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FAO: Toolkit & Global Lessons Learned for the Sustainable Reintegration of Return Migrants in Rural Areas

FAO: Toolkit & Global Lessons Learned for the Sustainable Reintegration of Return Migrants in Rural Areas

April 2023

Samuel Hall conducted a research study for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to undertake a two-part effort to inform policy and programming on sustainable reintegration in rural areas in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. The two outputs of this collaboration include the present lessons learned report that offers the framework, and the associated Rural Reintegration Toolkit that presents the tools for practitioners to improve policy and programming on sustainable reintegration in rural areas.

The aim of the global lessons learned report is to provide a roadmap for collective action in support of returnees in rural areas and rural communities across a range of development settings. While the toolkit aims to support local stakeholders and actors in agrifood systems to integrate rural returnees into programmes and other initiatives to develop the agrifood sector. It provides resources to design and implement programmes and projects to facilitate the reintegration of returnees in rural areas.

Download Global Lessons Learned Report Here

Download Toolkit Here

Global, Implementation Research, Migration & DisplacementSamuel HallApril 28, 2023Pandemic, COVID-19, Reintegration, Rural areas, agricultural sector

ADSP: Research and Learning Partnership for Trends Analyses Related to Afghan Displacement (2022 - 2023)

ADSP: Research and Learning Partnership for Trends Analyses Related to Afghan Displacement (2022 - 2023)

April 2023

Despite the reduction in conflict after August 2021, many drivers of displacement in Afghanistan persist or have been exacerbated, leading to Afghans moving in search of protection or remaining in protracted displacement. At the same time, discussions led by the De facto Authorities (DfA) on durable solutions continue to centre on returns.

ADSP in partnership with the Danish Refugee Council and with the support of Samuel Hall have produced a brief that seeks to highlight prospects for local integration in Kandahar, one of the urban areas in Afghanistan that remains a hope for protection for many displaced.

Samuel Hall in partnership with ADSP have also produced an Expert Commentary Series that seeks to analyse under-explored elements of protracted displacement on the Afghanistan displacement axis.

Local integration has long been championed as one of three possible durable solutions to displacement. However, despite a concerted push for increased recognition of, and support for local integration, it is frequently overlooked by governments and policy makers, who favour return as the preferred solution.

Download Full Brief: Local Integration for IDPs in Kandahar? Insights from the field

Download Full Brief: Local Integration? Insights from the field, and from a local NGO working on improving the resilience of displacement affected communities

Download Expert Commentary #1: Afghan refugees in Pakistan – Protracted displacement or protracted settlement

Download Expert Commentary #2: Rethinking Durable Solutions in Peri-Urban Areas in Pakistan

Samuel HallApril 27, 2023Afghanistan, Danish Refugee, local integration

Education Commission & Aga Khan Foundation - The Innovative Pedagogies Project - Kenya Country Brief

Education Commission & Aga Khan Foundation - The Innovative Pedagogies Project - Kenya Country Brief

April 2023

The Innovative Pedagogies Project (IPP) – spearheaded by Education Commission and funded by the Lego Foundation – serves as a response to the Save Our Future campaign, championing the call to make education inclusive, engaging, and adaptive in Kenya.

Samuel Hall conducted a Rapid Research (observations and interviews) at system, school, and classroom levels, and Policy Dialogues with stakeholders. The Policy Dialogues discussed the Rapid Research findings to inform policy recommendations.

Download Full Report Here

Samuel HallApril 27, 2023IPP, Education, Aga Khan, Policy recommendations

ILO: A Road to Decent Jobs for All Afghans

ILO: A Road to Decent Jobs for All Afghans

April 2023

Samuel Hall conducted a final independent evaluation to promote accountability and learning within ILO’s teams which undertook the programmatic interventions for R2DJ4ALL. The evaluation aimed to understand why and to what extent intended and unintended results were achieved and analysed the implications of the results. A critical approach was adopted to conduct the evaluation as previous learnings from R2J were also factored into the design and methodology of the evaluation.

According to Samuel Hall’s findings, R2DJ4ALL is considered relatively successful in coherence and market systems development, creating safe employment opportunities and effectively reaching gender objectives. The project was effective in achieving its objectives with positive changes in income and working conditions. However, its efficiency needs significant improvement due to issues with fund allocation. There is a need to provide more support to traditional and non-traditional businesses with innovative and technological approaches and initiate deeper collaboration with different stakeholders to achieve systemic changes and sustainability of the enterprises.

