Key Performance Indicator Framework Research Workshop in Uganda: A Collaborative Approach to Refugee Integration
The Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Framework Research Workshop, held from 15th to 16th July 2025 at the ARUA Centre in Kampala, Uganda, brought together stakeholders to discuss refugee integration through research, collaboration, and practical solutions. The workshop aimed to share experiences, present research findings, gather stakeholder feedback, and develop actionable recommendations for implementing a robust KPI framework. Day 1: Setting the Stage for Refugee Integration
SIHMA Press Review for July 2025
International 30 July 2025 Rfi UNICEF urges France to recognise exploited children as victims, not criminals Unicef France’s recent report draws urgent attention to the plight of vulnerable minors who are criminally exploited yet treated as offenders instead of victims. Despite facing coercion through threats, addiction, and manipulation, thousands of children mostly unaccompanied boys from African and Eastern European countries are caught up in...
Rooted in Exile: Preserving Culture in African Refugee Communities
Culture and tradition have long stood as pillars of African society, shaping the identities, behaviours, and worldviews of individuals and communities alike. For African children and adults, these elements are not merely ceremonial, they inform social structures, define spiritual beliefs, transmit knowledge, and offer meaningful frameworks for addressing governance and environmental issues. Among displaced populations, however, these foundational elements often face erosion. Refugee camps and communities present a particular challenge to maintaining cultural integrity, Gregory Scarborough the author...
The Reality of International Aid Funding Cuts
The largest number of forcibly displaced people in recorded history is occurring today with various crises around the globe causing 139.3 million people to flee from violence, natural disasters, or instability (UNHCR, 2025). Further, the largest internally displaced crisis in history is happening in Sudan, with 13.7 million people being internally displaced at the end...
The Sudan Civil War: Barriers Across Borders
The Sudan Civil War is a raging conflict whose intense fighting has created the worst Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) crisis in history (UNHCR, 2025). After two years of war, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center reports that over 11.6 million people are displaced within Sudan, and another four million have fled the country (IDMC, 2025). The central countries that are accepting forcibly displaced Sudanese are the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, and Uganda...
Hunger and Displacement in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring regions are facing a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis, driven by protracted conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability. The resurgence of armed violence, particularly involving Le Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), has triggered mass displacement, exacerbated food insecurity, and strained already fragile support systems across the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa. Conflict and Displacement: The...
