Research Collaboration: MIDEQ
The Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) and the Scalabrini Center of Cape Town (SCCT) recently embarked on a collaborative research project with Maria Rosa Lorini. Maria Rosa is a post-doctoral researcher for the Royal Holloway University of London and previously held the same position with UCT (University of Cape Town), actual partner in the migration project. She’s part of a team currently working on a project called MIDEQ: A hub aiming to unpack...
Welcoming our New Remote Intern and Upcoming Publications in April
New and exciting things are happening at SIHMA! Towards the end of March we received a new remote volunteer, Christine Oberts, who will collaborate with SIHMA for three months. Christine will support the SIHMA CPT office through research and by providing all of our social media content and managing the communications portfolio. She will also assist with some data clarification on research projects that are currently in the pipeline. Christine will be joining the team in a fully remote capacity,...
Quick view into African Human Mobility Review Journal (AHMR) Vol 7, No3
Within the next month we’ll be releasing our 1st African Human Mobility Review Journal (AHMR) for 2022. The issue released in December 2021, which was the African Human Mobility Review Journal (AHMR) Vol 7 No3, published 6 different articles related to people on the move. These articles are listed below along with a section of the abstract and commentary taken from the editorial: Aging, Resilience, and Migration...
SIHMA's Collaborations in the Academic Field
At SIHMA, the vision and the line that guides our work is based on the defence of the human rights of people on the move. With the idea of ensuring their dignity and access to the fundamental resources to develop their life projects, SIHMA focuses part of its activity on research. OUR OBJECTIVE IN ESTABLISHING COLLABORATIVE NETWORKS: Knowing the different contexts of the people, delving into the different perspectives of each migratory process and identifying...
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Welcoming the New Interns in our Johannesburg Health Center
SIHMA would like to give a big, warm welcome to our interns in Johannesburg. The Health Center in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, received 2 interns in December. Mariacristina Rossi and Renato Tidei will be with us for the next few months. They've been in the Scalabrini family for quite some time and are looking forward to sharing, contributing and learning from the work we do at the Health Center. Below are their biographies:
Ángela's Internship Reflection
In the first week of February SIHMA had to say goodbye to two interns from the University of Valencia. Ángela and Marzia joined SIHMA in November and their internship ended on the 4th of February. Although Ángela is not a regular English speaker, she did not let this deter her and always gave 100% when completing a task. SIHMA is thankful for the time Ángela has dedicated to the work we do, and we wish her all...