Download Executive Summary Here

Samuel HallApril 18, 2023Afghanistan, women, ILO, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

USAID: Evidence of Impact Study on Livelihoods

USAID: Evidence of Impact Study on Livelihoods

March 2023

Samuel Hall conducted a study to identify key issues impacting the effectiveness of CVA, including digital modalities, and formulate recommendations to improve it. This study focused on the International Rescue Committee (IRC)’s CVA programming in the Diffa region, Niger.

This study was commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)-funded Strengthening Capacity in Agriculture, Livelihoods and Environment (SCALE) Award.

Download Full Report Here

Samuel HallMarch 15, 2023Cash and Voucher Assistance, Niger, gender dynamics, Financial literacy

MIGNEX: Migration Relevant Policies in Tunisia

MIGNEX: Migration Relevant Policies in Tunisia

February 2023

Samuel Hall interviewed 14 policy experts between May and October 2021. as a part of our research with MIGNEX (Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus) a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes. Expert interviews highlighted that there is no official migration policy in Tunisia.

The paper co-authored by Samuel Hall analyses migration management regulations and practices in Tunisia and identifies opportunities for improved approaches, drawing upon the data collected from the MIGNEX policy review.

Samuel HallFebruary 27, 2023COVID-19, Libya, Tunisia, MIGNEX, MIGRATION

IOM: Returning to Debt - Examining the Effects of Indebtedness on Reintegration Outcomes

IOM: Returning to Debt - Examining the Effects of Indebtedness on Reintegration Outcomes

February 2023

Samuel Hall in partnership with EU- IOM Knowledge Management Hub and the University of Sussex funded by the European Union conducted a study that builds on previous research on debt and reintegration by analysing migrant returnees’ and their households’ experiences with debt in five countries - Bangladesh, Cameroon, El Salvador, Ghana, and Iraq.

Our findings show that debt impacts all aspects of the migration cycle and experience and can take diverse forms. Debt and indebtedness are common in migrants’ and returnees’ lives and are not inherently negative for reintegration, but specific debt characteristics can be. There is a need to advocate to reduce costs of migration while also making structural legal changes to ease the burden of indebtedness on migrants.

Download Executive Summary Here

Download Full Report Here

Listen to the ‘Returnees' indebtedness: Addressing barriers to sustainable reintegration’ episode on the Exploring Migrant Reintegration Podcast

Samuel HallFebruary 6, 2023DEBT, Reintegration, EU-IOM, University of Sussex, Bangladesh, Cameroon, El Salvador, Ghana, Iraq, Migration

REF: South Sudan’s Decades of Displacement: Understanding Return and Questioning Reintegration

REF: South Sudan’s Decades of Displacement: Understanding Return and Questioning Reintegration

February 2023

Samuel Hall in collaboration with Research and Evidence Facility (REF) in this study, explores the experiences of displacement, return and reintegration among South Sudanese refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).

The overall objective of the research is to understand the factors influencing displacement within and from South Sudan, and return to South Sudan from refugee hosting areas. The study proposes to integrate provisions for cross border mobility, invest in area-based, community-based and locally driven peace and development initiatives among others.

Download the Full Report Here

Download the Policy Brief: Leveraging Cross-Border Cooperation Here

Download the Policy Brief: Youth Conflict Here

Download the Policy Brief: Gendered Experiences Here

Samuel HallFebruary 6, 2023South sudan, displacement, REF, COVID-19

IOM: Health and Reintegration - Returning to Space but not to Time: A Life Course Approach to Migrants’ Health, Continuity of Care and Impact on Reintegration Outcomes

IOM: Health and Reintegration - Returning to Space but not to Time: A Life Course Approach to Migrants’ Health, Continuity of Care and Impact on Reintegration Outcomes

January 2023

Samuel Hall in partnership with EU- IOM Knowledge Management Hub and the African Centre for Migration and Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa funded by the European Union conducted a study to explore the links between health needs, access to care and sustainable reintegration of returnees. The study followed a mixed methods approach, conducted between March and July 2022, in six selected countries (Brazil, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Georgia, Pakistan and Senegal).

