://bit.ly/44NvFLc

And migration decision making 👉 https://bit.ly/3yQmGHH

In South Africa, the team organised workshops with MIDEQ researcher Gameli Tordzro (Unesco Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts) and local organisations to translate their research findings into a musical drama. The aim was to use art as a medium to communicate research findings to a wider audience. The sessions brought together musicians, artists and more, strengthening connections between migrant and local communities.

Hear from researchers and community members involved in the workshop as they reflect on how to employ artistic approaches to migration research: https://buff.ly/3zj7edg

📸 MIDEQ South Africa

We’re just a few days away from our final MIDEQ event! Join us and PositiveNegatives at Rich Mix London next Wednesday for film screenings and panel discussion on humanising migration narratives.

The event will explore how artists and advocacy can help shape new narratives around migrations; narratives that have been co-produced by people who have migrated and researchers from the Global South.

Learn more details and hope to see you there! https://buff.ly/4fZWUHy