There is an urgent need to build a continuum of care across different stages of the migration cycle while also funding gender specific initiatives on return and reintegration. The full report provides an analysis of the health needs of returnees and its impact on reintegration outcomes and further recommendations based on the mixed methods study.

Download Executive Summary Here

Download Full Report Here

Listen to the ‘Approaching health for returnees with an "integrated care" model’ episode on the Exploring Migrant Reintegration Podcast

Samuel HallJanuary 20, 2023Migration, Brazil, Ethiopia, The gambia, Georgia, Pakistan, Senegal, Health, Reintegration

Development Pathways: Targeting Evaluation of the Somalia Shock-Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP)

Development Pathways: Targeting Evaluation of the Somalia Shock-Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP)

January 2023

Samuel Hall, in partnership with Development Pathways, conducted a targeting evaluation of the Shock-responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP) for the World Bank and the Somali Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA). The team assessed one major component of the SNHCP, which is to provide nutrition-linked unconditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in all states in Somalia and Somaliland.

The findings confirm that despite being implemented in an extremely challenging environment, the SNHCP cash transfer programme has successfully reached many vulnerable and poor households. Moving forward, by learning from the targeting errors identified, this programme provides important learning points for similar cash transfer programmes in the future.

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Samuel HallJanuary 9, 2023SNHCP, World Bank, Somali, Somaliland

EU: Evaluation For The EU Trust Fund in Kenya

EU: Evaluation For The EU Trust Fund in Kenya

December 2022

Samuel Hall was commissioned to evaluate the EU Trust Fund in Kenya. This evaluation was used to inform the next phase of EU funding to start in 2023.

The overall findings of this evaluation point to a positive track record despite a historically challenging context of a global pandemic and of an extreme drought affecting the arid and semi-arid lands of Turkana and Garissa. The findings show that continued funding and support is needed as policy openings in Kenya expand the range of possibilities and can change the approach to solutions in refugee hosting areas, beyond camp-based approaches.

Download The Executive Summary Here

Samuel HallDecember 30, 2022EUTF, EVALUATION, KENYA, 2022, EU, displacement

Save The Children: Tipping Points to Turning Points - How Can Programmes and Policies Better Respond to the risks of Child Trafficking and Exploitation on the Central Mediterranean Route?

Save The Children: Tipping Points to Turning Points - How Can Programmes and Policies Better Respond to the risks of Child Trafficking and Exploitation on the Central Mediterranean Route?

December 2022

Samuel Hall was commissioned by Save The Children to conduct research to understand how practitioners and policymakers can reduce the risk of child trafficking and exploitation. The research was conducted across the East Africa Central Mediterranean route, through Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt as part of Save the Children’s work on the East African Migration Routes project, mandated by the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC). Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Tunisia were among the top ten countries of origin of migrants reaching European shores in the first half of 2021. More than 200 individuals, including children, community members, practitioners and experts participated in the research.

The aim of the study is to support practitioners to develop more tailored risk prevention and protection interventions for child migrants at each stage of their journey and to influence the development of national and global policies that will strengthen the protection of child migrants in Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and other transit and destination countries on the CMR.

Download the Executive Summary here
Download the Full Report here
Download the Annex: Analysis of National Legislation here

Samuel HallDecember 16, 2022children and youth, East Africa, Medittnerean, trafficking, children in crisis, Child Smuggling, Europe, Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, Save the Children, SDC, Eritrea

IOM: Unpacking the Realities of Displacement Affected Communities in Afghanistan Since August 2021

IOM: Unpacking the Realities of Displacement Affected Communities in Afghanistan Since August 2021

November 2022

Samuel Hall was commissioned by IOM Afghanistan with support from EU Partnerships to produce research briefs on the impact of climate change, mental health, infrastructure, and urban migration on displacement-affected communities in Afghanistan.

Our research briefs highlight recommendations on how reintegration programming can better accommodate sustainable solutions to climate change and infrastructure incorporating people’s mental health needs.

Download Synthesis Brief here

Download Research Brief - Urban Migration

Download Research Brief - Mental Health

Download Research Brief - Climate Change

Download Research Brief - Infrastructure

Samuel HallNovember 28, 2022Afghanistan, climate change, mental health, infrastructure, urban migration

UNICEF: Summative Impact Evaluation of the UNICEF Jordan Makani Programme

UNICEF: Summative Impact Evaluation of the UNICEF Jordan Makani Programme

Responding to the pressing need for a comprehensive approach to the provision of services to vulnerable refugee and Jordanian children, UNICEF introduced the Makani (‘My Space’ in Arabic) programme in 2015. A new intervention approach, the programme integrates education support, community-based child protection services, early childhood development (ECD), adolescent and youth participation and skills development into one space.

Thus, UNICEF Jordan commissioned Samuell Hall to evaluate its Makani Programme with a focus on the period from March 2018 through December 2020 with the aim to assess the long-term outcomes that Makani programme was intended to produce in relation to social cohesion for children, young people and their communities in Jordan. The evaluation presents conclusions on the value of the intervention in terms of achieving child rights and provides evidence to enable decision making around the programme, and for similar interventions, in future.

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Samuel HallOctober 20, 2022Jordan, Syria, edducation, community based, ecd

MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan

MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan

September 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Shahrake Jabrael, Afghanistan’ where education and women’s civic engagement were a source of pride but with limited state and international support there stands an imminent risk to lives ahead of the fall of Kabul. Due to the long standing discrimination and poverty, many hoped to leave.

Samuel HallOctober 19, 2022Afghanistan, Migration, Global Migration

MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Kombolcha, Ethiopia

MIGNEX: Migration & Development Dynamics in Kombolcha, Ethiopia

September 2022

Samuel Hall interviewed youth in Kombolcha, Ethiopia as part of our research with MIGNEX [Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus]; a collaborative research effort to tackle the challenges of global migration with a long-term vision for better outcomes.

This case study brief co-authored by Samuel Hall team explores 'Migration & Development Dynamics in Kombolcha, Ethiopia’ where industrial growth and international investment in textile and bottling factories in the Kombulcha Industrial Park has led to rapid urbanisation. Yet, there are limited job opportunities in the region.

Samuel HallOctober 18, 2022ETHIOPIA, MIGNEX, Global Migration, unemployment

WUSC & Mastercard Foundation: Market Assessment of Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugee Youth

WUSC & Mastercard Foundation: Market Assessment of Digital Employment Opportunities for Refugee Youth

August 2022

In partnership with WUSC (World University Service of Canada) and the Mastercard Foundation, Samuel Hall conducted a market assessment of digital employment opportunities for refugee youth in Kenya with a focus on interrogating the ability of the digital economy to live up to expectations and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for refugee youth.

Our findings show that, while the demand for digital skills is growing, this growth will not necessarily equate to an increase in long-term sustainable employment opportunities for refugee youth.

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Samuel HallSeptember 9, 2022youth, unemployment, WUSC, Digital economy, skills training

ILO: Assessment of Legal Labour Migration Frameworks in Africa

ILO: Assessment of Legal Labour Migration Frameworks in Africa

August 2022

Labour migration has been gradually rising on the international agenda and has also been recognised as representing a significant opportunity for development. Significant labour migration flows of African nationals are intraregional and occur within the African continent. The latest continental assessment dates back to 2004, an update was needed to understand how regulations and frameworks in AU member states have adapted to contemporary labour migration.

Thus Samuel Hall was commissioned by the ILO to identify gaps and assess legislations, regulations (including labour codes) in AU Member States and Regional Economic Committees (RECs) and practices affecting migrant workers’ access to labour rights and benefits.

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Samuel HallSeptember 2, 2022labour migration, Africa, PILLAR 1, ILO

ILO: Assessment of the capacity and practices of overseas Private Employment Agencies in Ethiopia

ILO: Assessment of the capacity and practices of overseas Private Employment Agencies in Ethiopia

August 2022

Samuel Hall was commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to explore the practices of overseas employment agencies in Ethiopia and assess their capacity to carry out their services to the standards outlined in the new Overseas Employment Proclamation 1246/2021.

Through qualitative and quantitative data collected in Addis Ababa in September 2021, this study presents an assessment of the issues and challenges faced by overseas employment agencies and the bodies governing the sector, as well as highlighting capacity-building opportunities that would better align agencies with the vision for the sector laid out in the proclamation.

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Samuel HallAugust 23, 2022Ethiopia, labour market assessment, employment, Pillar 2